AfroCentric Health supports black-owned enterprises

Nonjabulo Madungandaba, Transformation Coordinator at AfroCentric Health and Lucky Nxumalo from Zwide Photos

The businesses will benefit from a collective commitment of R8m in a deliberate approach by AfroCentric Health to use its B-BBEE initiatives to forge stronger business relationships with smaller suppliers, and to assist them to grow their capacity, businesses and profits.

The Enterprise Development Programme, in which the group has invested just under R3m, has four beneficiaries, namely Eluthandweni Maternity Clinic in Gauteng's Ekurhuleni region; A' Dare Women's Wellness Centre in Mabopane; Xenia Information Technologies in the East Rand; and Karogano Trading and Projects in Soshanguve.

Sitting: Grace Khoza: Executive Director Group Branding, Marketing and Corporate Affairs (Afrocentric Health) and Hannes Boonzaaier: Director CFO (Afrocentric Health)

Standing (L-R): Nonina Diphoko (Eluthandweni Maternity Clinic), Ntombifuthi Nxumalo, Tshepo Mahloko (Black Ground Door (Pty) Ltd), Matome Welby Mathata (Karogano Trading and Projects cc), Lethiwe Nxumalo (On Point Mobile Spa (Pty) Ltd), Nombuso Nhlapo (Khwelanathi Personnel cc), Gugu Kheswa (Khwelanathi Personnel cc), Lucky Nxumalo (Zwide Photos (Pty) Ltd), Rich Mkhondo (The Media Writer’s Firm cc), Arusha Dasrath (Provision Research and Events cc)

Meanwhile the Supplier Development Programme, in which the group has invested just over R5m, includes seven beneficiaries. These are Black Ground Outdoor in the Midrand; The Media Writer's Firm in Bedfordview; T.L. Nursing Agency in Centurion; Provision Research and Events in Midrand; On Point Mobile Spa in Lyndhurst; Kwelanathi CC in Midrand and Zwide Photos in Soweto.