In the week before President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his state of the nation address (Sona), in which he spoke of opening up the economy for entrepreneurship, especially for the youth, the City of Joburg confiscated the sandwiches of a young entrepreneur.

News site Business Insider SA had reported the heartwarming and inspiring story of Itumeleng Lekomamyane, 27, who grew his sandwich business to a R20,000-a-month enterprise just six months after starting out with R800...

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