2002 – Gold Medal at Eskom Expo for Young Scientists National Finals.
2003 – South African Junior Water Prize Winner, RSA.
2003 – International Stockholm Junior Water Prize Winner, Sweden.
2003 – Speaker at International World Environment and Technology Conference, USA.
2004 – Winner of Woman in Water for Scientific Research Below the Age of 35, RSA.
2004 – Finalist in Shoprite Checkers Woman of the Year in Science and Technology, RSA.
2008 – Guest Speaker at the World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden.
2010 – Finalist in CEO Magazine, Most Influential Women in Business and Government award in the Agricultural Sector.
2010 – Keynote speaker at the inaugural Women’s Legacy Dialogue Event, RSA
2010 – International United Nations Environmental Program Seed Awards Winner. EU
2011 – Feather Awards Business Icon and Entrepreneur. RSA
2011 – Winner of the SAB Foundation Social Innovation Awards. RSA
2011 – International Green Awards for the Best Green Entrepreneur. UK
2012 – Department of Water Affairs Sector Awards recognition awardee for water conservation and water demand management. RSA
2012 – Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship.
2013 – EMEA winner of Global Social Venture Competition: London Business School. UK
2013 – Regional EMEA Winner of HULT prize: Hult Business School London. UK
2013 – Speaker at the G(irls)20 Summit, Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia.
2014 – Securing Water for Food Awardee: World Water Week Stockholm. Sweden.
2015 – Speaker at the United Nations Environmental Programme African Ministerial Conference, on Inclusive Green Economies for poverty reduction and sustainable development in Africa. Cairo, Egypt.
2015 – Speaker alongside Richard Branson at The Next Decade Event. London, UK.
2015 – Selected as one of the BBC Top 100 Women of 2015. UK.
2015 – Selected as one of the BBC 30 under 30 for 2015. UK.
2016 – Featured on the front cover of Forbes Women Magazine, RSA
2017 – Winner of the FAC Global AgriPreneur of the Year Award, Global Entrepreneur Congress 2017.
2017 – Speaker for World Intellectual Property Day at United Nations, USA.
2017 – Finalist in the Fairlady Women of the Future awards, RSA.
2017 – Closing speaker alongside Bill Gates and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Grand Challenges 2017, Washington DC, USA.
2018 – Inducted as an Ashoka Fellow.
2021 – Winner Standard Bank Business of the Year, RSA.
2021 – 2nd Place winner, Smart Mobility Datathon, RSA.
2021 – 3rd Place winner, SAB Foundation Innovation Awards, RSA.
2022 – Finalist Conscious Companies Award, RSA
2023 – Water Energy For Food Grand Challenge awardee, USA, Netherlands, Sweden, Germany, Norway, and RSA.
2023 – Veuve Clicquot Bold Woman Award Winner, RSA.
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