WATCH: Alberton City Shopping Centre empowers women
Female-owned start-up businesses won prizes valued at R20 000 and mentorship from Tol’thema.
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Alberton City Shopping Centre hosted a female-led start-up entrepreneurs’ event to close Women’s Month.
The gathering held on August 31 had the theme, ‘A doek is a crown for every woman’.
Female-owned start-up businesses in Alberton and the surrounding areas were encouraged to enter the prize give-away.
The entries were open between August 9 and 31, when the winners were announced. They received shopping vouchers, and those who did not make it, walked away with home appliances, all courtesy of the centre.
@albertonrecord Alberton City Shopping Centre manager, Lenita Cunha with a message of thanks for the successful event held at the mall.
Refliloe Mamafa won first place, getting a R5 000 shopping voucher. Happiness Bila was the first runner-up and received a R2 500 shopping voucher. Mpine Letlatla was the second runner-up and walked away with a R1 500 shopping voucher.
The centre’s manager, Pria Bhagwandin, and Lenita Cunha, the mall’s marketing manager, handed over the prizes.
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