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Informal Traders Co-ordinator disappointed, says Pastor who demolished Mathangeni Spaza shops was fighting for their rights with Jan Sithole.

Monday, 24th April, 2023

MATSAPHA:Mathokoza Sikhondze,the Coordinator of the Coalition of Informal Economy Associations(CIEAS) has expressed disappointment with the conduct of Pastor Mfanasibili Nkambule who hired a bulldozer on Friday to demolish Spaza shops next to his Pentecost church.

As reported by this Swaziland News earlier on Saturday, the Pastor is alleged to have demolished the temporal structures saying they were undermining the beauty of his church building.

“Mfanasibili Nkambule is the former Secretary General of the Coalition of Informal Economy Associations (CIEAS),he was fighting for the rights of informal traders with the late Jan Sithole. What has changed him now because he knows the plight of street vendors,”said the Informal Traders Co-ordinator.

On another note, the Pastor told this Swaziland News that he sought permission from Masundvwini Royal Kraal to demolish the structures.

Informal Traders Co-ordinator disappointed, says Pastor who demolished Mathangeni Spaza shops was fighting for their rights with Jan Sithole.
One of the demolished Spaza shops.