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Africa-Press – Eswatini. <\/strong><\/span>Nkululeko Simelane(54), the Founder and Director of Pragmatic Wooden Things has been crowned as Shiselweni Regional Entrepreneur of the Year winner 2023.<\/b><\/p>\n

According to Government online platforms, the businessman whose company is based at Sibetsamoya-Hlathikhulu was crowned this week, by Manqoba Khumalo, the Minister of Commerce, Industry and Trade.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe purpose of the Entrepreneur of the Year Awards is to uncover and reward exceptional MSMEs regionally and nationally who are making an impact in their communities through job creation, innovation and economic growth.MSMEs are important to us as a Ministry and in line with His Majesty\u2019s remarks during His Speech from the Throne, MSMEs drive domestic economic growth and massive job creation. They also collectively contribute significantly to our country\u2019s Gross Domestic Product (GDP),\u201d said the Commerce Minister.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Eswatini<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Eswatini. Nkululeko Simelane(54), the Founder and Director of Pragmatic Wooden Things has been crowned as Shiselweni Regional Entrepreneur of the Year winner 2023. According to Government online platforms, the businessman whose company is based at Sibetsamoya-Hlathikhulu was crowned this week, by Manqoba Khumalo, the Minister of Commerce, Industry and Trade. \u201cThe purpose of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":28859,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,7,12],"tags":[234,248,249],"class_list":["post-28860","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-head-lines","category-policy","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-eswatini","tag-eswatini"],"yoast_head":"\nPragmatic Wooden Things Director Nkululeko Simelane crowned as Shiselweni Regional Entrepreneur of the Year Winner - Eswatini<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Nkululeko Simelane(54), the Founder and Director of Pragmatic Wooden Things has been crowned as Shiselweni Regional E ...\" 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