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Ivory Park youth leader bags an award By Dumisani Hlatswayo
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manda Nomnqa from Ivory Park has been awarded the Forbes Africa Young Achievers Award. The 2022 Forbes Woman Africa Awards winners were announced on the 9th of March this year. The event was part of the Forbes Woman Africa Leading Women Summit, which Mastercard presented. The 24-year-old youth leader has created business opportunities for young people in her community. Nomnqa plays a significant role in achieving youth policy-making with her youth advocacy, skills development, and activism, benefiting over 800 000 young people on the continent. She is the founder of Sheisbrave women empowerment and advocacy organisation. “I am extremely honoured to have received this prestigious international award. It’s such
an important award. To me, it means every other nominee for this award alignment, which is critical,” Nom- was as capable, if not more, of winnqa said. ning this award,” she added. “At times, we often focus on the goal Nomnqa said she faced several and results and forget how well an challenges on the way to success. But outstanding one is doing and mostly each challenge only strengthened her encouragement and inspiration to do and moulded her into today’s person. more. I am earnestly grateful for the Today she is a thorough global citizen recognition I have received for my and humanitarian who knows what work because I am very sure that she wants. A young leader who sets
her eyes on a goal and does not lose sight of it until she achieves it. “Winning this award would not have been possible without the support I have. I have continuously received support from my team, who are dedicated and focused on contributing to the vision of Sheisbrave. I am sincerely grateful to my support system for helping me reach a stage where I can proudly hold up this award as a mark of my achievement. I also strive to do more at my work,” she said. Nomnqa is involved in youth empowerment, entrepreneurship, education, and community development. She has impacted many young people and created business opportunities for them. Her advice to young people is simple: “Become the change you want to see, and that’s what I am doing and striving for daily in my initiatives and spaces that I occupy,” said Nonna.
Police looking for three suspects By Staff Writer THE station commander of the Ivory Park SAPS, Brigadier David Mbongeni Ngcobo, is calling on any member of the public with information regarding any of the three murders that took place within the policing precinct to please assist.
The precinct has had three murders since yesterday and, unfortunately, no suspect has been arrested in any of the incidents as yet. Last night a foreign shop owner in his twenties was attacked by an unknown number of suspects who gained entry by breaking the wall. Once inside they ransacked the
store, helping themselves to everything they disired, set the building on fire before escaping. The 26-year old store operator died as a result of smoke inhalation. The above incident follows hot on the heels of two murders, one in Kaalfontein where an unknown man was found dead early yesterday. His
Through her digital skills development initiative, Nomnqa has transferred proficient skills to increase employment opportunities and encourage business startups. She has since trained thousands of young people in South Africa and other African countries. About how the organisation’s name came about, Nomnqa said:” The strength and the courage of a lion define a female, the art of bouncing back regardless of what one has been through.” “Brave is defined as ready to face danger and to endure and hence the name was suitable to name the platform that will empower girls and women to become the best version of themselves through this strong and bold affirmation of Brave.” Founder of Imbizo Shisanyama MaZwane, who is Nomnqa’s mentor, said she plans to throw a party to celebrate the award.
the station commander of the Ivory Park SAPS, who also visited the scenes, is appealing for help in assisting the police in solving these murders. identity is not known, as yet,and he “Chances are one member of the had injuries on the head, while in public may have seen something, the another incident a 42 year old taxi identity of the killers, or the vehicle marshal was shot several times by they were using. Any of these bits an unknown person. The suspicion, and pieces of information can be of because of the nature of his occupa- help to us in our quest to bring the tion, is that this is one related to the perpetrators to book,” said Brigataxi industry related issues. dier Ngcobo. Brigadier David Mbongeni Ngcobo,