Youthful entrepreneur and Director of Continental Plazas, a chain of retail shops in Gweru, Miss Sitholokuhle Dube was recently awarded as one of the 50 Pan Africa Changemakers of 2023 under the Youth and Community Impact Championship Development award by the Pan African Leadership and Entrepreneurship Development Centre (Paledec).
She was also awarded an entrepreneurial award together with 19 other youthful entrepreneurs drawn from across the African continent.
Miss Dube received the award at the 8th Pan African Humanitarian and Investment Summit which was held in Dakar, Senegal recently. The summit was running under the theme, Driving Positive Change and Fostering Prosperity in Africa.
The organizers of the event said the idea was to motivate youths in business to grow.
“At the Pan African Humanitarian and Investment Summit, we believe that progress begins with every step forward, no matter how small. Whether you’re an investor seeking promising opportunities or an advocate for African development, your presence and participation matter.
Africa is rising, and each step we take leads us closer to realising its full potential,” said the organisers in a statement.
Miss Dube, who also runs a successful grocery and cosmetics shop in Gweru and is a Director at River Valley Group, said she was very happy to be honoured at a regional stage.
She said she was born into a family of entrepreneurs and was following up in the footsteps of her parents, Eng Mncedisi Dube and Dr Smelly Dube of the River Valley Group of Companies.
“Being born into a family of business people I decided to follow the same path and I have learned a lot from my parents in terms of how to become an entrepreneur. I am grateful for their support and encouragement and l am inspired and motivated to do more and contribute to the growth of our economy Zimbabwe and also towards growing the regional economy in the process.”#The Sun
