Page 10 - Standard Bank KZN Top Business Awards 2018

ELAN PROPERTY GROUP SMME
AWARD
he Winner of the eLan
Property Group SMME
TAward is Madunge
Events and Projects.
Madunge Events and Projects
is a progressive 100% black
African owned company based
in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.
The company has a wide range
of services which include: in- In respect of sponsoring, the
house custom made furniture
Nomfundo Gambushe and Sifiso Kalinjani, Managing Executive Madunge
Events and Projects
COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES
he Winner is THINK (TB
and HIV Investigative
TNetwork)
THINK is a globally recognised
and registered non-profit
organisation that conducts
clinical research on behalf
of providers of medication
Charlene Govender, Dr Kristina Wallengren, Trevor Mvundura, Siyabonga Nzimande, Lynda Laird and Dr Ronelle Moodliar SMMEs.
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hire, tent hire, hotel venues Award, Mark Taylor, CEO
sourcing, conferencing, eLan Property Group, says that
exhibitions, media, government creating jobs and promoting
and corporate liaison, wedding small businesses is important
planning, traditional functions, in driving his projects. He
facilitation, co-ordination, event added, “We aim to contribute
budgeting, corporate and social significantly to the local
investment initiatives activations population groups.”
and property management. FINALISTS
New Generation Skills
eLan Property Group SMME New Generation Skills vision
is to be the training provider of
choice through quality service
delivery that inspires leaders
and managers to maximise their
potential. The company has a
national footprint in Durban,
Johannesburg and Cape Mark Taylor, CEO eLan Property Group; Fiona Ebrahim; Andrew Thompson,
Town. New Generation Skills Development Director, eLan Property Group
prides itself on high energy,
experiential workshops that SPIRIT OF ELAN
are delivered by professional
facilitators. iona Ebrahim was the Founded in 1997, the eLan
delighted winner of the eLan Property Group is a Durban-based
Chemweb FProperty Group lucky draw company with a regional wealth
Chemweb primarily prize. This was a cruise for twenty creation vision. The Group has
manufacturing cleaning people on the Spirit of eLan. This become a leader in turnkey real
detergents from industrial 48-foot Luxury Power Catamaran estate developments.
holds up to 20 guests for a non-
to household products. The fishing charter and presents a With experience and expertise
company aims to offer total unique option to entertain clients in identifying development
cleaning solutions to its for corporate events and sunset opportunities, the Group has
perfected a unique approach to
customers by providing high cruises. It is popular as a private conceptualising developments,
quality products and auxiliary fishing charter equipped with bringing them to life and success-
cleaning tools. n rods, reels and tackle, and guests fully executing the marketing and
are welcome to bring their own sales functions. n
rods on board if desired.
to alleviate suffering arising THINK is collaborating with of eThekwini Municipality. In greenABLE
from tuberculosis and human other South African NPOs this programme, THINK is greenABLE is a non-profit
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) funded by The Global Fund currently providing over 90.000 organisation and is the first
infection. While its area of for the implementation of people with treatment adherence
and only facility in Africa
influence incorporates the African programmes addressing the counselling and support. to have found a recycling
HIV and TB epidemic. The
continent, THINK is based in
FINALISTS solution for printer cartridges.
KwaZulu-Natal where infection focus is primarily in west, SmartXchange greenABLE’s recycling initiative
rates are particularly high. central and south subdistricts sees beneficiaries working to
SmartXchange is an clean and dismantle collected
Entrepreneur Development printer cartridges. In addition,
Incubator that is now in its through the organisation’s model
eighteenth year of delivering it provides employment and
towards SMME development skills development opportunities
and upskilling. SmartXchange for previously disadvantaged
is the brainchild of a multiparty individuals with disabilities,
consortium led by the eThekwini enabling a triple bottom line
Municipality. impact.
SmartXchange was
established to promote KwaZulu-Natal Film
and support the region’s Commission
vision to be the technology The KZNFC has earned a
hub of Africa. The concept reputation for being a leader in
was to provide a portal providing effective programmes
for the promotion of local and running its operations
Media, Information and in a professional manner.
Communication Technology Filmmakers both in KwaZulu-
and electronics (MICTe) Natal and within South Africa
business, developing of local have recognised the work we
MICTe skills and creation of are doing and are bringing both
an environment attracting their productions to the region,
new MICTe projects into the relocating their businesses or
region whilst supporting local relocating themselves to the
province. n