Eswatini Daily News

Nedbank raises Imvelo MTB Classic package to E300 000

- Stories by Chris Dlamini

THE more they come, the bigger they get with Nedbank Eswatini.

It will be E300 000 for the upcoming edition. This shows an increase from last year’s 18th edition, which was sponsored to the tune of E250 in by the purpose-driven bank.

The race is scheduled for June 8, this year at Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary. The improved sponsorshi­p package by the main sponsor, Nedbank was announced yesterday by the financial institutio­n’s Managing Director (MD) Fikile Nkosi in the presence of national media, Big Game Parks and the Eswatini Cycling Associatio­n (ECA) which included the latter’s Interim President, William Kelly.

“We are honoured, as Nedbank Eswatini, to contribute sponsorshi­p to the value of E300 000 (three hundred thousand Emalangeni) towards the hosting of the 2024 Imvelo MTB C

lassic. “We encourage cycling enthusiast­s to register for the 19th edition of the Imvelo MTB Classic via the Imvelo website at

www.imvelo@biggamepar­ks.org and also at all Nedbank branches countrywid­e, where we have made things easier by having QR codes that cycles can take pictures of and easily land on the Imvelo website to register,” Nkosi excitedly pronounced, much to a big round of applause.

Excited

She said the bank is excited to have been part of the Imvelo MTB Classic journey for the past 20 years - an initiative that embodies conservati­on, promotes fitness, and contribute­s immensely to putting and cementing Eswatini as a tourist destinatio­n of choice in the region.

“Because we couldn’t have our 19th edition due to covid-19, we will have this year, and then our 20th is next year. It will be a bigger and even better event to celebrate our achievemen­ts,” Nkosi clarified.

She made it known that as a bank, they believed their contributi­on to the MTB Classic, a great and noble cause, resonated with ‘our purpose and brand promise of using financial expertise to do good for individual­s, families, businesses, communitie­s, and the society at large. Nkosi was speaking inside the bank’s headquarte­rs in Mbabane where she further challenged other corporates to join them and Imvelo in this great endeavor.

 ?? ?? ▲ Nedbank Eswatini’s Managing Director (MD) Fikile Nkosi (r) yesterday presented Big Game Parks who were represente­d by their Operations Manager_Events Sponsorshi­p Coordinato­r Yolanda Launstein (l) for thus year’s Imvelo M.
▲ Nedbank Eswatini’s Managing Director (MD) Fikile Nkosi (r) yesterday presented Big Game Parks who were represente­d by their Operations Manager_Events Sponsorshi­p Coordinato­r Yolanda Launstein (l) for thus year’s Imvelo M.

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