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LINDSAY HOPKINS LAURA KELLY

Humanitarian and KZN indsay Hopkins is whereby she sourced fresh Partner Cox Yeats Attorneys aura grew up in Durban world’s leading independent
Operations Manager at SA the KwaZulu-Natal produce that did not meet and studied at the petroleum storage provider
Harvest Loperations manager retail standards, to use for LUniversity of Cape in respect of its southern
for SA Harvest, which food hampers and to sell Town where she majored in African operations.
focuses on food security at prices that benefitted both law and creative writing.
and is primarily a food the community and the Following the completion She is a highly motivated,
rescue organisation. Her farmers. of her studies, she joined hardworking individual,
work in the field of food Cox Yeats in 2014, where she used to working in a
demanding and fast-paced
security began during Ten tons of food goes into did her articles, became an environment with a strength
the Covid-19 pandemic the landfill every year- associate in 2016 and was for fostering relationships
appointed a partner in 2019.
when she took on the that’s almost a third of and managing diverse
position of KwaZulu- all food that is produced. Laura’s practice is personalities.
Natal coordinator for the There are 19 million people focused primarily on
C-19 People’s Coalition, who are cold and hungry insurance, commercial Laura says that she was
an organisation which every day, so if you do and international trade law appointed a partner at
was formed in response to the calculations, nobody – with a specific focus on the age of 27 by working
the food crisis resulting should go to bed hungry. petroleum law. She represents extremely hard, but also
from the lockdown. From It’s a basic right that people various local and global by working smart and
there, Lindsay founded get food in their stomach,” organisations, including the maintaining a balanced and
The Farmer Exchange she said.  structured lifestyle. 

MONIQUE LABAT MARIAM MANACK

Founder of Monique Labat onique was born Monique consults to Founder of iTRAIN ariam Manack Since then, Mariam has
Consulting in Mauritius local and international is the founder of educated and encouraged
Mand holds dual clients on Market Linkages MiTRAIN. Mariam millions of women to
citizenship, Mauritian and and Business 2 Business is a sports scientist, improve their health and
South African. opportunities, co-ordinates nutritional advisor, fitness, fitness. Her company offers
A career spanning the detailed programmes and and lifestyle coach. training and conditioning
Durban Chamber of itineraries for international While working as a personal for all fitness levels,
Commerce and Industry, the trade, investment and trainer in 2011, Mariam nutritional advice, and
City of Durban’s Investment inward buying delegations became passionate about meal planning as well as
Promotion Agency as well and compiles market empowering women through beach fit sessions.
as Tradepoint South Africa intelligence reports for
Durban has meant extensive multiple industry sectors. health and fitness. Without In 2017, she was recognised
international and local travel An active Rotarian, any gym equipment, she by the Minara Chamber of
promoting Durban as an Monique volunteers her would train clients at home Commerce as the youngest
investment location. time and resources to using her voice and her gift. Muslim woman to receive
In August 2011, Monique assist communities within Soon, her clientele grew a finalist award at the
established her company, the greater Durban area. and knowing it was time Business Recognition
(Pty) Ltd to provide valuable Monique’s core values are to expand, she founded Awards and the Minara
specialist skills to both public in line with Rotary’s motto, iTRAIN, a health and fitness Entrepreneurship
and private sector clients. “Service above self”.  studio for women. Competition. 

PHUMELELA MBANDE NOMFUNDO MCOYI

South African women’s hockey humelela Mbande, she was 10 years old. Founder and CEO of omfundo Mcoyi is Consultants as well as
goalkeeper and vice captain otherwise know Recently Phumz had the Icebolethu Group an accomplished Blacksuits.
Pas ‘Phumz’, is opportunity to fulfil Nmulti skilled The Icebolethu Group
the current South a childhood dream of entrepreneur and includes eight companies
African women’s hockey representing South community builder based encompassing various
goalkeeper and vice Africa at the Olympic in KwaZulu Natal. She is aspects of the funeral
captain. She holds a dual Games where she was the founder and CEO of business. In addition
role as an external auditor very proudly one of team Icebolethu Group which to burial services, they
by profession, currently South Africa’s Tokyo currently boasts over 120 cover funeral policies,
working as an audit 2020 opening ceremony branches in KwaZulu Natal tombstones, catering, and
manager at a leading flag bearers. with one in the United loans. Nomfundo’s charity,
audit firm. Kingdom and currently the Icebolethu Foundation,
Phumz was the guest
Born in Umtata speaker on the webinar employs over 1500 staff. is particularly close to
and raised in held on the 7 October Nomfundo is the her heart.
Pietermaritzburg, KZN, where she spoke of the Chairperson of the KZN The Icebolethu Foundation
Phumz is the oldest of challenges of pursuing South African Funeral has several active projects,
three children raised both her business Practitioners Association but Nomfundo is most
by a single parent. She aspirations and her and is a shareholder proud of the Rhoda
has played hockey since hockey career.  at Scribante Labour Girls project. 

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