In 2019, Itumeleng Lekomanyane (30) spent his last money to buy ingredients for sandwiches that he planned to sell at Johannesburg taxi ranks.
Unemployed and with a daughter to raise, he knew he needed to come up with a plan to earn money.
Today, he is the proud owner of Sandwich Nton Ntons, which has two stores, bakes customised cakes, offers catering services and still sells sandwiches and other goods on the street.
Dear Vuk’uzenzele
My name is Makhosini Manana
I am interested in starting a rabbit farming project.
I recently learnt about the benefits of rabbit farming and I have developed a love for it.
May you please assist me with more information about how I can put my dreams into action.
Warm regards
Makhosini Manana
Dear Makhosini
Thank you for reaching out to Vuk’uzenzele Newspaper. It is always a pleasure to receive letters from our readers.
From The Union Buildings
Over the last few years, South Africans have had to contend with slow growth and rising unemployment.
This has been worsened by a devastating pandemic, an attempted insurrection unrest in July 2021, and, earlier this year, severe floods in parts of KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape and North West.
With South Africa observing World Aids Day on the 1st of December, the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health has advised HIV positive mothers to consider breastfeeding their babies exclusively for six months.
According to the department, if you are an HIV positive breastfeeding mother, it is important to discuss feeding choices with your HIV counsellor.
If you choose to breastfeed, be sure to breastfeed exclusively for the first six months.
As South Africa commemorates World Aids Day on 1 December and 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV), from 25 November to 10 December, Vuk’uzenzele explores the relationship between GBV and HIV/AIDS.
From The Union Buildings
There are few presidential activities more fulfilling than spending a morning in the company of small children. I recently attended the opening of the Little Flower early childhood development (ECD) centre in Bizana in the Eastern Cape, where I got to spend time with some of the future leaders of our country, reading to them and listening to them.
The Zulu nation began a new era when President Cyril Ramaphosa handed over a certificate of recognition to King Misuzulu kaZwelithini in a watershed ceremony that took place in a packed Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban recently.
Inspirational entrepreneur Samane Molwantwa is now exporting her skincare products, thanks to the assistance she received from the Gauteng Enterprise Propeller (GEP).
Molwantwa is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Krugersdorp-based Ya Sama Body Care, a cosmetics manufacturing business launched in 2020.
