Smart technology is being employed to put entrepreneurs in South Africa’s townships on the path to self-employment in the food industry.

In a joint initiative by the government’s Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority (CHIETA) and NPO Empire Partner Foundation, the aspiring entrepreneurs will be equipped with a tablet, a smart food cart and an e-commerce app.

The food cart features a location-tracking and reporting device and will come with digital payment machines that will accept card payments and process value-added services, reports ITWeb.

Entrepreneurs will also be supplied with their initial stock and working capital.

CHIETA CEO Yershen Pillay says the organisation aims to ‘support 2 000 small businesses and 200 new start-ups by 2025’.

28 March 2023
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