As part of celebrating the centenary of Mama Albertina Sisulu, we have themed this year’s event “Rock Solid 2018”.
This is an inspiring moment in our annual calendar.
We recognize and acknowledge women who are contributing meaningfully to the economic growth and development of both our province and country.
The Mme Re Ka Thusa Trust Fund’s Rock Solid awards took place on the 30TH August 2018. The gala at the Mittah Seperepere Convention Centre in Kimberley, Northern Cape.
The two-day event comprised of skills development workshops for entrepreneurs and the main conference which focused on the skills and attributes required to run a successful small business.
Entrepreneurs in various categories were rewarded for improving their businesses and progressing into product development and access to markets.
The first speaker Dipuo Peters – Former Minister of Transport and founder of Mme Re Ka Thusa
For 2018 there will still be six categories with three winners per category, derived from 93 potential winners.
We are extremely excited at the level of interest shown, which is evident in the number of entries and the high calibre of entries, all of whom understand that in order to attain excellence and to perform in ways that can be compared to other best practices and standards, one has to put oneself up for the scrutiny of one’s peers.
As a means to encourage further development, a skills workshop will also be held for different aspects of business.
Our province remain committed to continuously recognizing and strengthening efforts to empower women.
There is a need to ensure that we enhance the capacity of women in business to improve their services and to realize the vision of a better life for all.
We celebrate women in various business ventures whose performance excels in terms of innovation and value for money, and we believe everyone here is a winner in their own right.
Through these awards, we are encouraging a culture that recognises supports and rewards business excellence.
We acknowledge our partners from the private sector:.
This is an excellent example of a Public-Private Partnership that shows how government and the private sector can work together for the good of all South Africans.
Your support to the Mmê Re Ka Thusa Trust Fund programme is highly appreciated.
Thank you to our sponsors
What Winners Get
Category winners received cash prizes and bursaries for the ABSA Accelerator Programme – each to the value of R20 000.
The owner of Karoo Travel Dimensions, Noncedo Seekoei, was crowned The Northern Cape Business Woman of the Year and awarded R70 000 and a trip to the annual Enterprise and Supplier Development Conference in Johannesburg in November this year.
List of all the winners congratulations to:
Name | Business Name | Category | District |
Cynthia Wonga | Novandisithini General Trading | Best Start Up | Pixley |
Nontobeko | Nontobeko Trading | Best Start Up | Pixley |
Anna Brandt | Uutkoms Takeways Catering | Best Start Up | Namakwa |
Maria Kantwan | Kantwan’s Livestock Faming | Best Medium Sizes | Francaes Baard |
Kelebogile Andries | Jankay Trading | Best Medium Sizes | John Taolo |
Sharmaine Cloete | Y2K Driving School | Best Medium Sizes | Namakwa |
Sophia Basson | Health Revival Clinic | Best Social Innovate | ZF |
Patricia Joster | Moekhetsi Trading | Best Social Innovate | PIXLEY |
Nocendo Seekoei | Karoo Travel Dimension | Youth Business | PIXLEY |
Stephanie Lukas and Sylvia Vaaltyn | Ubunele Primary Cooperative | Youth Business | ZF |
Kefilwe Sethibo | Reatirela Sethibo Farming | Youth Business | JTG |
