Pawns on a board game
Today I have a few items on my To Do list. Searching for a house, of course, but also sorting out MoMo. MoMo stands for mobile money. It is a system in which you load money on your mobile phone and use that to pay in shops and cafes. You don’t even need a smart phone. But it is smart. Even the smallest shop has the codes for MoMo pay clearly visible. But it has to be activated, and that cannot be done online. You have to go to the MTN shop. Last week I already visited an MTN shop to get a sim card. I was queueing fort wo hours. What a difference compared to my arrival here 11 days ago. Passenger locator form check, vis an and passport check, PCR test, it all went as smooth as possible. The results of the test were available within hours. This time I come prepared. I have a book. Plus, I am trying another MTN shop. Maybe I am better off here? On the pavement in front of the building I can see big yellow circles painted on the floor. Each circle has a number. To the left of the e