Ekasinomics

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Daveyton youngsters Thabo Mahlase (24) and Kagiso Pakgadi (22) have launched an Android application package (APK) called SendMe, which allows you to request an errand to be done for you. On the APK you can request errands such as a carwash, shopping, gardening and domestic work in just three clicks. These aspiring entrepreneurs started with a WhatsApp business account at the beginning of the lockdown which led them to create the APK in just three months to widen their customer scope.
11 Aug 2021 1PM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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