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The Department of Coffee, the first coffee shop in Cape Town's Khayelitsha settlement, is managed by three entrepreneurs who had one dream, writes Mary-Anne Gontsana for GroundUp. Read more »
South Africa's Township Entrepreneurs Wake up and Smell the Coffee
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Photo 1 of 6Credit: Mary-Anne Gontsana/GroundUpWhat do a fireman, an employee at a towel factory and a coffee barista have in common? They make up the Department of Coffee (DOC), a new coffee shop in Cape Town's Khayelitsha settlement.
Vusumzi Mamile, Vuyile Msaku and Wongama Baleni run the township's first coffee shop. -
Photo 2 of 6Credit: Rwanda Development GatewayDOC is a pilot project of the government and originated after a group of individuals came together and decided a hands-on approach was needed to drive job creation. -
Photo 3 of 6Credit: Mary-Anne Gontsana/GroundUpIt took small business training and hard work to open the doors of the coffee shop.
Vuyile Msaku and Vusumzi Mamile prepares an order. -
Photo 4 of 6Credit: Mary-Anne Gontsana/GroundUpMsaku, a former coffee barista, adds his final touch ... -
Photo 5 of 6Credit: Mary-Anne Gontsana/GroundUp... To a customer's cappuccino.
The township entrepreneurs use their own "special" coffee brand. -
Photo 6 of 6Credit: Mary-Anne Gontsana/GroundUpThey have also added a variety of fresh juices to welcome summer.
They will have their own smoothie recipes, serve ice lattes and a "spar spare shot", which is DOC's name for a cold cappuccino.
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