16/10/2026
🏆 WE DID IT! OFFICIALLY A WINNER! 🌟🎉
I am incredibly humbled, honoured and grateful to announce that I have been named the WINNER of the Entrepreneur Category at the 2026 TransUnion Rising Star Awards! 🏆✨
What an incredible reminder that the seeds we plant through the late nights, sacrifices, hard work, faith and perseverance will eventually produce a harvest far greater than we could ever imagine. 🙏🏽❤️
For me, entrepreneurship has never been just about building a profitable business. It has always been about building with PURPOSE, creating opportunities, empowering communities and making a meaningful social impact.
Through Mzansi Business Services and Mzansi Empowerment Academy, my mission has always been to demonstrate that profit and purpose can coexist and that true success is measured not only by the revenue we generate, but also by the lives we transform.
What makes this recognition even more special is that I almost withdrew from the competition because I could not travel for judging week. However, the incredible Rising Star Awards team encouraged me to continue and went out of their way to accommodate me. That gesture speaks volumes about their genuine commitment to recognising and supporting rising talent. Thank you! ❤️
Above all, TO GOD BE THE GLORY! 🙌🏽
To my incredible team, clients, mentors, family, friends and everyone who has believed in this vision, this victory belongs to all of us!
Thank you to TransUnion Rising Star Awards, category sponsor Sage and all the sponsors and partners, including Absa, Biovac and SABC, for recognising professionals who are making a difference.
May this achievement inspire another entrepreneur to keep going, even when the journey feels overwhelming. Your hard work is not in vain. Your season of harvest will come! 🌱🌾
Here's to building businesses that don't just make money, but make a DIFFERENCE! 💚
Rising Star South Africa
