■ Co-owner of SSA Ads in Gugulethu, Nicholas Xhonxa, centre, was named as the ABSA top small business owner student with the highest mark overall after completing the nine-month sponsored development programme offered by the Small Business Academy of the University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB), at a ceremony held on Friday November 18. He is with from left Gordon Sharman from ABSA, Magdeleen Swanepoel winner of the Most Improved Student category; Thuleka Duze, winner of the Business with the Most Potential category and Dr Marietjie Theron-Wepener from the university.