The Awards are jointly hosted by the Department of Trade and Industry, Brand South Africa and Proudly South African. Tsogo Sun, Old Mutual and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange are sponsors to the Awards.
6th Annual South African Premier Business Awards winners
The winners of the 6th Annual South African Premier Business Awards, aimed at promoting and encouraging businesses across all sectors to embrace transformation, were announced on Wednesday,
13 March at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg.
These Awards are hosted by the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti), in partnership with Proudly South African and Brand South Africa, to recognise and celebrate enterprises that contribute to the growth of the economy and development of our country.
the dti, Proudly South African and Brand South Africa congratulate the Awards winners and thank sponsors Tsogo Sun and the JSE as well as all companies that participated in the various categories.
The winners are:
Black Industrialist Award:
Afro-zonke Projects and Investment
Enterprise Development Award:
Saab Grintek Defence (Pty) Ltd
Exporter Award:
Saab Grintek Defence (Pty) Ltd
Investor Award:
Coega Development Corporation
Manufacturer Award:
J Bunyan Timbercraft CC T/A Timbercraft
Proudly South African
Jane Massey Trading RSAMade
SMME Award
Eco Smart
Ndoukhulu Hydraulic and Mining Supplier
Women-owned Award
CTE Investments (Pty) Ltd Eco Smart
Play Your Part Award:
Intercessor Army Franchising
Young Entrepreneur
Award: Bathu Swag (Pty) Ltd
MS GLORIA SEROBE RECEIVES LIFETIME ACHIEVER AWARD AT 4th ANNUAL SOUTH AFRICAN PREMIER BUSINESS AWARDS
Minister of Trade and Industry Dr Rob Davies tonight bestowed the Lifetime Achiever Award on Ms Gloria Serobe, Executive Director of WIPHOLD and CEO of Wipcapital, at the 4th Annual South African Premier Awards hosted at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. Ms Serobe has more than 30 years of experience in leading public and private domestic and multinational institutions.
The annual South African Premier Business Awards, held under the theme “Rewarding Business Excellence” are a key feature on the Department of Trade and Industry’s (the dti) calendar and celebrate national corporate excellence and success.
Minister Davies, in congratulating Ms Serobe said, “Ms Serobe has always reached for the glass ceiling, aiming to shatter it for herself and women after her. Her efforts over three decades aimed at transforming the national socio-economic fabric culminated in her establishing Women's Investment Portfolio Holdings Limited (WIPHOLD), an investment and operating company owned and managed entirely by black women. South Africans like Ms Serobe inspire the nation that when excellence is a way of life, success is assured.”
Minister Davies also announced the winners of each category saying they are “playing their part in building a competitive national commercial sector which contributes to the country’s growth and development objectives.”
The winners in each category are:
The Awards are jointly hosted by the Department of Trade and Industry, Brand South Africa and Proudly South African. Tsogo Sun, Old Mutual and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange are sponsors to the Awards.