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To provide and manage a facility for bulk handling of fresh produce and related fresh trading activities |
1. Purpose
The purpose of the Gqeberha Fresh Produce Market is to provide and manage a facility for bulk handling of fresh produce. The provision is meant to supply the inhabitant of the City with adequate and affordable range of good quality fresh produce.
1.
Function:
The Fresh Produce
Market undertakes the following core functions:
·
Provision and maintenance of an infrastructure
for the bulk assembling, handling, and selling of fresh produce
·
Provision and maintenance of
efficient and cost-effective ripening and cold store facilities for the
ripening/storing of subtropical/deciduous fruit
·
Provision and maintenance of a
computerized sales system
·
Provision of cash-handling
facilities
·
Provision of an information
management system
·
Provision of a security service
· Provision of a cleansing service
1.
Buying procedure
To be able to purchase at Gqeberha Fresh Produce Market, a buyer has to
apply for a personalized buying card to be utilized for all purchases at the
market. It is essential that a buyer brings an ID book on the day they wish to apply
for a card.
How to apply
for a personalized buyer’s card?
·
Collect a buyer card application form at our inquiries
window in our Cash complex.
Depositing
money into your buyer account
·
Cash can be deposited at the Market Cashiers.
·
Process an Electronic Fund Transfer to the market’s
bank account below and include your buyer card number as a reference.
·
Cash deposits can be done at any Absa branch, the
details are as follows:
Branch Name: Absa Bank
Branch Code: 630717Account Holder name: Nelson
Mandela Metropolitan Municipality
Account Name: Market Account
Account Number: 40-7953-3957
Reference: Buyer number on your card (COMPULSORY)
1.
Lost/ Stolen cards
- Report lost or stolen cards immediately to the Enquiries window in the Cash complex or to the Office block (1st Floor
1. Operating hours:
Monday to Friday (06:00 to 10:30)
Saturday (06:00 to 09:00)
Sundays and
Public holidays (Closed)
1. Physical Address:
Corner of Markman and Ranger Road
Markman Township
Gqeberha
1. Contact details:
Mr. Xola Saba (Deputy Director) – 0662179228
Mr. Sydney Rasmeni (Operations Assistant) – 0823122036
Miss Phumza
Sandi (Admin Controller) – 0713021469