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AWARDS 2023
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FINALISTS
AWARDS
Sponsored by PepsiCo South Africa
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AWARDS 2023
Top Empowered Company: Fast Growth Black-Owned SMME of the Year Award
Foursight IT Nkome Incorporated NTGR Engineering Oakantswe Construction Projects ProcureSense Concepts (Pty Ltd INTERIOR DÉCOR Woodtech Concepts Quality Crate Manufacturing STC Freight Y-BRAND Sinayo Securities Triplo4 Sustainable Solutions
ORGANIZATION
Basadi - Group (Pty) Ltd Musetsho Law
Top Empowered Company: Sustainable Business of the Year Award
African Bank
Coca-Cola Beverages
South Africa
Sanlam
Sun International
Top Empowered Company: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the workplace of the Year Award
AMIS
Bombela Operating Company (Pty) Ltd
BP South Africa
Coca-Cola Beverages
South Africa
SibanyeStillwater
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Exxaro
ICAS
Mandate Molefi
RBS Insurance Brokers Sanlam
AWARDS 2023
Top Empowered Company: Digital Transformation of the Year Award
Top Empowered Company: Public Sector of the Year Award
Top Empowered Company: Education and Skills Development of the Year Award
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Brought to you by Africa International Advisors CEF Group Bombela Operating Company (Pty) Ltd FP&M SETA Liquid Intelligent Technologies Vhembe College Nestlé Foursight IT Solutions Khonology Liquid Intelligent Technologies Takenote IT
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African Bank
Babuyile TEG Exxaro SAB Rennies BCD Travel Sun International Dimension Data Sinayo Securities Merchants Kunene Makopo Risk Solutions (Pty) Ltd. SLG (Pty) Ltd Oceana Group Limited Schneider Electric
Enterprise
BP South Africa
Rhiza
Top Empowered Company:
and Supplier Development of the Year Award
Top Empowered Company: Socio Economic Development of the Year Award
Top Empowered Company: Job Creation of the Year Award
Top Empowered: Business of the Year Award Sponsored by Nedbank
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AWARDS 2023 Brought to you by
Exponant Schneider
Coca
Beverages
Sasol Schneider
Oceana Group Limited Sigma Connected IoDSA - The Institute of Directors South Africa Sun International WeThinkCode
Kunene Makopo Risk Solutions (Pty) Ltd.
Electric
Cola
South Africa
Electric
Top Empowered: Youth Development of the Year
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Methano Group Oceana Group Limited KP Cares Kunene Makopo Risk Solutions (Pty) Ltd. Sasol Merchants Nestlé Merchants Dimension Data EW SETA Exponant
Award
AWARDS 2023
FINALISTS INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Top Empowered Company: Entrepreneur of the Year Award
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Sakhile Nkambule Basadi Group(Pty)
Naseeha Dawood CARCROFT TRADING (PTY) LTD T/A CALTEX GATEWAY
Nritika Singh Isilumko
Lufuno Musetsho Musetsho Law
Abednico Mkhari NTGR Engineering
Nene Molefi Mandate Molefi
Andries Nkome Nkome Incorporated
Tebogo Moloi Oakantswe Construction and Projects
Alef Meulenberg Rhiza Babuyile
IT
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Mamela Luthuli TakeNote
Hantie J Plomp Triplo4 Sustainable Solutions
Kabelo Ncholo Y-Brand
Zinhle Thupana CEF Group
Dr. Felleng Yende FP&M SETA
Kamogelo Mangena City of Tswane
Babalwa Ngonyama Sinayo Securities
Tshegetsang Sebeela TEG
Jabu Luther Shungube Woodtech Concepts
Top Empowered Company: Public Sector Leader of the Year Award
AWARDS 2023
Top Empowered Company: Young Achiever of the Year Award
Top Empowered Company: Business Leader
the Year Award
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Dr. Abongile Qamata AfroCentric Health
Nthabiseng Kubeka Bombela Operating Companies (Pty) Ltd
Jumien Celwin Peceur AMIS
Parmi Natesan IoDSA - The Institute of Directors South Africa
Natalie Musonda Dimension Data
Dapo Adeyemo Khonology
Navlika Ratangee ICAS
Trishen Moodley Liquid Intelligent Technologies
Sereme Joel Maphaka Methano Group
Have a look at our mouth watering dishes hand picked for you this evening.
THE MENU STARTER
Indaba’s famous butternut soup topped with chive cream and croutons.
MAIN
A free-range chicken breast with a coriander crust served with crushed baby potato, julienne vegetables and a wild mushroom and chili jus
Mushroom & Fresh Herb Risotto served with Main Course Vegetables (Vegetarian)
DESSERT
Berry cheesecake served with a strawberry compote, Chantilly cream and drizzled with orange sauce.
THE JUDGES
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AWARDS 2023 Brought
ZAKHELE MGOBHOZI Founder & Group Managing Director, Modern Centric Holdings
THEMBELIHLE MBATHA CSOS Interim Chief Ombud, CSOS
TSHEPO NCUBE Managing Director: Head International Client Coverage, Absa
LUKE WOODHOUSE CFO Bonitas Medical Fund
LUNGILE DLAMINI Supplier Development Lead, PepsiCo South Africa
ZELDA HIBBERT Founder and Managing Director of Consulting & Coaching for Change
RUMISHA MOTILAL Managinf Director. Robit
REBECCA PHALATSE General Manager for Marketing & Communications for the Land Bank
MARIA COMBRINK Vice Chairperson, WIMSA
MICHELLE GOLOLO Corporate Affairs & Engagement Manager, L’Oréal
VINO GOVENDER Business Accountan, Trustee & Mentor
TARIRO MUTIZWA Regional Vice President - Africa AICPA&CIMA
MASEGO KHUTSOANE Founder and CEO of Procurementor
We thank each and every one of our judges for their contribution in making the 2023 Top Empowerment Awards possible.
JADE CHERIE WRIGHT Senior HR Business Partner, Transported by Maersk for India, Middle East and Africa
VUMILE MSWELI Founder of HESED Consulting
KHENSANI NOBANDA Founder & Group Managing Director, Modern Centric Holdings, Nedbank
CHARLENE GEORGE IT Consulting -Banking and Financial Markets, IBM
NOMAZIBULO TSHANGA CEO of Ziyana Group
NOAH DEBEILA President & CEO SMME Chamber of Commerce
GERALD MWANDIAMBIRA Financial Planning Entrepreneur, Author and International Speaker
Don’t miss out! Contact our Top Empowerment representatives, Lee-Ann Bruce & Justin Daniels to find out how you can be a part of the Top Empowerment Awards 2023. Lee-Ann Bruce Head of Brand lee-ann.bruce@topco.co.za Justin Daniels Project Manager justin.daniels@topco.co.za
WAYNE HARRISON IT Consulting -Banking and Financial Markets, IBM
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