Foreign traders seek police protection in eMalahleni
Dozens of merchants in a Mpumalanga town claim increasing incidents of intimidation are forcing them to flee their shops with empty hands.
A large delegation of foreign business owners went to Witbank SAPS to seek police protection.
According to Witbank News, the merchants gathered yesterday (July 11) and said they fear for their lives. They said they are being intimidated and threatened.
“Four shop owners had to empty their shops and close as a group of people entered their shops and threatened that they would loot the shops if the contents were not removed,” said Ajmal Attique, who spoke on behalf of the business owners.
He shared his concern that the incidents of intimidation are increasing in the townships, leaving shop owners fleeing with empty hands.
Police response
Mpumalanga police spokesperson Colonel Mavela Mosondo said police visibility has been intensified in the area.
“We also appeal to the spaza shop owners to open cases so that investigations can take place,” he said.
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