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She has her hands on a mealie grinder, a stone used to grind grain.

Food sellers roasted mealies and peanuts—the smell almost drove Nhamo mad.

“In January, I would pay $10 U.S. to buy a pack of mealie meal, cooking oil, sugar and salt and this would push me through the month,” said Muyererwa, 28.

The aunties set about boiling the mealie meal in the rice pot.

Hiring a photographer cost the same as a week's worth of mealie meal, the cornmeal used to make sadza.