Staff WriterRiver Valley Group of Companies Chief Executive Amb ProfSmelly Dubehas dedicated her award as one of the 100 Most Notable Africans given to her alongside the entity’s chairman Mncedisi Dube in Kigali, Rwanda recently, to President Mnangagwa She was honoured under the Most Notable Women Africa category, alongside her husband Engineer DrMncedisi Dubewho also joined other top African luminaries such as Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote “It serves as an inspiration and motivation for me as a woman business leader and us as the Rivervalley Group of Companies to remain focused and add value to our country’s economic revival agenda , i.e Vision 2030 and Africa’s Agenda 2063 “As a Group, we will keep on heeding the call by the President Dr
E.D Mnangagwa that noone, but ourselves can build the Zimbabwe, SADC and Africa we want Indeed, Nyika lnovakwa Nevene Vayo / llizwe Lakhiwa Ngabanikazi Valo,” she said The 100 Most Notable Africans Leadership andBusiness Summit 2025was held from 4-6 July 2025 in Kigali, Rwanda Among those honoured alongside Eng Dr
Mncedisi Dube and Prof Smelly Dube were Egyptian ace footballer Mohammed Salah, renowned investor Femi Otedola, DG WTO Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo of Coza Global, Victor Osimhen, H.E Malam Umar Namadi, Finance Minister Hon Prof Mthuli Ncube, Governor of Jigawa State of Nigeria, His Excellency, Rt Hon Dennis Idahosa,Deputy Governor of Edo State There was also the Deputy Governor of Cross River State; Nduka Obaigbena (Chairman Arise media group), Dr
Nimi Briggs, Chief Executive Officer of NIMPAT Group, George‑Kelly D Alabo, DSSRS, FNIQS, Executive Secretary, Border Communities Development Agency Dr Amit N
Thakker, EBS Executive Chairman, Africa Health Business, Nairobi, Kenya Senator Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia, Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, Office of the Vice President, among other luminaries The platform supports startups, innovators, and small businesses through mentorship and access to markets Implement community-based projects focused on education, healthcare, environmental conservation, and youth empowerment in collaboration with local and international partners and NGOs
It also offer leadership development workshops, executive training programs, and mentorship opportunities to empower emerging leaders and entrepreneurs Just a week and a half ago, Prof Smelly Dube was inducted into the prestigious National Excellence Hall of fame in Harare – an honor made once every ten years, over the successes of the Rivervalley Group of Properties that she leads as its Group Chief Executive together with her husband and the entity’s Executive Chairman Engineer Dr Mncedisi Dube At the ceremony held at the National Arts Gallery in Harare recently, Prof Dube was awarded the national gown of pride, legends and honor Source: Gemnation
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Source: Gemnation
