Thando Makhubu, a self-employed photographer from Soweto, opened up an ice cream business during the coronavirus pandemic.The 30-year-old entrepreneur got a special mention from President Cyril Ramaphosa during this year's State of the Nation Address.With only R700 saved from a R350 Covid-19 grant, Thando Makhubu from Jabulani, Soweto, started his own ice cream business during South Africa's initial hard lockdown.
The R350 Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress Grant was introduced in 2020 as a result of economic hardships caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The grant is given to individuals who are currently unemployed and do not receive any form of income, social grant, or UIF payment. He initially bought about 20 small containers for the ice cream, a few tubs of ice cream, sweets, biscuits and cookies in order to bring the concept to life.
"He advised us to create a Twitter account. I changed my photography Twitter account to Soweto Creamery and we went from 50 followers to about 6,000 in just a week. People started coming," Makhubu said.After officially opening in August, Mkhize said the company generated sales of about R10,000 within a few weeks.
"To be honest, I was not even watching TV, I was at the gym. When I switched on my phone, I saw videos of the president, but I thought it was memes.
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