As helpers take a well-deserved Christmas break, many households are bracing for a period of domestic disarray.
Zuko Komisa
It’s December, and a familiar seasonal scenario is playing out across the nation: the annual leave of household staff, often affectionately referred to as the ‘home exec’, ‘helper’, or domestic worker.
As these essential personnel take a well-deserved Christmas break, many households are bracing for a period of domestic disarray.
The smooth, often invisible, running of the home, which is maintained by these individuals, suddenly falters, prompting the question:
What exactly crumbles in the average South African home when the household executive is absent?
Drive 959 asked listeners to share some of their own strategies for managing the festive chaos when your household help is on holiday.
Listen to the conversation here:
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