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Artists and producers are invited to submit applications for an opportunity to showcase their work at the 2022 National Arts Festival.

Applications are already open and will close on 12 November.

The Soweto  Canoe Club situated in Orlando is reaching out to the youth and teaching them new skills.

While water sports are not hugely popular in townships, the Soweto Canoe Club is working hard to change this.

The Western Cape Department of Agriculture has invested in two community-based agricultural projects in a bid to tackle food insecurity in the province.

A tank manufacturer is creating job opportunities and reviving industrialisation in Komani in the Eastern Cape.

Starting your own business is exciting. It means fulfilling a personal dream and creating employment for others. But startup entrepreneurs need to follow certain rules and regulations to avoid clashes with the law or losing their money.

Vuk’uzenzele spoke to Mpumelelo Zikalala, an attorney at Zikalala Attorneys, about some legal considerations before establishing a business. Zikalala says there are three key areas to understand.

1. Regulatory role

Small tourism  enterprises are encouraged to apply for government’s Green Tourism Incentive Programme. 

The Department of Tourism’s Green Tourism Incentive Programme (GTIP) is encouraging privately-owned enterprises to reduce their costs by adopting responsible practices, such as saving water and energy.

Vutlhari Chauke (34) is a small-scale farmer with sky-high standards. The young Gauteng farmer runs VT Harvest, a Mogale City-based agribusiness that produces herbs such as fennel, coriander and wild rocket, as well as tomatoes,  lettuce and spring onions. 

When Phuti Kabasa (36) decided to add flavour to the mopani worms she was selling, she found a recipe for business success. 

In 2018, Kabasa needed to supplement the income of her household in Pretoria West. She found herself selling mopani worms and this is how her business, Mopani Queens began.