Durban’s Springfield Value Centre (SVC) will only reopen next year due to the R400m in damage inflicted on the busy complex during unrest and looting in July.
Looters flee from a police officer at a shop in the Springfield Value Centre in Durban. File photo.Durban’s Springfield Value Centre will only reopen next year due to the R400m in damage inflicted on the busy complex during unrest and looting in July.
Sharmaine Ramsahai, centre manager at Broll, which manages SVC, said the entire centre was hit during the unrest. She said 85% of the centre was damaged to such an extent that a complete rebuild was required.
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