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smartxchangE mictE smmE awarDs 2016

he MEC for Economic
Development, Tourism
Tand Environmental
Affairs, Mr Sihle Zikalala’s
(MPP), passion for Small
Business Development and
Innovation was clearly noted in
his Keynote Address at the 2016
SmartXchange MICTe SMME
Awards. This sterling event took
place on the 23rd November at
the Coastlands Hotel, Musgrave.
MEC Zikalala expressed
great delight in knowing the
strides being made by the
SmartXchange SMME incubator
in the sector of MICTe SMME Ms Khethiwe Nkuna Accenture’s Corporate Lead Citizen, second from right,
development and innovation. He receives award for SmartXchange Most Supportive Corporate from MEC Mr
congratulated SmartXchange on Sihle Zikalala; SmartXchange Chairperson of the Board of Directors, Mrs
the innovation programme and Precious Lugayeni and SmartXchange CEO, Mr Jonathan Naidoo
projects as a result, and further inception. The Chairperson of the Board
appealed for an increased of Directors of SmartXchange,
delivery of innovations across MEC Zikalala and Mrs Mrs Precious Lugayeni
all sectors. His advice to small Tshikwatamba, amongst other recognised the year’s (2016)
business and the private sector dignitaries, honoured and strategic funders and the most
encouraged new thinking in congratulated the graduates supportive corporates which
the world of business where and award winners which were; eThekwini Municipality,
the monitoring and imitation were; Ndiza Information Seda, Mustek, Keyline,
of good business trends from Systems for MICTe SMME Technology Innovations Agency, MEC Mr Sihle Zikalala, far right, receives Guest of Honour gift from Executive
across countries was a pre- of the Year, Aproface for Mict Seta, Accenture, KPMG of CFAD, Mr Nanda Sooben; Mr Jonathan Naidoo and Mrs Precious Lugayeni
requisite. SMME of the Year runner and Internet Solutions.
up, Mshazi Photographers for
Mrs Mandisa Tshikwatamba, Best Performing Woman in The awards were a true incubators and SMMEs. The greater achievement in the
CEO of Small Enterprise MICTe, Cwepheshe Computer reflection of great results from awards served to showcase the future. 
Development Agency (Seda) Solutions for Best Newcomer collaborations between the SMMEs on a job well done and
complemented the MEC’s and Kasi Brothers Events for government, private sector, and encourage desire for even
address by encouraging and Best Newcomer www.smartxchange.co.za
commending the private sectors runner up. The
involvement in supporting graduates honoured
SMMEs and incubators. were Indonsa
She further enforced that Consulting,
SmartXchange is indeed Media Sea, Ndiza
one of the most impressively Information
performing Seda funded Systems,
incubators having received eight Nyachengos and
awards, both nationally and Khula Business
regionally, since the incubator’s Solutions.

SmartXchange 2016 Award winners strike a pose with, Front from left: Cwepheshe Computer Solutions; Aproface;
Ndiza Information Systems; Mshazi Photographers, and Kasi Brothers and Events.
Back from left, Mrs Precious Lugayeni; His Worship Deputy Mayor of Hibiscus Coast, Councillor Ray Nair; MEC,
Mr Sihle Zikalala; eThekwini Municipality Councillor Themba Shelembe and Mr Jonathan Naidoo.

It served to showcase the SMMEs on

a job well done and encourage desire for even

Mrs Mandisa Tshikwatamba, Seda CEO, delivering her Message of Support greater achievement for the future.

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