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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The 29-year-old, who used his Covid-19 grant to start a small fast food stall near his home in KwaMashu, now has a fully-fitted kitchen and big plans to grow his business.<\/p>\n

Lindokuhle Msomi, who lost his job as a scriptwriter and videographer during lockdown, used money from the Social Relief of Distress grant to buy poles and wood, build a stall, and set up a small fast food business near the hostel where he lives.<\/p>\n

After GroundUp reported his story, he says, he had many offers of help, and last week he received a fully-fitted kitchen from the National Empowerment Fund’s (NEF) Solidarity Fund.<\/p>\n

“I am very thankful for everything that has happened and it was GroundUp who first told my story. When I started, I had to go order stock every day because I didn’t have a fridge. But now, I have everything and it will make everything so much easier,” Msomi said.<\/p>\n

He said the residents of the hostel had been very supportive, as had his family.<\/p>\n

“Most people don’t believe me when I tell them I started this business with the Covid grant, but it is the truth. You don’t need to have hundreds of thousands of rands to start a business. You can start small, like I did, and grow from there. But you cannot do it alone, you need the support of the community,” said Msomi.<\/p>\n

ALSO READ | Activists lobby Ramaphosa to make Covid-19 grant permanent<\/b><\/p>\n

He said he has given his old stall to other people who want to start a business.<\/p>\n

He has plans to host events and also open a car wash, so that people can wash their cars while they are waiting for their food. He has two full-time employees and hopes that, as his business grows, he can take on more staff.<\/p>\n

The fully-fitted kitchen, with a fridge, means he will no longer have to buy stock daily, Msomi says.<\/p>\n

The kitchen is fitted with a stove, fridges, fryers and a griller – and there are chairs, tables and umbrellas, so customers can sit and wait for their orders.<\/p>\n

Msomi said the plumbing and electrical connections were being completed and he hoped to open his new business this week.<\/p>\n

Handing over the container, the chief executive officer at the NEF, Philisiwe Mthethwa, described Msomi as a “powerhouse”. He said Msomi was a catalyst in a generation that must take the dreams of a new economy to greater heights.<\/p>\n

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