Bay street vendor on the move

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LOCAL vendor, Patrick Mthembu (53) received a special surprise when he took ownership of a new bicycle and mobile tuckshop donated by an Alton business.

Castle Hill Trading staff designed and fitted the metal carrier box to Mthembu’s bicycle and the sponsorship was their effort to boost the popular street vendor’s business and coincided with Mandela Day celebrations.

After being retrenched five years ago, he started the small business using a trolley and walked to businesses in Richards Bay selling refreshments.

Mthembu thanked the local business for responding to his plight and helping him push his business to new heights.

‘The staff support me regularly and so do many other businesses and I am so grateful for the support.

‘I support my family, wife and four children with my earnings and my daughter is currently busy with her third year teaching degree at university.

‘I did not know about the donation and it was such a wonderful surprise.

‘I did have a bicycle before for a week but it broke and I could not afford to repair it, these new wheels will make it easier for me to cover more ground too,’ he said.