Meet young Soweto entrepreneurs who served coffee to delegates, journalists

PHUTI MOSOMANE

FOR the past five days at the ANC’s 55^th national elective conference, delegates were served coffee by three learners from Emshukantambo Secondary School in Pimville, Soweto. 

One of the three girls is a 15-year old Grade 10 Pimville pupil, Boitumelo Eland, who served ”countless” cups of freshly brewed, Soweto-inspired coffee to hundreds of ANC delegates. 

“This is a coffee revolution. The experience at the ANC event Nasrec has been great. I am learning skills and the Soweto Coffee culture. I am learning more about the Coffee Culture,’’ said Eland. 

Eland and her two fellow pupils get to the shop early in the mornings to prepare coffee for delegates and journalists.

They share responsibilities according to their strength.

Brewing the coffee, serving it to delegates and managing customer relations in the process.  

For the last five months, Eland has been with Soweto’s newest locally made coffee brand, Huis