Companies must deal with the operational and supply chain disruptions that came less than nine months after the riots in July. Kwa-Zulu natal in the past few weeks was busy counting the cost of the damage caused by heavy downpours.
Big businesses in the province have not been spared the ravages of the floods and again face operational and supply chain disruptions less than nine months after last July riots took place there after there was a looting in business that also caused a massive downfall in the economy of the business as well as in South Africa.
Businesses lost a huge of stock and assets during these floods. Some of these businesses were farmers who lost their livestock and crops through floods, restaurants must dispose food that is contaminated and unusable, retailers must get rid of water damaged goods that can no longer be sold
In some businesses the situation after the floods forced the owners to close the businesses and this followed a devastation which was caused by the 2021 July unrest.
The province of KwaZulu Natal is currently going through a very difficult time.
The KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala is very optimistic that the province will be able to deal with this situation as they are busy promoting the province as the number one tourist destination.
Speaking at Africa’s Travel Indaba in Durban today Minister of Tourism Lindiwe Sisulu said:
“I would like to thank every South African as well as partners from across the world, for the support they have shown in ensuring that our sector and the people of KwaZulu-Natal get back on their feet.”
“We must be cognisant that we are experiencing warning signs of climate change, therefore our sector must be part of the united global response to the challenge of reducing carbon emissions,” she said.
