Inyatsi Construction Group Holdings receives two nominations in this year’s SA Professional Services Awards 

Inyatsi Group Holdings and its CEO, Tommy Strydom, have both been nominated for SA Professional Services Awards, at the third edition of the event in February 2018.  Inyatsi was nominated as one of five finalists for the Best Firm in the Construction class of the Built Environment category, and Tommy Strydom was nominated as one of five finalists for the Professional of the Year in the Construction class of the Built Environment category Judges’ comment: “Tommy’s interview responses demonstrate a professional who can be a sterling example for many in the industry. His loyalty to Inyatsi is heart-warming in an industry where many are known to hop around, including a number of other award entrants.

That he counts not seeing his family often enough as a low demonstrates that he is a professional who prioritises work-life balance. Additionally, it is noteworthy that he represents the company and region at the World Economic Forum "  Judges’ comment: “Inyatsi Construction is a deserving recipient given that the company is carving out its niche in a market that is dominated by giant multinationals. Entities with African roots should be given recognition for daring to push boundaries particularly in these tough economic times. One of the most powerful statements we have seen in this cycle??? comes from their ‘respect for human dignity, individual advancement and teamwork’.

Tommy Strydom joined Inyatsi in November 2009. He is a graduate of Rand Afrikaans University (now the University of Johannesburg, or UJ) where he obtained a BEng in civil engineering and then furthered his studies at UJ.  Prior to his current position, he worked mostly for construction companies. In 1997 he started as a site engineer at WBHO before progressing to contracts manager at Lonerock Construction in 2007. Soon afterwards, his expanding expertise in engineering enabled him to join Inyatsi Construction in 2009 as a contracts manager, later becoming GM for South Africa and Namibia and then MD of Inyatsi’s Mozambique subsidiary, NCC. During this time, he also became director of Inyatsi Botswana before becoming CEO of Inyatsi Group. He currently represents the Inyatsi Group on the World Economic Forum, where Inyatsi is one of only 1000 companies worldwide that are members of this exclusive forum.    

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INYATSI CONSTRUCTION GROUP HOLDINGS is a construction company that specialises in infrastructure projects, including roads and earth works, civil work, bridge construction, buildings, storm water drainage, water reticulation, water treatment plants, sewer works, dams and reservoirs. Inyatsi Construction Group Holdings was formed in 2007 as the holding company of Inyatsi Construction and its regional subsidiaries.  The company has operations in Swaziland (where it is head-quartered), South Africa, Zambia and Mozambique, and registered companies in Botswana and Namibia. Inyatsi and all its subsidiaries are ISO 9001:2008 certified. It has completed the NOSA 5 Star Audit and was awarded four Platinum Stars. The company is named after the Swazi word for buffalo to capture the indigenous and hard-working heart of the company. ABOUT AWARDSFor more about the SA Professional Services Awards visit their website -  saproawards.co.za/ Press Release

The SovTech Dev Shop, an on-demand custom software development provider, today announced the launch of their on-demand software developer network. The Dev Shop offers a simple solution for enterprises and startups to submit their development requirements and have a dedicated team of experts designing & coding within a matter of days.

SovTech Dev Shop offers on-demand bespoke software development solutions to enterprises and startups of any size. With SovTech, customers can ‘Start A Project’ or speak to a project engineer, receive a fixed, monthly recurring or per hour quote within 24 hours and hire an elite development team of software engineers, business analysts, designers, project managers and testers within 5 working days. The Dev shop also offers full project consulting, strategic advice and marketing expertise services that can be bolted onto any project at any point in time.

SovTech realizes the difficulty companies face when recruiting and retaining talented developers as well as the added complexity to ensure that they have a cross-functional skill set to adapt to multiple projects in an ever changing and highly competitive business environment. SovTech provides companies of any size with an on demand software engineering team with a diverse range of skill sets dependent on the project at hand.

“There is simply no need to embark on the lengthy, costly and notoriously difficult hiring process, with SovTech you are equipped with a team of dedicated experts that will handle your software requirements from concept to launch” says head of the Dev Shop, Andrew Chouler.

The SovTech Dev Shop works with enterprises, startups, accelerators and governments to provide expert talent across web, mobile, ecommerce, enterprise and IoT platforms. It is the Dev Shops goal to be every company’s on demand and immediately scalable software development department. “We provide a new level of agility to our clients, as they have access to a pool of talent that can build and maintain what they dream of in a fraction of the time” Says SovTech’s CEO Gerald Neves.

Whether you are prototyping an app or building robust internal systems, SovTech’s local and international developer network and flexible pricing models give companies the freedom to digitize, automate and innovate ahead of their competitors.

About SovTech Dev Shop: The SovTech Dev Shop combines advanced pricing tools and an elite pool of software engineering talent to provide enterprises and startups with unparralled digital agility.  

Kigali, Lusaka and Dar es Salaam are open for business and are showcasing their future land and development plans at the African Real Estate Summit in Cape Town from 2-3 November 2016.

“We passionately believe that Africa is a continent of opportunity. With improving economies, rising populations, rapid rates of urbanisation and burgeoning middle classes, some African cities are expected to grow between 70-100% in the next 15 years.”  This is according to Mr Jean-Pierre Elong Mbassi, Secretary General of the United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG).

The UCLG Africa is the patron of the upcoming African Real Estate Summit in Cape Town - an international platform that will bring together the full spectrum of the continent’s real estate sector. The summit will assist African cities and governments in securing new international investment for economic development based around commercial real estate and infrastructure projects that will contribute to Urban Development Plans (UPDs).

Mr Mbassi adds: “it is our hope that the African Real Estate Summit can help African cities and local governments highlight the need for quality commercial and residential real estate that this growth creates. And in turn generate the partnerships and investments from investor groups, developers and operators to deliver on this worthwhile opportunity”.

The summit will provide an invaluable opportunity for investors, developers, landowners and the cities themselves to conduct business, sign contracts and develop the future cities of Africa. Alongside the Urban Development Plan City Showcase sessions, the two-day high-level conference will also offer private companies case studies and practical guidance on how to do business in new markets.

Leading African cities
The African Real Estate Summit has invited some of the top cities in Africa to showcase their UDPs in the form of models or presentations. This will allow for delegates and exhibitors to understand the future plans of developing cities and build business relationships with key city officials including: city managers, city mayors, city council members, town planners, town clerks, district officials and city and finance directors amongst others.

Some of the development opportunities to be showcased are in Lusaka, Kigali and Kigamboni in Dar es Salaam:

* The City of Lusaka’s vision is of an ECHO Garden City by providing a world class and competitive business and living environment by the year 2030. Lusaka will showcase the following urban developments and infrastructure projects:

• Chibolya Urban Renewal
• Grade Separation Junction improvement
• Dual Central Business District Development
• Industrial Parks Development

* The Rwandan capital of Kigali says its vision is to become: ‘The Centre of  Urban Excellence in Africa’ and will be showcasing:

• Nyarugenge: ‘‘The Green Financial Hub and vibrant Growth Centre of Kigali”
• Gasabo: ‘‘Diverse Employment Hub and Cultural Heartland of Kigali”
• Kicukiro: ‘‘Knowledge Hub and Green Gateway of Kigali”

* Tanzania’s capital Dar es Salaam will be showcasing the Kigamboni New City Master Plan, including residential, commercial, trade and business, industrial, educational, and tourism facilities.

The African Real Estate Summit is organised by Spintelligent, leading Cape Town-based trade exhibition and conference organiser, and the African office of Clarion Events Ltd, based in the UK. Spintelligent is well known for organising exhibitions and conferences across the continent in the infrastructure, energy, mining, agriculture and education sectors. Longstanding flagship events by Spintelligent include African Utility Week, East African Power Industry Convention (EAPIC), West African Power Industry Convention (WAPIC), Agritech Expo, DRC Mining Week and EduWeek.

UCGL Africa
The UCLG AFRICA is the umbrella organisation and the united voice and representative of local government in Africa. It is an institution that gathers 40 national associations of local governments from all regions of Africa as well as the 2000 cities that have more than 100.000 inhabitants. Therefore UCLG AFRICA represents nearly 350 million Africans citizens.

Dates for African Real Estate Summit 2016:
Showcase and conference: 2-3 November 2016
Location: CTICC, Cape Town, South Africa

Website: http://www.african-real-estate-summit.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ARES_Summit
Linkedin: African Real Estate Summit

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