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2016 businEss rEcognition awarDs

IX LEADING South Africans, for the varying needs of local Professional achiever: Ahmed businessperson: Naseem Alli, Lifetime Achiever Awards were
young and old, received and global retirement funds and Jaffer, began at KPMG in 1980 managing director of leading presented to Kay Moonsamy
Sawards for their success individual investors, and also and becoming a partner at one of menswear brand, Shadows, listed and Swaminathan Gounden,
stories in commerce, industry offers mainstream multi-manager the world’s largest firms. Jaffer is as one of KZN leading brands in remaining survivors of the 1946
and professional sectors from the products, alternative fund of chairman of the board and head the clothing retail industry. With Passive Resistance Campaign
Minara Chamber of Commerce hedge funds, Africa fund of funds of power and utilities in Islamic his business skills and ability to against the colonial-era Ghetto
at the NMJ Hall in Morningside, and a suite of Shari’ah compliant Banking, partner at ENR and on the meet the customers’ fashion needs, Act that restricted the movement
Durban, on the 25 October 2016. products. review panel at SA Reserve Bank. Shadows has registered milestones and migration of Indians in
In the presence of Shell South finalists: Darsots Food finalists: Naeem Asvat from by securing the rights of many South Africa.
Africa’s chairman Bonang Mohale, Corporation and HBZ Bank SAICA and Professor Khatija leading brands. Minara Chamber of Commerce’s
KwaZulu-Natal’s MEC for Human finalists: Reaaz Ahmed from President Ebrahim Patel, and
Settlements and Public Works Young Entrepreneur award: Riaz Moloi from Vaal University Goodhope Meat Hype and Yusuf head of the awards committee,
Mr Ravi Pillay, Durban’s Deputy Moola for transporting the digital businesswoman: Pria Hassan, a Aslam Ismail, were pleased with
Mayor Fawzia Peer, American age to students. With academic business-minded advocate, who Essa from Choprop the success of the gala awards
Consul-General Frances Chisholm, qualifications in information carved a niche for herself by driving community builder: Abed ceremony and were most impressed
platinum sponsors, dignitaries technology from the United women empowerment and focusing Karrim is the hard-working by as they received their respective
and guests looked on as the on gender inclusivity and equity as project coordinator at the Al awards and certificates.
recipients were presented their Kingdom’s academic institutions the founder and CEO of the Women Imdaad Foundation, which focuses
awards and each of the 18 finalists like Cambridge and Edinburgh, of Africa (WOA) Investment Group on facilitating and providing “Within the broader theme
were presented with a recognition Moola returned to Durban and in 2005, a service provider in the disaster relief and poverty of the ‘power of partnerships’,
certificate in their category. changed the digital landscape for pharmaceutical, construction, eradication across South Africa. Minara wishes to express our
young people with his IT firm sincere and heartfelt gratitude to
business Entity: Hyperion Development, one of the logistics and energy sectors. She He also volunteers his time at all stakeholders, sponsors, business
the Ladysmith Dawah Network
is a graduate of the University of
27four Investment Managers (Pty) largest providers of open online Natal (LLB) and Gordon Institute of and was the guest of the Saudi and corporate fraternity, guests,
local and provincial government
Ltd, a leading women-owned, education in computer science and Business Science. King of the Custodian of Haram and foreign sponsors and
independent multi-manager software development in Africa. Programme. governments,’’ said Patel. 
company with a comprehensive finalists: Dr Raeesa Aboobaker
and innovative range of expertly finalists: Imtiaz Karodia from from Dr Bakers Slim Clinic and finalists: AB Carrim from AB
constructed multi-manager Solly M Sport and Ismail Hassen Amina Chipeta from Amafutha Carrim Group and Ahmed Ismail For further details contact Amina Haniff
product solutions that caters from CRS Africa. Construction from Siyafunda CTC 031 2081898 or email kzn@minara.org.za

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