Erwic Awards 2020

WOMAN MENTOR OF THE YEAR

CELESTE LE ROUX – REACT 24

was The Excellence in Construction Award Winner and in 2018 the Black Excellence Award Winner (latter two awards from the KZN Master Builders Association). She currently serves as an Executive Board Member for the KZN Master Builders Association.  THOBEKILE NDLOVU – THOBETHULANI TRADING South Africa. With a national footprint, React24 renders bespoke specialist facilities and construction maintenance services to the residential, industrial, commercial and retail markets.Its clientele includes the more prominent and listed property companies within the South African property arena. “I consider myself a ‘market disruptor’ in challenging the norm and taking on such male dominance head on,” says the owner, Celeste le Roux. “Within my business I have recently invested in sending my administrative female personnel on the AMI (African Management Institute) Management Programme. One such female administrator achieved national recognition on the programme and showed the skill to take on new challenges within the business. I have recently promoted this particular administrative female to Portfolio Manager within React24. I am constantly investing in training and equipping my female black staff in education and encouraging them to further develop themselves.”  WINNER

R eact24 is a 100% black woman owned and oper- ated company. The business is registered in the construction sector and has BBBEE Level 1 rating. React24 has an employment equity plan in place. React24 is one of the few companies who cur- rently employs female black plumbers within South Africa. This has received favourable publicity for React24 in tertiary institu- tions within South Africa who have engaged in discussions with React24 to forge a working relationship for their apprentice students in the building and plumbing faculties. React24 employment equity plan is in sync with government’s regulations and for this reason the business emphasis is to employ, empower and equip black, previously disadvantaged individuals and women, especially within the built environment of South Africa. React24 is a specialist facilities and construction mainte- nance service provider to the Property Facilities Market within

T hobekile Ndlovu is the 100% black female owner of Thobethulani Trading and Impressing Designs. She is an award-winning contractor. In 2015 she was a acknowledged with the Best Woman In Contraction Award in KwaZulu-Natal, in 2017 she

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