Majority of the shops were officially opened. Shops such as Game, Shoprite, Spur, Steers, Jam, Cashbuild and Mr Price were among some of the stores that opened.
Hundreds of people queing outside Game’ store.
The parking areas were full to capacity, leading drivers to wait a while before they could get a parking space.
Tintswalo Shipalana, a journalist for the Letaba Herald, has been in the media industry for over a decade. She started her journey in radio, but ended up in print which is her first love. She joined the Herald newspaper as a cadet in 2016, where she graduated with a journalism qualification from the Caxton Training Academy. She also has a qualification in Feature Writing from the University of Cape Town and a Media Management qualification from Wits University. She is completing her BA Communication Science degree with UNISA. She sleeps well at night knowing she is a voice to the voiceless and her work contributes to promoting local talent, businesses and service delivery. Her love for her community keeps her working hard every day.
