Join the Rise & Thrive Breakfast and Durban July VIP experience with Sinayo Global
The Rise & Thrive Breakfast will take place at Radisson Blu Hotel, uMhlanga on July 4.
Sinayo Global, will be hosting two premier experiences during the Hollywoodbets Durban July weekend.
The events, the company said, offer an "unparalleled opportunity to engage with visionary entrepreneurs, industry trailblazers, policymakers, and cultural icons who are redefining Africa's future."
On Friday, July 4, they will host the Rise & Thrive Breakfast at Radisson Blu Hotel in uMhlanga that will focus on the excellence, resilience, and the unstoppable force of women leading the way in business, entrepreneurship, government, tech, the arts and other sectors.
Hosted by Babalwa Ngonyama, Sinayo Global CEO, and Norma Mngoma, the breakfast will have East Coast Radio's Carol Ofori as MC and Nonthetho Smith, co-founder of Uthingo Mills, as the inspirational speaker.
"This is your chance to be in the room with trailblazing women who are shaping the future — to hear their stories, learn from their journeys, and leave inspired to thrive in your own purpose," said the organisers.
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