Harry Monkey Unanimously Voted as the Winner of iloveza.com's First After Fajr Grind Awards for SMMEs
AFGAs 2020 - Run by an SMME for SMMEs
In the First Ever Animated Digital Awards Ceremony for an SMME Competition, Nabihah and Ziyaad Plaatjes, founders of iloveza.com appeared on the screen for a few minutes before they changed into Samsung's AR Emoji look-a-likes to host the Awards Ceremony for the inaugural After Fajr Grind Awards on Thursday 24 September 2020.
The Awards which celebrates SMMEs around South Africa for "Working Hard After Dawn" (translation of After Fajr Grind) was conceptualised during one of the toughest times South Africa has faced with the national lockdown regulations.
iloveza.com used their platform once again to uplift, empower and assist SMMEs through the lockdown period by offering them Digital Marketing and Advertising to keep their brands alive.
The Competition was run over 4 months from 1 June to 24 September 2020.
Entries rolled in from far and wide, across South Africa from 1 June to 31 July 2020. The public was asked to voted for their favourite SMMEs over the month of August, and on September 15 the Top 20 Finalists were announced.
The four judges; Dr Zaheera Jina Asvat, Selloane Maletsatsi Moleli, Raees Kajee, and Christel Michel-Kruger with iloveza.com founders Nabihah and Ziyaad, scored each SMME on their Impact on Society, Longevity / Sustainability, Originality, and whether they (the judges) as a consumer would use the SMME's product/ service.
The public's votes were also taken into account to give a more holistic decision. Finalists were also asked to submit a short video to encourage the public to vote for them.
iloveza.com have once again set the standard high in the Digital Media, Marketing and Advertising world, with their Virtual Awards Ceremony.
The Awards ceremony was opened and closed with a prayer from Ruqayya Paruk and Luqman Issadeen respectively.
Prizes were given away to the public who voted for their favourite SMME.
Gregg Pettigrew and Saajida Lambat were the two lucky voters who won prizes from Starburst Promotions and Krispy Kreme South Africa respectively.
The judges also didn't go empty handed, as they received gifts from MasterDrive and For the Love of Burfee.
iloveza.com wanted to reward more of the SMMEs, so they added a few Category Awards into the mix as well.
JNPR received a prize from Showtime Management when they won the Category of the Highest Impact on Society.
Wonderbooks won the Most Sustainable SMME Award, and received a prize from The Party Planner.
SecretEATS was crowned the Most Original SMME, and walked away with a prize from Starburst Promotions.
LuLu's Bakery pipped the other SMMEs at the post to receive the Most Public Votes Award, and was rewarded with a prize from Krispy Kreme South Africa.
The Top 3 Winners shared the grand prize of Half a Million Rand worth of Digital Marketing and Advertising from iloveza.com
LA Consulting Engineers was named the 1st Place Runner-Up, and Crochet For Days took home the 2nd Place Runner-Up Award.
Together with the R39 900 worth of Digital Marketing and Advertising which each finalist received, LA Consulting Engineers will be receiving a further R147 600 worth of Digital Marketing and Advertising and Crochet For Days will be receiving a further R91 800 worth of Digital Marketing and Advertising from iloveza.com.
Harry Monkey was crowned the Winner of the 2020 After Fajr Grind Awards. Founder of Harry Monkey, Mohamed Rimaan Ahmed received a seat to the upcoming SingularityU South Africa Virtual Summit valued at R8000, and will be receiving R247 200 worth of Digital Marketing and Advertising from iloveza.com.
Ziyaad had this to say about the Awards:
"The competition was tough, with all the SMMEs who entered, each bringing their own style and skills but the judges unanimously voted Harry Monkey the winner. Harry Monkey scored high in all the categories; Impact on Society, Longevity / Sustainability, Originality, Public Votes, and of course all the Judges said they would love to try the products."
The Digital Ceremony ended with a video montage of over 200 people showing their love for ZA, which included many well known local and international personalities, and has been named the #ILoveZAChallenge
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Nabihah Plaatjes is the Co-Founder of iloveza.com. She is an Award-Winning Entrepreneur, Change Agent, Published Contributing Author, Journalist, Marketing and Social Media Specialist, a Bachelor of Arts graduate, and has been writing since the age of 9. Nabihah is passionate about Brand Awareness and Brand Loyalty and uses her knowledge in these fields together with her copywriting, editing and proof-reading skills to bring brands to life. iloveza.com is a primary example of how she can build your brand. Find her at: Instagram: @nabihah_dp / @ilovezacom Twitter: @nabihahd / @ilovezacom Facebook: iloveza.com LinkedIn: Nabihah Plaatjes / iloveza.com YouTube: iloveza.com SoundCloud: iloveza.com E-mail: nabihah@iloveza.com |
