Food vendors flock to honey-pot conference

“I start selling from around 10am until around 8pm. The people of Joburg love beef and chicken. I am getting great support from them,’’ said Ntombela.

Ntombela, one of several traders who is hoping to make a killing during the conference at the Nasrec Expo Centre, has set up a stall outside the perimeter of the precinct due to restrictions on trading inside the conference venue.

She said she spent R4,000 this week to buy stock such as mielie meal, beef, chicken, vegetables, cooking oil and cooking utensils, among others. Other expenses were travel and accommodation.

Ntombela said she booked herself and two sisters into a hotel in Joburg until Wednesday.