The Sunday News
Business Reporter
VARIOUS Captains of industry on Friday night walked away winners at the Southern Region Megafest Business Awards held at a local hotel in Bulawayo.
Mr Ngonidzashe Paradzai of Hems Africa Engineering won the Businessman of the Year award while Mrs Matilda Muzvondiwa of Matilda Diagnostic Lab was named the Business Woman of the Year.
Other notable winners included Chronicle Editor Mr Innocent Madonko who won in the Strategic leader category and Mr Worthwhile Mugabe of DSK who won the Top Industrialist award.
Below are some of the winners and categories
Businesswoman of the year
Matilda Muzvondiwa – Matilda Diagnostic Lab
Precious Musona – United Refineries
Sikhathele Musaka – Auckley Group
Businessman of the year
Ngonidzashe Paradzai – Hems Africa Engineering
Shepco group Shepard Chavura
Gonsha Stasha Gomez
Nokel Kenneth Mhlophe
Outstanding Business Person of the year
Shasha Gomez – Consha Construction CEO of the Year (male)
Mqhele Dlodlo – National Univesity of Science and Technology
Industrialist of the Year
Worthwhile Mugabe – DSK
James Goddard, JR Goddard
Dear Garedema, Roof Truss Tech
Charles Moyo, Gombani African lodge
CEO of the Year (female),
Shelley Sutherland-MacLeod – Safeguard Zim
Director of the Year
Arthur Evans – Techno expert construction
Manager of the Year
Demand Gwatinenga – How Mine
Female Executive of the Year
Nokubekezela Nyuke – Treger Products
Young and Promising Executive of the Year
Tanaka Muganyi – Tanaka Law Chambers
Female Entrepreneur of the Year
Kathy Mwanza – Cake Fairy Zim
Male Entrepreneurs of the Year
Admire Ushe of Swayed Investments and Freeman Mugadza of Sound Kalcha
Strategic Leaders
Innocent Madonko – Chronicle editor
Elton Gwatidza – How Mine
Female Executive of the year
Novuyo Mathonsi – Zimbabwe Tourism Authority
Shylet Msimanga – Udine Products
Nothando Moyo – Women Inspired
Nokubekezela Nyuke – Treger
Public Sector Leader
Priscillar Nkala – Gwanda Town
Kwanele Manungo – Zimparks
Award of Excellence
Corporate 24
Owesis Skill
Dulgs
Best So Invest
Sexual Right Centre
Liquor Hub