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‘My heart is aching’ — Linda Majola on closing food truck

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'Food prices are at an all time-high, and so are petrol and electricity. A lot of challenges had to be factored in before I could take the decision to close.'

actor Linda Majola said his decision to close shop was not easy.

He opened his Humble Cafe food truck in 2019 after he managed to save and bought a trailer with the hopes of expanding his business in the future. “I exhausted my credit card, and had to take up a loan. I bought a trailer for myself and I was able to buy some stock and January 24 2020 I officially opened the business.”

“I was running that for a while and then when Covid-19 came we experienced challenges and couldn't really operate because of the restrictions. After that huge hiccup, I reopened. I was privileged at the time because I started creating content and I was getting the marketing. using social media as a way to market the brand and the business,” he told TshisaLIVE.“It was making an OK revenue but recently it has been difficult because the expenses increased so much. Different challenges as well.

Today I bid farewell to Humble Cafe. Inflation has proven to be the most cripling thing for us small business owners and I’m sick to my stomach to have to close my doors. This is all I’ve ever had, my heart is aching, 💔

 

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