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What the spice market remembers

Mother-in-law exterminator, anyone? A walk through the colours and characters of Durban's markets.

By EasternConnection · 05 Sep 2026 · 5 min readShare

Turmeric, chilli and masala in heaps the size of small children, and stallholders who can tell you three generations of family history while weighing out a kilo.

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