The news has been awash of a young graduate who abandoned his office desk and went into farming. He struck gold when he signed a contract with a Chinese firm to supply them with chilies worth a whopping $50 million for the next five years!

That is not the first time he has made headlines; last year, within a span of six months, he exported to another Chinese firm 1,500 barrels of chili oil worth $2 million. Now, if that is not a hot deal, nothing is.

That is what the Government has been drumming among the youth; to become job creators instead of waiting in line for employment.

Entrepreneurship is all about taking advantages and they present themselves, it does not come in a textbook only; sometimes the opportunity is right there under one’s nose.

The Traffic Police have been on a rampage for the last couple of weeks arresting motorists and impounding cars over drink-driving. Apart from spending a few days in police cells, drunk drivers can expect to part with at least Rwf 185,000 in fines and other expenses.

Revelers have been rattled to the extent of leaving their vehicles in the parking lot of their drinking joints and hopping on a taxi moto to go home.

Then a phenomenon known as "Abasare” (a boat driver or coxswain) stepped in. They first emerged a few years ago when the Traffic Police was strict on drink-driving. The ‘sailors’ knew where the roadblocks were and drove the drunk drivers past them for a fee. Now they are back.

A group identifying itself as "Designated Driver” is offering chauffeur services for those who have passed the alcohol limit; you call them, they drive you in your car to your destination for a fee; Rwf5,000 for most destinations.

Everyone is happy in the end; the "Abasare”, the police, but most importantly, the car owner and his or her pockets.