{"id":4704,"date":"2025-04-11T09:20:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T07:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hconline.co.za\/?p=4704"},"modified":"2025-04-11T09:20:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T07:20:11","slug":"exxaro-market-day-opens-doors-for-local-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.highveldchronicle.co.za\/wp64\/exxaro-market-day-opens-doors-for-local-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"Exxaro market day opens doors for local businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>\u201cBeing here is more than selling\u2014it\u2019s about being recognised and connecting with a wider audience\u201d- Mr iSalute<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Exxaro hosted its annual CEO Safety Summit on Friday, April 11, 2025, bringing together all its mining operations and key industry stakeholders at the Birchwood Hotel &amp; OR Tambo Conference Centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Forming part of the summit was the Market Day Exhibition, hosted a day before, where 10 local businesses\u2014most from the Victor Khanye Local Municipality\u2014were given a platform to showcase and sell their products to over 2,000 attendees. The exhibitors who continued to sell at the big Friday event included Proud Monkey ZA, That Thing Holdings, Queenspower, Endumbeni Cultural &amp; Creative Arts Centre, SDM Gallery, Delply Softies, Be Bold Holdings SA, Bandile Harry Trading Enterprise, iSalute, and MoPoxy. They offered a wide range of goods, from designer clothing and sneakers to cleaning products, arts &amp; crafts, and jewellery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking to the publication, Exxaro Leeuwpan Business Unit Manager Ronald Teffo said the opportunity formed part of the mine\u2019s Social Impact Strategy, with a particular focus on Small, Micro and Medium Enterprise (SMME) Development. \u201cAt Leeuwpan, we believe true growth starts at the grassroots. Supporting our local vendors isn&#8217;t just good business\u2014it\u2019s how we build sustainable communities and unlock real, shared value,\u201d said Teffo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Newly appointed Exxaro Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ben Magara, who officially began his tenure on April 01, also highlighted the importance of empowering local entrepreneurs. \u201cDays like today\u2014during the CEO Safety Summit\u2014we invite the entrepreneurs we\u2019ve helped develop and fund. They come and showcase their work so our mines can see their services and potentially use them in their operations, or even recommend them to the greater society,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Magara added by sharing his commitment to supporting SMMEs, \u201cI\u2019ve been on the board for the past three years and was part of the team that approved the Social Impact Strategy. Now, as CEO, my role is to implement and execute it. We\u2019re putting more energy into ensuring our communities and suppliers grow into fully-fledged companies serving not only Exxaro but other industries too.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Magara concluded by encouraging aspiring entrepreneurs to engage with Exxaro\u2019s stakeholder forums and further encouraged existing businesses: \u201cIf you\u2019ve already started, work hard, differentiate yourself, and show how you add value\u2014to Exxaro, to your family, and your community. We will do business with you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking on the opportunity to exhibit, Shadrack &#8220;Shaddy The Artist&#8221; Ntiwane, founder of That Thing Holdings, who painted a portrait of the CEO and Leeuwpan BU, described the experience as a career highlight. \u201cThis has opened doors to networking, exposure, and growth. The support from Exxaro and fellow exhibitors has been overwhelming.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Queenspower founder Queeneth Sibande said the event reignited her passion. \u201cIt reminded me why I started and gave me renewed confidence.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Doctor \u201cMr iSalute\u201d Lubisi from Isalute Wear and Kollabo Street Wear also commended the opportunity: \u201cAs proudly local brands, being here is more than selling\u2014it\u2019s about being recognised and connecting with a wider audience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While walking around the exhibitors\u2019 stands, the CEO, accompanied by Exxaro Board Chair Geoffrey Qhena, was handed a surprise gift by Gogo Nosinky Mahlangu \u2014 a renowned Ndebele artist and recipient of the Order of Ikhamanga \u2014 during his visit to the Endumbeni exhibition stand. 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