Businesspeople honoured at awards night

BUSINESSPEOPLE were honoured during the Zimbabwe Business Awards (ZIBA) held in Harare on Friday night in recognition of their contributions and performance in the sector in the previous year.

Over 12 years since its inception, ZIBA has pledged to continue celebrating those that are doing the most in their fields and contributing to economic growth in Zimbabwe.

The awards celebrate the performance of individuals and companies that have done well and distinguish and honour business leaders who have contributed to and shaped the Zimbabwean economy, and visionaries behind outstanding businesses and organisations.

High-flying businessman Mr Eric Niyonsaba of Kombucha scored big at the ZIBA, scooping six awards. He said he owed his success to the people of Zimbabwe.

“I started this business on my own and now I have more than 300 employees thanks to the people of Zimbabwe who welcomed me into their country and helped my business grow. These awards are not mine, but ours,” he said.

Executive Chairman and CEO of Geo-Pomona Waste Management Mr Dilesh Nguwaya, who won the Company of the Year award, said the accolade signalled the work ahead in fast-tracking their deliverables.

“This award is going to force my team and I to push and fast-track what we, as an organisation, agreed upon and we are thinking of pushing it to more cities and if possible preach the initiative to outside countries,” he said.

Mr David Munowenyu, the owner of Discovery Ambulance, won the Fastest Growing Business of the Year award, and he thanked the President for his award.

“Through NDS 1 and Vision 2030, we were given a platform to build our economy through the ‘Nyika inovakwa nevene vayo’ mantra and this motivated me to start my own ambulance company that has grown rapidly over the year to be one of the leading ambulance companies in the country,” he said.