Checkers Sixty60 warning

Checkers has informed its clients that its Sixty60 grocery service may be unavailable in their area on Tuesday, 30 June 2026.

“Due to a potential service disruption, the Sixty60 grocery service may be unavailable in your area on Tuesday, 30 June,” the company said.

“To ensure you don’t miss out, we recommend placing your orders in advance. We appreciate your understanding as we strive to maintain our service promise to you.”

The Checkers Sixty60 warning that the service may not be available on 30 June 2026 is not unexpected, given the protests planned for that day.

The protests are organised by a coalition of anti-illegal-immigration civic groups, including March and March, Operation Dudula, and the Kwanele Foundation.

The groups designated 30 June 2026 as a deadline for undocumented foreign nationals to self-deport.

They called for a national shutdown and mass demonstrations to demand stricter immigration enforcement.

The state has taken a firm stance to prevent any potential unrest, stating that Tuesday will be a normal working day and that no shutdown will be tolerated.

Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia announced a R600 million contingency plan to deploy the South African Police Service (SAPS) and visible policing.

Despite the assurances from the government that it will be business as usual, many people, especially foreigners, are concerned about violence on 30 June 2026.

Checkers Sixty60 is exposed to the action, as its workforce is widely perceived to include many foreigners.

Some statistics suggest that between 70% to 77% of Checkers Sixty60’s delivery fleet consists of foreign nationals.

Warning by the Consumer Goods Council of South Africa

The Consumer Goods Council of South Africa (CGCSA) has warned that delivery platforms like Checkers Sixty60 and PnP asap! will be an easy target on 30 June 2026.

Abraham Nelson, the council’s executive for the consumer goods risk initiative, said delivery services are particularly vulnerable to disruption during the protest action planned on Tuesday.

Nelson advised that shoppers place critical orders on Monday, 29 June 2026, to avoid disruption during the protests.

“The risk is higher for the delivery services because they are an easy target. If you look at what has been happening recently, these guys have been stopped on the roads,” he said.

He added that, when stopped, these delivery riders were robbed of the goods they were transporting and instructed to leave the country by assailants.

“If you have anything critical to order, do it the day before because they are an easy target in terms of protestors preventing them from executing their duties,” Nelson said.

“This is purely based on the fact that they believe that these delivery services are the ones employing illegal foreign nationals to do deliveries.”

Regarding other retailers, Nelson said members had been advised to increase security and to monitor the situation on the day.

“If a situation seems volatile, stop operations. Let the staff go home. We’d rather risk the looting of the store than risk the lives of consumers and of the staff,” he said.