Pereira, 20, hawked washcloths and dishtowels in Germiston, on Johannesburg's East Rand, while Bila, 17, sold CDs in Pretoria, about 50km north of Johannesburg.
Both have now returned to Chamanculo, a sprawling township on the outskirts of the Mozambican capital, Maputo, driven home by an outbreak of xenophobia that has left 56 people dead, most of whom are thought to be Mozambicans.
