“Employment Created”: Checkers Sixty60 Experiences Massive Delivery Jam Due to Protests, SA Debates

• Local retail giant Checkers has experienced notable operational backlogs within its e-commerce division
• The footage emerged online following sudden shifts in the regional delivery workforce after the planned national demonstrations took place
• The disruption sparked an online debate as numerous processing stations were left heavily congested with uncollected customer orders
• Briefly News spoke with Cape Town delivery driver Karrim Abdul about the massive Checkers Sixty60 delivery jam caused by drivers lying low during the protests

Checkers Sixty60 has experienced severe internal logistical gridlock following a sudden and unexpected shift in its delivery workforce. In a status update published on the social platform X by user @LCabonena on 1 July 2026, footage captured an incredibly frustrating scene inside the retail facility, where operational workflow appeared completely stalled.

Workforce disruption causes severe gridlock

Rows of standard shopping trolleys lined the store aisles, packed to capacity with uncollected order items alongside packed grocery bags abandoned on internal storage shelves. This operational backup directly follows reports that numerous foreign national delivery drivers had abandoned their jobs to return to their home countries. The sudden mass departures were linked to formal directives issued to non-citizens urging them to vacate these specific positions before the highly publicised nationwide "March to March" protests, which took place on 30 June 2026.

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Watch the X video below:

Order backlogs and the quick return to the road

The Briefly News team spoke with Karrim to discuss how drivers' safety precautions led to pile-ups of grocery orders in many parts of the country.

We asked if staying off the roads on 30 June caused any delivery disruptions at his store, or if alternatives were made. He said:

“There were, to some extent, because many of us stayed home out of fear. We had to put our lives first, even if it meant deliveries stopped.”

The team asked how long he kept his bike parked before returning to work. The delivery driver responded:

“I only stayed away for that one day. By the next day, most of us were already back on our bikes and working hard to clear the backlog.”

When asked if the situation in Cape Town was as tense as in other parts of Mzansi, Karrim shared:

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“Fortunately, the protests here were not nearly as bad as in other cities. It was much quieter and safer for us, which is why we could return to work so quickly.”

Mzansi reacts to the piling groceries

Local viewers said the retail company should have arranged alternatives as the protest was anticipated, while others saw the lack of workforce as an opportunity for locals to apply.

User @Dembef9

"Employment created."

User @sdebu_nba asked:

"@CheckersSA so most of the staff for Sxity60 were undocumented immigrants? "

User @kate_sheraton added:

"Surely they knew this was going to happen; now they’re without the scooter brigade on which they built such a huge brand on."

User @Doe127J shared:

"I just cancelled the free delivery that costs me R100 a month. This will not be fixed soon. Just think of all the spoiled frozen foods they will have to dispose of."

User @nortons9th said:

"You can lead a horse to water, and it will still complain."

User @papa_ke4 commented:

"People are waiting for employment at Witbank Pick 'n Pay since this morning, and no one is attending to them. They're ready to deliver those orders."

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3 Briely News articles about Checkers Sixty60

• A Checkers Sixty60 delivery driver shared an inspiring video documenting his journey demolishing his mother's crumbling mud house, which he replaced with a brand-new brick home.
• Limpopo-born Vutlharhi Donald Valoyi, CEO of Zulzi, successfully built the foundational technology for Checkers Sixty60 and continues to maintain the successful delivery platform.
• A content creator was livid after receiving her Checkers Sixty60 order with only one of the eight items she ordered, as others were out of stock.

Source: Briefly News