Boom and bust times for paraffin dealers
Shortages mean paraffin selling is a good business, but only when you can get supplies
| By Masixole Feni
Photo Essay
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Cape Town
![Photo of a woman sitting with plastic drums](/media/uploads/images/photographers/Masixole%20Feni/Paraffin/04%20since%20the%20morning%20to%20get%20paraffin%20only%20in%20the%20afternoon%20_4495.jpg)
![Photo of people queuing](/media/uploads/images/photographers/Masixole%20Feni/Paraffin/Buying%20paraffin%20_4513.jpg)
![Photo of containers](/media/uploads/images/photographers/Masixole%20Feni/Paraffin/Some%20buy%20small%20some%20buy%20big%20_4505.jpg)
![Photo of a petrol pump filling a drum](/media/uploads/images/photographers/Masixole%20Feni/Paraffin/Getting%20paraffin%20at%20the%20garage.jpg)
![Photo of a long queue](/media/uploads/images/photographers/Masixole%20Feni/Paraffin/People%20queue%20for%20paraffin_4481.jpg)
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