Ecommerce will face delivery delays in South Africa due to devastating looting

[Jan]

Big online delivery delays in South Africa

South African online shoppers should expect delays in the deliveries of their orders in the coming days due to looting sprees and public violence in areas of KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.

Couriers are among the businesses hit by the plundering, with warehouses being damaged, equipment stripped and vandalised, and customers' packages being stolen.

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

Yup, but ANC upset voters don't care, viva ANC

 

[Tman*]

saw this morning my Takealot delivery is going to take longer than usual altho everything was in stock

 

[Ipwn 4]

Mustek Durban was looted this morning

 

[RedViking]

Nevermind the looting. The main routes are blocked off.

 

[Iamn0tageek]

I don't approve of what is happening.

 

[lordnokon]

VIVA die dom ANC f8kk3rs... One bullet one looter...

 

[Other Pineapple Smurf]

Yup, but ANC upset voters don't care, viva ANC

Look, a whole barrel of cares.

 

[Spontaneous spinach]

But i need to order something online,

 

[ReeceDBN031]

Durban is a warzone... Literally

And my CPU was supposed to arrive yesterday...

 

[Jodes]

Why did the police instruct armed guards not to shoot, was that legal?

 

[friedpiggy]

saw this morning my Takealot delivery is going to take longer than usual altho everything was in stock

My Takealot order is showing as shipped and was due to arrive tomorrow and now I am thinking it will probably need to be reshipped.

 

[RedViking]

I just want food. My wife and I am currently splitting this up into 5 days.

 

[j4ck455]

Why did the police instruct armed guards not to shoot, was that legal?

What I don't understand about that, is why didn't SAPS do anything, like use teargas, or throw bricks and stones at the looters, literally anything other than do nothing whatsoever.

 

[JustJack]

Why did the police instruct armed guards not to shoot, was that legal?

Close family was involved

 

[Swa]

 

[Matt91]

My Takealot order is showing as shipped and was due to arrive tomorrow and now I am thinking it will probably need to be reshipped.

Takealot order got cancelled already it was supposed to be delivered on Monday but they just sent a message today saying they'll refund me.

 

[hippynox]

R.I.P if you ordered your expensive PC/Amazon import before this **** when down..

 

[ToxicBunny]

R.I.P if you ordered your expensive PC/Amazon import before this **** when down..

I'd almost pulled the trigger 2 weeks ago on a new laptop from Amazon... Now very glad I didn't.

 

[Leno]

Hmm, hoping my CPAP replacement parts I ordered arrive :/

Coming from CT to PE so should be ok