Hit and miss domestic bliss

01 July 2014 - 02:03 By Ayesha Ranchod, Lenasia
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Domestic worker, Linah Mphuthi in one of the houses she cleans for a living.
Domestic worker, Linah Mphuthi in one of the houses she cleans for a living.
Image: Gallo Images/Foto24/Herman Verwey

Siya Mkhize has gone as far as suggesting homeowners share homes with domestic workers (Letters, yesterday).

I do hope he or she realises what a struggle it is to pay off a bond. Maybe domestics should then contribute.

Would they forgo meals or work for living quarters? This opens a can of worms as many employers are overly generous already.

My sister worked until she could no more. We, all three generations, live together in a modest three-bedroom home and cannot afford a domestic.

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