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Ekasinomics: Choice Spices & Herbs, beat 510 entrants to take the top prize.

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Zama Ngwenya is the 2021 winner of the SME Toolkit-Business Partners Ltd Business Plan Competition for Aspiring Entrepreneurs.

Ngwenya, the owner of a seasoning and spice business called Zama’s Choice Spices & Herbs, beat 510 entrants to take the top price.

Ngwenya won a R30 000 mentorship voucher and R30 000 in seed capital.

The entrepreneur started Zama’s Choice Spices & Herbs after the Covid-19 lockdowns forced her to close down her tourism business.

Through her online spices and herbs wholesale business, Ngwenya now sells her products nationally and has plans to approach local retailers to stock her spices
16 Mar 2022 4AM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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