The two have since advised fellow youth to be proactive and become self-reliant than waiting for government incentives to progress in life.

They told Zodiak Online that they have since employed over 30 young people working in a chain of linya shops in Balaka, Machinga, Zomba and Mangochi districts.

"My brother started in 1994 with some people at Gulayi and I joined some years later. Few years into it we decided we could do the same on our own," says Lapken.

Lapken says they import the materials from South Africa.