(Image: Delivery Ka Speed)Fast food delivery services such as Uber Eats and Mr D don’t operate in South Africa’s townships and rural areas.Identifying this gap, Delivery Ka Speed was founded as a simple way to get food delivered through the maze of unmapped township streets. The company was started by Hammanskraal local Godiragetse Mogajane and launched in late July.Since then, it’s processed and delivered nearly 2,500 orders via WhatsApp, using electric scooters to save fuel costs, and make a powerful brand statement.For more stories go to www.BusinessInsider.co.za.A fast food delivery company founded in Hammanskraal, to the north of Tshwane, is taking orders via WhatsApp and driving electric scooters to service communities forgotten by the likes of Uber Eats and Mr D. Delivery Ka Speed, started by 24-year-old entrepreneur Godiragetse Mogajane after noticing a gap in the market for township deliveries, was officially launched at the end of July 2021. Orders are placed via WhatsApp. Payments can be made via EFT, online card payment, card-on-delivery with Yoco machines, or cash. Drivers are dispatched to fast food joints – mainly McDonalds and KFC – on electric scooters leased by the company.In less than three months, Delivery Ka Speed has completed close to 2,500 deliveries,…
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This township delivery service uses WhatsApp and electric scooters for fast food drop-offs
