South African businesswoman Rachel Kolisi took to Instagram to share that she achieved a milestone in getting her first award since her matric prize giving.
Kolisi shared that she had received a special award at the Sport Industry Awards which were held at Vodaworld in Midrand, Johannesburg on Monday, December 3.
Rachel won the Sport Lifetime Community Award.
āThe last time I received an award was my matric prize giving! š ā she captioned a series of pictures posted on Instagram.
āIncredibly grateful. And there is no way it would have happened without my @kolisi_foundation team, who are the most committed and hard working people Iāve ever met. Thank you #SIA2024 was an amazing night! Honoured to have been there, she added.
Kolisi made a special mention to her brother Joel, her forever plus one, who was her date for the award ceremony. For her big night, Kolisi once again worked with stylist Gina Bennett and wore a Style Rotate dress.
Kolisiās followers showered her with congratulatory messages in her comment section.
Denisetws49 said: āCongratulations to you Rachelā¦. What an amazing ambassador you are for our beautiful country.ā
Lincolnmali_ said: āCongratulations Rachel, this is well deserved recognition for the incredible community work you have been doing - keep flying the flag for community work š„š„š„ā
Other big winners at the Sport Industry Awards include; Springbok rugby player Ox Nche for Sport Personality of the year Award and soccer legend Lucas Radebe was honoured with the Sport Lifetime Achievement Award.