Market vendor, 60, tells of poor sales in 2020
ASENA Colatibale travels from Narata, Sigatoka, to Suva every week to sell her produce at the Suva Municipal Market.
The 60-year-old says the year 2020 was one filled with hardships.
“I have been a market vendor for more than 20 years and sales have never been as bad as it has been in 2020,” she said.
“I have two daughters. The younger one is still in school and the other is the mother to my three
“I am grateful that since the school holidays my grandchildren have been eager to help me out at the market.
“It makes my work a little bit
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“Throughout Christmas we did not take a break and continued selling our produce but did not rake in as much as I previously made.
“On top of slow sales this year, we only have a short time to prepare children for school before the school year starts again.”