“They Keep Giving Us Boxer”: Man Demands Woolworths Stores to Be Open in Township Malls, SA Responds

• A young South African man from Cape Town was not happy about the unavailability of certain shops in the townships
• The Xhosa gent shared that he has had enough of Boxer and Shoprite, and would like to access more stores 
• Social media users discussed the topic further in a thread of 89 opposing comments on the now-viral TikTok video

A young Xhosa man from Cape Town’s second-largest township, Khayelitsha, trended online.

The youngster observed the kind of shops that were popular in every township and led a conversation on TikTok.

Township man demands Woolworths store in mall

A young South African man, Hlumelo, shared a video of himself pleading with the government to open Woolworths stores in the townships. The chap was not crashing out; as he smiled and giggled while stating his case.

Hlumelo explained that he was tired of Boxer and Shoprite stores at every mall in the townships. He’d like the convenience of visiting a Woolworths and Game store at his local mall instead of travelling far.

A Woolworths store recently opened in Gugulethu, a township in  Cape Town, and the community was excited. South Africans explained to Hlumelo that people from his area are not the target market for certain stores and that their local malls have the same shops because they cater to what people who live in the vicinity can afford.

The youngster posted his video yesterday and has already garnered 16K views on TikTok:

"The only thing the government does for us is that they keep giving us Boxer. They are very good at providing us with Hungry Lion and KFC. You really undermine us. Why can’t we get Woolworths in the townships? That’s what we want. I’m really complaining to our president and the rest of our government.”

Watch the TikTok video below:

SA reacts to man demanding Woolworths store

Social media users had a conversation in the comments section of the now-viral video:

@Thubelihle shared:

“It seems like it's not nice  in the townships.”

@Mickayla Peta explained:

“You are not the target market, love.”

@Dyan warned the youngster:

“Groceries at Woolworths cost more than at Shoprite.”

@De phuras panda commented:

“This man is crazy.”

@Nhanha wrote:

“We once had a Foschini and Edgars shop at Khayelitsha Mall. One day, the Jet store was robbed. I don’t fully blame them.”

@Tiana Wilson said:

“We have a Woolworths store in Gugulethu.”

@Thando highlighted:

“They will rob that Woolworths store and force them to pay a protection fee.”

@phumezombadla commented:

“It’s always about the target market, my guy. If there were to be a Woolworths store, you guys would only go there to react on the price tags.”

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Source: Briefly News