BY PRINCESS MAHLALELA
MBABANE– The Shiselweni Region closes the MTN Eswatini JA Eswatini Regional Business Tours in style.
According to JA Eswatini, they were Five winners with a tie in position one.
A total of 16 business ideas were presented before a panel of judges, where the youth defended their business plans and why they should be given the E10 000 seed capital.
The youth was further encouraged by the sponsor represented by Linda Dlamini to always look for information and learn new things to enhance their businesses.
Dlamini highlighted the importance of being relevant and using business language whilst making a presentation. This he said whilst encouraging the youth to utilize online platforms to improve themselves.
JA Eswatini Executive Director Phetsile Masilela, also congratulated the winners and thanked MTN for empowering the youth through out the Regional Tours where a total of 21 youth-led businesses were showered with E10 000 totalling to E210 000 under the 21 Days of Y’ello Care.
The Shiselweni winners are:
1. Gugu Magagula – Grow Pure
1. Simphiwe Gwebu – Nkosinamandla Services
2. Londiwe Ndlangamandla – Alakhe Egg Production
3. Bongani Makama – Grocery
4. Lindelwa Matse – Nail Expo
The next activity for JA Eswatini is the Business Shower which also takes the form of business presentations where deserving businesses will be awarded E10 000 seed capital courtesy of FINCORP, Taiwan Embassy, Imbeleko Fund, UNDP Eswatini and the Ministry of Commerce Industry & Trade.
