An Elderly Woman Gives A Tour Of Puppets She’s Kept On Her Property Over The Year

South African comedian and ventriloquist Conrad Koch holds his puppet Chester Missing, a fictional political commentator, as he broadcasts live as guests arrive ahead of the 2023 state-of-the-nation address (SONA) at the Cape Town City Hall in Cape Town on February 9, 2023. MARCO LONGARI/FEATURES MAGAZINE ZA

Cute monkeys head towards us in the driveway one is driving a wire car and the other is pushing an old jalopy. 

Beatrice van Niekerk follows closely on their heels. At age 85 she sometimes struggles to stand upright, but there’s nothing wrong with her hands as she deftly manipulates the puppet animals.