KWAZULU-NATAL - Business owners in KwaZulu-Natal have been left reeling again, in the wake of the devastating floods that ravaged the province this week.
The downpours that swept through the province have resulted in widespread damage to property and loss of stock. They have also washed away important transit routes, leaving staff and customers unable to access some businesses. And many were forced to shut up shop completely. Among those affected are the hundreds of traders who operate stalls at the popular Shongweni Farmers Market on the weekends.
Owner Christine Standeaven said that while the market, which has been in operation for 23 years, survived the deluge, the roads leading it to were destroyed. As a result, they’ve had to close for now and cancel the bumper two-day market they had planned for the long weekend.“It’s a holiday weekend for them, it’s an extra market. They were going to trade Saturday and Sunday and obviously that can't happen”.
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And the army is nowhere to be seen to assist those badly effected
Spending this long weekend with no food in the house💔. My children looking at me with hunger in their eyes not knowing where their next meal will come from cripples me as a father💔. If you have any grocer you dont need, please donate it to my children🙏🧎♂️