Protesting business owners bring CBD to a standstill
Parts of the city's central business district (CBD) were brought to a standstill on Wednesday as business owners marched to the Road Accident Fund (RAF) offices in Grobler street to hand over a memorandum of understanding.
POLOKWANE – The funeral parlour owners claim that the RAF did not use a fair due process while administering a tender. According to Isaac Moshole, the chairperson of the concerned funeral practitioners the tender was only given to a only five parlours out of the 400 in the province.
“Our biggest concern is that out of the 400 parlours and mortuaries in Limpopo, they awarded the tender to only 5. The tender was advertised in the Sunday Times only leaving most mortuary and parlour owners in the province uninformed. They have a database so why didn’t they inform us,” Moshole said.
Road Accident Fund senior manager Tshisikhawe Ndou accepted the memorandum and stated that the owners grievances will be referred to head office for consideration and response. Once the response is drafted, the business will respond accordingly,” Ndou explained. According to Moshole, if their needs are not met they will take the matter to the high court.
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