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Fish farmer swims upstream thanks to government funding

Kenalemang Thekiso is thrilled to have received funding from the government to expand his aquaculture project.

The North West Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (NWDARD) armed Thekiso Aquaculture Project with R1.6 million worth of equipment  that boasts seven ponds, a state-of-the-art solar system, and feed to cultivate Nile tilapia fish.

The fish operation is run on a 1 000-hectare community property association land.

From battling cancer to building an empire

Surviving breast cancer has inspired Sthabile Amanda Nxumalo (26) of Hammarsdale in KwaZulu-Natal to reimagine her nail salon business to reach more customers. 

Nxumalo is the owner of NailsbyStha, a business that she started in 2016 while studying towards a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg campus. 

She decided to open a nail salon at the end of the school calendar in 2016 because she wanted to generate  an income. 

Get a handle on your finances

In an effort to help young professionals manage their finances, a group of four people have developed a mobile application (App) that tracks bank transactions, making it easier for its users to see exactly where their monies goes to when they are not paying attention. 

Developed three years ago, the budget and expenses App uses artificial intelligence (AI) to track the spending habits of its clients. The app allow users to export portable document format (PDF) bank statements from all major South African banks as a supplement to the reading of SMSes. 

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