Lavida Carwash & Chill

16/03/2026

📢 Are you in and around Thembisa this week? Do you need help with digital payments?

Catch Palesa at Tembi plaza from 16/03/2026 – 20/03/2026, helping with banking apps, scams, buying electricity/data, and digital banking support.

📍 Location: Tembi plaza
⏰ Time: 10h00 – 15h00

Come through if you need help. Free assistance for everyone. 💳📱

09/12/2025

we wash cars

08/12/2025

30/08/2025

Digital ke Power we are here at the DigiSmart Market

Thembisa Online broadcasting Live FinMark Trust

20/08/2025

MaThembisa, we’re moving closer to the big day.

Did you know? Going cashless means:

✅ No stress about carrying cash
✅ Faster transactions
✅ Safer shopping
✅ Supporting your local economy in a modern way

Our vendors are getting ready with the freshest products and best deals at our next DigiSmart Market.

📅 30 August 2025
⏰ 10am
📍 Lavida Carwash & Chill (4 Mvubu Street, Ecaleni Section, Tembisa,
right next to the BP Garage on the main road)

Only two weeks to go!

13/08/2025

When Bongani Gabela lost his job in 2010, he didn’t give up. He saved every cent and in 2022 opened Lavida Carwash & Chill in Thembisa.

After adopting digital payments, his start-up business grew.

Here’s what he has managed to achieve to date:

✅ He employs four people and counting
✅ 60% of his customers now pay digitally
✅ He expanded his car wash to include a restaurant
✅ He’s planning to include a buy-and-braai butchery in his car wash

Digital payments are not just about convenience – they’re about growth. La Vida Car Wash expanded into an enterprise in just two years.

Bongani advises business owners: “I would recommend that businesses use digital payments as a strategy to attract more customers. It saves you time if you don’t have to deposit cash all the time and it’s safer.”

Read the full story here: https://finmark.org.za/Community_digitalisation/La_Vida_Car_Wash.htmln

07/08/2025