OK Foods not linked to King,
MBABANE – Lincoln Motsa, the Managing Director (MD) of Linac Enterprises, which operates OK Foods in the Kingdom of Eswatini, has emphasised that the shops were not linked to King Mswati III and the royal family.
Motsa said this during the introduction of OK )oods to Msunduza residents. The company will soon be opening a store and a liquor shop in the area.
:hen addressing the residents, Motsa said it was of paramount importance to clear the air on the widely circulated perception that the business was linked to the royal family. He said such was absolutely not true as none of the royal family members had shares or inMected any money in the business. He succinctly stated that the business was owned by the Motsa family, whereby he and his wife were directors. He stated that the business was divided into two Linac Investments, which was managing their properties and then Linac (nterprises, which was looking at the stores.
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Motsa said any money invested in the business was from the family and banks which often offered them loans to proceed with the business.
He stated that it was unfortunate that someone was out there spreading lies that the business was linked to the royal family. He said as time goes by, the truth will be unveiled.
The MD said due to these lies, his business suffered as some shops were looted and set alight. Motsa said he was forgiving those who burnt the shops because they believed the lies spread on social media about the ownership of the shops. In an interview, Motsa noted that a total of eight of their stores in the country were looted during the unrest and these included four OK Stores