Thank you to Roselyn Charehwa, IWEC Past Awardee from Zimbabwe, who nominated Matsotso

Matsotso Vuso, Owner, Nyamezela Metering (PTY) LTD, www.nyamezela.co.za

Matsotso established her company in 2012 as a manufacturer and metering solutions company. They provide world-class metering hardware and software service that combine the best technology and talent. Their clients are municipalities and private sector customers in commercial, industrial mining, retail and residential markets. Her plan is to expand her solutions to the electricity, water and renewable resource sectors through diversifying product offerings, leveraging technology advancements and driving sustainable growth. She was recently appointed as the Chairperson of the South African Metering Industry Association.  She has been recognized several times for her leadership, achievements and excellence in her factory processes.

Matsotso does business in Zimbabwe, Swaziland and Mauritius.  Her goal is to expand to the rest of the African nations, Europe, UK, UAE and the US.

The Cape Chamber of Commerce has nominated our next awardee from South Africa who they had nominated as an up-and-coming company previously, knowing that Zakierah would develop into a company that would become an IWEC Awardee!

Zakierah Palekar, CEO, Active Raw Foods AKA Doggobone, www.doggobone.co.za

Zakira decided to turn her husband’s passion for providing nutritional, raw food for pets into a full-fledged business in 2013.  She had honed her skills previously working in an export company and learned many of the secrets to running a successful enterprise. The company has since become nationwide suppliers of award-winning raw pet food, have hosted an international symposium for pet nutrition and are constantly improving their methods of manufacture, storage, and delivery of products. They bought their own facility in 2018 and did some renovations to meet the requirements of the country’s health and safety regulations and moved into the new facility in March 2021.

The company currently does business in South Africa but would like to develop new markets in the coming years in Africa, UAE, Mauritius and Mozambique.

Congratulations to both of you!  We look forward to honoring you at our 2023 Annual Conference on Nov. 5-7th in Turin Italy.