{"id":244069,"date":"2022-11-26T12:18:45","date_gmt":"2022-11-26T10:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=125360"},"modified":"2022-11-26T12:18:45","modified_gmt":"2022-11-26T10:18:45","slug":"access-bank-south-africa-announce-the-winners-of-the-2022-womenpreneur-pitch-a-ton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/access-bank-south-africa-announce-the-winners-of-the-2022-womenpreneur-pitch-a-ton\/","title":{"rendered":"Access Bank South Africa announce the winners of the 2022 Womenpreneur Pitch-A-Ton"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1 \">\n<aside id=\"republication_tracker_tool-2\" class=\"republication_tracker_tool clearfix\">\n<h5 class=\"adtitle\">Republish for Free<\/h5>\n<div class=\"license\">\n<p><button name=\"Republish This Story\" id=\"cc-btn\" class=\"republication-tracker-tool-button\">Republish This Story<\/button><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"license\" rel=\"noreferrer license noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nd\/4.0\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/access-bank-south-africa-announce-the-winners-of-the-2022-womenpreneur-pitch-a-ton.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/access-bank-south-africa-announce-the-winners-of-the-2022-womenpreneur-pitch-a-ton.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"message\">\n<p>Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Sandton, 25 November 2022: The winners of Access Bank\u2019s 2022 Womenpreneur Pitch-A-Ton, South Africa were announced at a glittering Gala Event held at Summer Place in Sandton on 17 November 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Access Bank SA CEO Sugendhree Reddy said, \u201cOn behalf of Access Bank SA, I\u2019m thrilled to announce the winners of our 2022 Womenpreneur Pitch-A-Ton. It was a challenging judging process due to the unbelievable innovation and creativity of all the entrants\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe announced the top ten finalists last week and today it\u2019s with great admiration that Access Bank names our Top Three winners.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>The top three life-changing business funding prizes to enable winners to grow their businesses are:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1st prize of R100 000 \u2013 Ninky Shuenyane: Village Water Filters SA<\/li>\n<li>2nd prize of R75 000 \u2013 Thabisile Hlongwane: Isibusiso Holdings<\/li>\n<li>3rd prize of R50 000 \u2013 Thandi Mkhonza: Prospero SA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The top ten finalists each receive a R50 000 voucher to use at the educational facility of their choice.<\/p>\n<p>The 2022 Womenpreneur Pitch-A-Ton South Africa process started on 1 August 2022, when some 3 000 entrants signed up. \u201cNarrowing the field to ultimately choose the three most worthy entrants was not an easy task, but it did show our panel of judges the sheer power and determination of women entrepreneurs in South Africa today,\u201d Reddy said.<\/p>\n<p>She added that Access Bank as a whole is proud to add Womenpreneur Pitch-A-Ton South Africa to its growing list of initiatives that support women in business. \u201cEmpowering women in small businesses continues to strengthen the entrepreneurial sector which is the backbone of any economy.\u201d Reddy continued, \u201c\u201cAs a women led organisation, Access Bank South Africa are proud to be a driver in the development of women entrepreneurs and tonight demonstrates our commitment to our idea\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brief synopsis of the winning businesses<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>First prize winner Ninky Shuenyane \u2013 Village Water Filters SA<\/span><br \/>\u201cOnly 64% of South Africans have access to clean and safe running water for daily use ,\u201d says Shuenyane. \u201cThe South African Human Rights Commission notes that Chapter 2 of the Constitution of South Africa provides that: \u201cEveryone has the right to have access to sufficient food and water.\u201d Village Water Filters SA\u2019s solution, the bucket water filter, cleans water to make it safe \u2013 a desperately needed solution for rural South Africa. Devices are approved by SABS and the World Health Organisation.<\/p>\n<p><span>Second prize winner Thabisile Hlongwane \u2013 Isibusiso Holdings<\/span><br \/>\u201cRoad curbs are made for the safety of motorists and pedestrians,\u201d says Hlongwane. \u201cTrading as iConcrete, we manufacture road curves, cover slabs and building blocks.\u201d iConcrete\u2019s aim is to be a one-stop shop in all concrete products and, in the next five years,plans to add paving blocks and lintels to the company\u2019s offering.<\/p>\n<p><span>Third prize winner Thandi Mkhonza \u2013 Prospero SA<\/span><br \/>\u201cProspero SA manufactures precast slabs and poles to develop structures at low cost for homes, back rooms, church halls, offices, storage rooms and even man caves,\u201d says Mkhonza. The company also manufactures its own lab-tested materials that use very little electricity, making them an ideal product for our environment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Like Reddy, the panel of judges \u2013 Leanne Manas, Fifi Peters, Matsi Modise, Sugendhree Reddy and Gugu Madlala \u2013 noted the drive and innovation shown by all entrants, and added their congratulations to this year\u2019s Access Bank\u2019s 2022 Womenpreneur Pitch-A-Ton winners.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_125361\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-125361\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?attachment_id=125361\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt width=\"1250\" height=\"833\" class=\"wp-image-125361 size-large lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/access-bank-south-africa-announce-the-winners-of-the-2022-womenpreneur-pitch-a-ton.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-125361 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/access-bank-south-africa-announce-the-winners-of-the-2022-womenpreneur-pitch-a-ton.jpg\" alt width=\"1250\" height=\"833\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-125361\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sugendhree Reddy, Ninky Shuenyane, Thabisile Hlongwane and Thandi Mkhanza.jpg. 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