Karo's Journey

2 days before Karo’s South African visa expired, some South Africans, who were unhappy with the government, decided to attack, plunder and burn trucks on the N2 road between Mtubatuba and Mkhuze. To stop the violence the police closed the road and of course, that was the very road Karo was supposed to take, if she still wanted to reach the border before her visa expired. All alternative routes would have meant a detour of several days. Karo scratched her head, when she got the news, she actually thought it was a joke …