Ambassador Uebert Angel honoured at Zimbabwe Business Awards in Harare

HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Presidential Envoy and Ambassador at Large, Uebert Angel, was on Friday honoured at the Zimbabwe Business Awards (ZIBA) held in Harare on Friday night.

Ambassador Angel pocketed three awards on the night, an Achievement Award in Business Leadership Excellence, a Lifetime Achievement Award in Philanthropy and Humanitarianism and another Lifetime Achievement Award in Christian Leadership and Ministry Excellency.

The ZIBA awards have been running for 12 years and have pledged “to continue celebrating those that are doing the most in their fields and contributing to economic growth in Zimbabwe.”

Kambucha Fresh Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd chief executive and founder Mr Eric Niyonsaba scored big on the night, bagging a total of six awards.

“I started this business on my own and now I have more than 300 employees thanks to the people of Zimbabwe who welcomed me into their country and helped my business grow. These awards are not mine, but ours,” he said.

Another businessman recently featured on Nehanda Radio’s business section, David Munowenyu, the owner of Discovery Ambulance Services, won the Fastest Growing Business of the Year award, and he thanked the President for his award.

“Through NDS 1 and Vision 2030, we were given a platform to build our economy through the ‘Nyika inovakwa nevene vayo’ mantra and this motivated me to start my own ambulance company that has grown rapidly over the year to be one of the leading ambulance companies in the country,” he said.

Champion College director and chief executive, Dr Tendesai Mushamba, won three awards. Dr Mushamba said his main thrust was providing and promoting excellent educational facilities in the country.

“We are investing heavily in education to complement what the Government is doing. There is a shortage of about 3 000 schools and as private investors, we want to bridge this gap so that everyone has access to quality education,” he said.

Geo-Pomona Waste Management company won two awards while its Executive Chairman and CEO, Mr Dilesh Nguwaya scooped two individual gongs.

Geo Pomona won the Company of the Year Award and Waste Management and Environmentally Friendly Organisation of the Year Award with Mr Nguwaya scooping the Businessman of the Year National Award and the Business Leader of the Year National Award.

Past winners of the ZIBA awards include include Chomi Makina of Moonlight Funeral Services, Divine Ndhlukula of Securico, Rebecca Chisamba of Mai Chisamba Show and Tinashe Mutarisi of Nash Paints Group, among others.

In October 20222, ZIBA founder and executive chairman Enrico Maverick revealed that they had introduced the Zambia Business Awards as well as the Dubai Africa Business awards as they spread their tentacles into the region and beyond.