WITH a heavy heart, the owners of the 124-year-old Grahamstown Laundry and Dry Cleaners in High Street, Makhanda (formerly known as Grahamstown) are closing down because of their poor state of health and the impact of load shedding and water cuts.
Navin Narshai, one of the owners of Grahamstown Laundry and Dry Cleaners, manages the business. His wife, Maya Narshai, and younger brother, Ashwin Narshai, work there.
He said the laundry was an enduring link between generations, having been handed down through four generations.
Describing the laundry’s establishment in Makhanda, Narshai