BY FIONA MOTSA
Minister of Commerce, Industry and Trade Mancoba Khumalo has said that the government will offer relief to over four hundred (400) Bend and Pick Vendors whose stock burnt out in a storage facility adjacent to the Manzini bus rank.
A suspect who was involved in a conflict with the landlord prior to the incident has been arrested in connection with the fire.
In a statement released on Monday, the Minister said ‘we will explore all possible avenues to assist businesses trading in the; Bend and Pick sector at the Manzini bus rank whose stock was completely burnt ’.
Meanwhile EPN spoke to a vendor today to find out how far they have gone with getting assistance and Anonymous said ‘ So far all those who lost their stock were asked to register their names which would then be taken to the Minister of Commerce, Industry and Trade. We were told to wait for further instructions until they have gone through the list’.
