Govt To Come Up With Ways Of Assisting Looted Shops To Restock

Speaking during a tour of shops looted and burnt down by protestors in Bulawayo’s western suburbs yesterday, Minister of Industry and Commerce, Nqobizitha Mangaliso Ndlovu said Government is working on modalities to assist affected businesses to restock.

Said Ndlovu:

It was good to appreciate and have a physical feel of what businesses went through and seeing how communities are struggling to buy basic commodities such as mealie-meal, sugar, bread and so forth after the lootings which emanated from violent protests. As Government we are now trying to come up with ways of assisting businesses to restock and we also want to assure our people that as from tomorrow (today), supplies will begin to normalise.

Ndlovu was accompanied by his deputy, Raj Modi as well as Bulawayo Provincial Affairs Minister Judith Ncube, Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe chairperson Tafadzwa Musarara, Zanu-PF Bulawayo provincial leaders and church representatives.

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