Looted KZN warehouse no longer used by Gift of the Givers: Sooliman

13 July 2021 - 14:16 By nivashni nair

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Gift of the Givers founder Dr Imtiaz Sooliman said the warehouse was in Port Shepstone on the KZN south coast. File photo.
Image: FREDLIN ADRIAAN

A Gift of the Givers warehouse was not looted in violent protests on Monday.

The humanitarian aid group thanked South Africans for their concern after photographs showed a looted warehouse with Gift of the Givers signage. However, it stated that it no longer uses the premises.

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Founder Dr Imtiaz Sooliman told TimesLIVE on Tuesday that the warehouse was in Port Shepstone on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast.

“We haven't used it from January. It's not our warehouse. Our volunteer used to store the goods we sent and within a few days distributed it. Unfortunately he passed on in January so we stopped using it.

“His family was still running his business,” Sooliman said.

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