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Grant Adlam, CEO KZN Top Business said, “We
congratulate all nominees, finalists and winners –
you are all worthy of recognition. The awards are
a great way to showcase the many achievements
in KwaZulu-Natal. These people, businesses and
organisations have risen above the ordinary and
have very good stories of success to tell.”
The vote of thanks was delivered by Reggie
Gambushe Head: Local Market Consumer Clients,
eThekwini Catchment, Standard Bank. He said, “At
Standard Bank we are in the business of inspiring
hope and enabling dreams. We believe that dreams
Iman Rappetti and Grant Adlam
matter because they fuel our growth.This belief is
encapsulated in our tagline ‘It Can Be’.”
CATEGORY AWARDS
Business Innovation
The introduction of a product, process, or business
concept that shows real results.
The finalists are:
The Holiday Club (Beekman Group)
Mi7 National Group
Hannah Grace
Mi7 CEO Shadrach Karien, and Hameed Noormahomed Inzalo Utility Systems
THE WINNER IS:
MI7 NATIONAL GROUP
Mi7 National Group prides itself on a public service
model based on community duty. When the company
initiated its armed response service in March 2021, it
had to set itself apart in an already saturated market.
By incorporating its public service model with digital
innovations in surveillance technology, the concept
of a city-wide surveillance net was developed for
Pietermaritzburg.
By strategically placing its surveillance systems
Lindelani Mbambo, Chief Director of the Office of the Premier KZN;
Grant Adlam; Jonathan Naidoo CEO SmartXchange; Jean Hattingh, in various intersections and known access routes,
Standard Bank; and Fatima Moolla, centre manager at SmartXchange
Port Shepstone combined with 24-hour monitoring at its state-of-
the-art NOC (Network Command Centre), the Mi7
National Group have the ability to proactively deploy
its assets to fight crime. This fight is to the benefit
of the city of Pietermaritzburg at large, whether its
occupants are Mi7 clients or not.
The system has resulted in a number of successes.
The business’s brand was most positively affected,
with residents and businesses noticing the positive
impact the system has had in their areas. As a result,
their client generation rate increased four-fold from
November 2021 to March 2022 when the entire
system was up and running.
Isaac Mbatha, founder of Sky Tents and Sidney Reddy, Standard Bank
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