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Walk Fresh: Born and bred in Daveyton - Ekurhuleni, Lethabo Mokeoena is an entrepreneur and the founder of Walk Fresh a sneaker cleaning and show care company. When he is not cleaning sneakers and shoes, Lethabo is a youth start up strategist and advocate working towards building the township economy​

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Crystal Birch: Milliner Crystal Birch, is deviating from the norm to produce a range of fabric face masks, as well as protective shield visors with transparent panels which cover the eyes, nose and mouth​

​Linda: Lindaah Baleni, founder of Gwebza, a Cape Town women’s sewing, supplying and catering cooperative, pivoted its operations from making local school uniforms to sewing cloth masks out of traditional African fabrics.​​

​Bala Books: Glad Kaizer, the owner of Bala Books, understands the importance of schools having a great storytelling mandate. As such, Bala Books has forged mutual school-business partnerships that will see professional children’s book-writing courses offered inside the classroom, in the rural, township and peri-urban schools.​​

​Cloudy Deliveries: Colin Mkosi, a young entrepreneur from Langa township in Cape Town started a bicycle delivery service, Cloudy Deliveries, working with local teenagers from the area to pick up and drop off groceries and takeaways anywhere in the area for R9.00.​​

Drive local. Support local.

Since opening our doors in South Africa in 1946, Volkswagen has been deeply invested in the local economy and its people. Now more than ever, we are committed to helping our country recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, by helping South Africans and their businesses get back on the road.

We support the buying of locally manufactured goods, support local businesses and help drive local initiatives that aid our communities. Volkswagen has also created the “Drive local” logo which will be used by VWSA and our Dealers on any projects, offers or initiatives that support this ethos .

Loving locally produced

Volkswagen South Africa is proud to be supporting the economy by manufacturing all Polos and Polo Vivos locally. These models are also exported for sale at Volkswagens around the world. Another reason why our exceptional Uitenhage plant won the #1 factory in the Volkswagen world for quality in 2018.

The people’s car, fighting for the people.

At Volkswagen, we believe actions speak louder than words. Which is why we have actively looked at ways to support South Africa during the global COVID-19 epidemic.

We have signed a partnership with the German government to convert our PE Plant into a temporary Covid-19 medical facility that can accommodate up to 4 000 patients.

As part of the National Government Task Force team, we are manufacturing medical equipment such as ventilators – making sure our resources are used to support our nation. VWSA are also proudly producing protective face masks in partnership with local NGO, Gusco.

Opening Doors

You don’t have to be extraordinary to inspire others, you just have to act. When lockdown began we went searching for people just like you who refuse to give up, people who choose to give a helping hand. Local businesses who chose hope instead of despair. Everyday local business owners, innovators and trailblazers: Bala books, Cloudy Deliveries, Crystal Birch, Walk Fresh and Linda. Watch them turn inspiration into action.

Buy local, Support local and Drive Local.

Source: vw.co.za