Trail of destruction after ‘failed coup’
The municipal ripening rooms were looted and burnt to the ground affecting over 165 emerging banana farmers and banana sellers.
Businessmen Robin Petterson, and farmer Scott Kvalsvig, who have actively been involved in the road blocks, have played a big role in helping to protect the Lower South Coast SPCA during this period of unrest.
They also stood guard with civilians, police and the army over the Port Edward police station which was marked to be under threat on Sunday evening.
As they moved from roadblock to roadblock one morning just before 2am, the friends reflected on the events which have unfolded since the looting began.
“It was just over a week ago when all hell broke loose on our beloved South Coast. What is strikingly obvious is how close our beautiful coast was to being obliterated, looted and razed to the ground.”
The municipal ripening rooms were looted and burnt to the ground affecting over 165 emerging banana farmers and banana sellers.
This banana ripening facility was used to facilitate a continuous supply of fresh nutritious bananas to the roadside vendors whose main customers are the very vulnerable who live below the bread line.
“This past week has exposed the fault lines in our country. It is an unarguable fact that our state security forces failed South Africans. The trail of destruction left in the wake of the attempted coup bears witness to this.”
“It’s easy to blame our Saps and army, but some of us have witnessed first hand what these brave people are forced to endure. They are understaffed, under-resourced and very often as a result, low on morale.”
“Beware of any attempt by the government to spin this as anything but a complete failure on its part. The citizen militia (and private security firms) saved this county, not the government. The spin is already afoot, don’t be fooled. The emperor is naked.”
HAVE YOUR SAY
Like the South Coast Herald’s Facebook page, follow us on Twitter and Instagram
