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If you want to make money from waste and need expert advice or to connect with other waste collectors, PET Recycling Company (PETCO) is your go-to place.

The not-for-profit company represents the South African plastic industry’s efforts to have people manage polyethylene terephthalate (PET) waste, such as used plastic cooldrink bottles. The organisation operates throughout the country.

Spokesperson Junaid Francis says recycling stimulates the local economy and creates value in waste, which was previously not considered to have value. 

Members of the public are warned to be vigilant of a new phishing scam that uses the name of the South African Revenue Service (SARS). 

The scam targets taxpayers through phishing emails and text messages. 

Phishing is the use of messages to trick a victim into revealing sensitive information. 

Economic opportunities in the cannabis sector are opening up as government entities work together to research and exploit business possibilities in the field.

The Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (GDARD) and the Gauteng Department of Economic Development recently hosted a webinar exploring how small businesses can exploit opportunities in the cannabis value chain.

Government is helping make first-time home owners' dreams a reality through its Finance Linked Individual Subsidy Programme (FLISP). The FLISP helps those who qualify to buy a pre-existing home, a serviced residential site, or to build a house on a residential site they already own.

When there is lack of competition in the economy and only a few players dominate markets, it becomes almost impossible for South Africa to realise inclusive economic growth.

This is why Commissioner Tembinkosi Bonakele of the Competition Commission of South Africa believes that the country needs a more competitive economy to realise growth and job creation.

Most human rabies cases are caused by bites or scratches from an infected animal, which are vulnerable to infection if they have not been fully vaccinated against the disease.

According to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), rabies is a fatal viral disease reported in wild and domestic animals, but most cases of rabies in South Africa involve domestic dogs.

KwaZulu-Natal Agricultural Union (Kwanalu) has kick-started an agricultural development programme called Women and Youth in Rural Entrepreneurship (WYRE).

The programme will provide rural women and youth entrepreneurs with skills and opportunities to support themselves and their communities, while participating in the agriculture value chain.

Khodani Maano (22) realised from an early age that he had a passion for farming. He persuaded his parents to send him to a Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) college to study primary agriculture. 
Today, Maano is a garlic farmer and is also a student at Mashamba TVET College.

Many people in rural areas lack reliable internet services, making internet cafés profitable businesses if placed in the correct location.

This is the view of Sambulo Xulu (25) from KwaMaphumulo, in KwaZulu-Natal, who runs Gayezi Internet Café in this rural community. 

After seeing the gap in the market, Xulu registered his internet café business in October 2019. Shortly after that, Xulu enrolled in a business training programme run by the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA). 

Self-taught photographer Mlungisi Busakwe (29) runs a successful photography business in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape.

In 2015, Busakwe started his company,  Book of Ben, and his work got a significant boost when he received R50 000 in funding from the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA). 

“The funding came during the 2020 lockdown. I bought the latest equipment and this ensured better quality of the work and allowed me to charge premium prices for my services,” he says.