KLCBT names their best for 2018

Competition was as tough as ever at the 18th instalment of the Kruger Lowveld Chamber of Business and Tourism (KLCBT) annual awards ceremony.

October 27, 2018

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MMC Presidents Award: Oupa Pilane, president of KLCBT; Hennie Snyman, retired CEO of former TSB Sugar; Stella Mthembu from RCL Foods and Louis Nel from MMC.

MBOMBELA – The 2018 banquet was held at Emnotweni Arena on Friday, October 19.

Special guests representing government departments, as well as members from the Mpumalanga Business Alliance and former presidents, attended.

The awards reward outstanding business achievements, sound business practices and recognise those who truly make a difference in the community.

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Only 10 awards were given this year, adding to their prestige.

Nine were contested and the MMC President’s Award was the only special award given this year.

This went to RCL Foods, formerly known as TSB Sugar, and was received by Hennie Snyman, retired CEO of the former TSB Sugar, and Stella Mthembu from RCL Foods’ Malalane Mill.

KLCBT cited its efforts in the early stages of land reform, as well as the 3 000 employees, countless individuals and businesses who depend on RCL Foods and the Lowveld sugar industry as proof of its huge and long-standing impact.

The other winners are:

The Protea Hotel The Winkler

Nedbank Retail and Business Banking Large Business Enterprise Award: Peet Mocke from Nedbank Retail and Business Banking; Simon Sutherland and Lebo Mgiba from Protea Hotel The Winkler, and TJ Maré, business chairman of KLCBT.

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LabourNet Nelspruit

Nelspruit Fasteners Small Business Enterprise Award: Sanel Uys and Almeri du Toit from LabourNet and Ferdi Bijzet from Nelspruit Fasteners.

The Protea Hotel by Marriott Nelspruit

Crossing Superspar Tourism Large Enterprise Award: Werner van Niekerk from Crossing SUPERSPAR and Garrick Grabe from Protea Hotel by Marriott Nelspruit.

African Savanna Travel

Unyati Safari Lodge

The Graskop Glass Lift was rewarded with the Tshwane University of Technology Innovation Award for taking local tourism by storm.

Tshwane University of Technology Innovation Award: Dr Annemarie Breytenbach from TUT, James Sheard and Oupa Pilane from the Graskop Gorge Lift, Sizile Ndlovu, vice chairman of Kruger Lowveld Tourism.

Sappi Ngodwana Mill’s Alien Invasive Plant Management and Development Programme

Halls Properties Alan Bachelor Environmental Award: Susan Slabbert from SAPPI Ngodwana Mill and Sabine Walker from Halls Properties.

This year Sappi also introduced its #CommunityMatters Award. Keeping Our Kids Clean, Care Buddies and SPCA Nelspruit were nominated, with each organisation receiving a cheque of R5 000. Care Buddies Nelspruit was named the winner.