Check Out the Zim Achievers Awards SA 2018 Nominees

Nominees for the 2018 South African edition of the Zimbabwe Achievers Awards (ZAA) have been announced. Organisers of the high-profile event announced over 60 nominees across 14 categories on Wednesday. Voting lines are open on Thursday 1 March for a month.

Winners will be revealed at a gala dinner scheduled for 7 April in Sandton, Johannesburg. WorldRemit, Fastjet, Africa Medallion Group and Zimbabwe Consolidators were unveiled as the sponsors for the forthcoming edition.

The awards ceremony, which includes a three course dinner, will take place at the Hilton hotel. Tickets are on sale; and the comprehensive three-tier ticket campaign, introduced last year, has been implemented once again. They are being sold exclusively for R650.

The Zimbabwe Achievers Awards, first introduced in the UK in 2010 has gone on to become a highlight on the community calendar, internationally; bringing together business leaders and innovators from all sectors to celebrate the successes and attainments of people of Zimbabwean heritage living in the UK, South Africa, the United States and Australia. There are also plans to take the awards to Canada and Zimbabwe soon.

Check out the 2018 nominees:

Large business of the year

Diaspora Infrastructure Development Group DIDG
W Consulting
Asakhe Consulting engineers

Small to Medium business of the year

Grown Organics
Magetsi Amagetsi
Gugu Intimates
Laureate Le Beauty Training
Strategies Migration Services

Female Entrepreneur

Gugu Nkabinde – Gugu Intimates
Lorraine Tatenda Marira – laureate le beauty training
Lorraine Sibanda – Michiko PR, Image & Consulting
Siphilisiwe Madonko – Pea’s Kitchen
Susan Granger – Nubian Queen
Nyakalo Valela – The Moisture Factory

Male Entrepreneur

Marcus Rance
Munyaradzi Nkomo
Tapiwa Njikizana
Bakani Ngulani
Simbarashe Chimhandamba

Professional of the Year

Tinashe Nyamudoka – Somelier the Test Kitchen
Sibonile Dube – Coca Cola Head of Communications
Chipo Mushwana- alpha code head of ecosystem development & strategy
Mandla Nkomo- Country Director Solidaridant Network Southern Africa
Tsitsi Hatendi-Matsika -Head of Retail Investment at Barclays Africa Group Ltd

Community Champion

Anele Ndlovu-Zim SA forum
Shepherd Wazara – Youth leader/Trainer
Dr Cindy Van Zyl- Medical doctor
Phephelaphi Dube- Director Centre for Constitutional Rights
Tawona M Ranganawa

Community Organisation

Zim Global Women
Youth Village Zimbabwe
Young Women in Business
Zim-SA Forum

Academic Excellence

Dr M Chapwanya- UP
Dr Colin Tinei Chasi –UJ
Dr. Musawenkosi Donia Saurombe
Rodwell Makombe – UFS Gwaqwa
Professor Tumai Murombo

Media Personality

Ancillar Mangena – Forbes/CBNC
Dorriane Sithole –Soweto TV/Havilla designs
Kim Jayde –MTV
Nkululeko Chunky Phiri – Actor

Sports Personality

Evans Rusike Maritzburg FC striker
George Chigova – Polokwane city keeper
Elvis “Bulawayo Bomber” Moyo – UFC fighter
Biselele Tshamala- sharks & Zim Sables

Young Achiever

Shamiso Kumbirai – Engineer and Global Sharpers Representative
Tyrone Magwagwa- Speaker/Author
Pauline Marere- Miss Universities SA
Rutendo Samakande- Head girl St Thithians /Tour de maths Paris contestant
Tinashe Chipako – Winner 2018 SA Institute of Civil Engineers

Music Artist

Yaka Yaka
Nadia Nakai
Bekezela
Queen Anna Eleven
Mr Kamera

Event of the Year

Oliver Mtukudzi Live in Capetown – Xtratime Entertainment
Financial Indaba – Johannesburg – Emergent Capital Partners
Jah Prayzah live in Johannesburg – Xtratime Entertainment
The Diaspora 1st edition – 263 nights

People’s Choice

Oliver ‘Najesca’ Siamboloka
Nadia Nakai
Batsirai Masvinge
Harold Moyo
T’mula
Winston Blujay ‘the instigator’