Sowetan

Name: Vhathuka Mbelengwa Company: Deyatuka Trading Age: 29

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DEYATUKA Trading was establishe­d in October 2009 by two entreprene­urial brothers, Vhathuka and Sifiso Mbelengwa.

In 2011, they set up a model called the Spaza Shop Company in Diepsloot Mall selling electricit­y and airtime to low-income earners. Masisizane Fund provided loans to buy handheld terminals to supply to spaza shops, and the brothers bought another 1 000 machines with funding from the Department of Trade and Industry. They have two outlets that employ 17 people. Contact: maandam@spazashop.co.za/ 078 402 6623

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