Oliver BEE awards announced

“The success of the ‘Olivers' acknowledges, congratulates and celebrates the efforts made by local companies towards development of BEE and employment equity,” says Ralf Fletcher, MD of Topco Media.

Winners

• Top empowered company in basic industries - sponsored by Ukhozi FM - Trencon Construction
  
• Top empowered company in general industrials - Dormac
  
• Top empowered company in food & beverages - South African Breweries
  
• Top empowered company in retail - sponsored by Metropolitan - Esquire System Technology
  
• Top empowered company in media - Mercury Media
  
• Top empowered company in support services - KPMG South Africa
  
• Top empowered company in transport - Super Group Limited
  
• Top empowered company in financial services - sponsored by Business Report - FirstRand
  
• Top empowered company in ICT - Dimension Data
  
• Top empowered SMME - sponsored by FNB Commercial Banking - Transglobal Cargo
  
• Top empowered government agency & parastatal - Sasria
  
• Top black male entrepreneur - sponsored by National Empowerment Fund - Sibusiso Thabede - Lathi Tha' Eyecare
  
• Top black female entrepreneur - sponsored by National Empowerment Fund - Delores Kilshaw - Key Stationers
  
• Top young black entrepreneur - sponsored by Metropolitan - Nonkululeko Ntshona - Nonku Ntshona & Associates Quantity Surveyors
  
• Top black businessman - Benjamin Mophatlane - Business Connexion
  
• Top empowered corporate award - Trencon Construction
  
• Top empowered big business award - sponsored by Metropolitan - South African Breweries.

Judges

• Wiseman Mthimkuhlu - associate director, SizweNtsabula
  
• Judge Jali, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, chairman
  
• Nomahlubi Simamane, CEO, Zanusi Brand Solutions
  
• Dionne Kerr, chairperson, National Association of BEE Consultants (NABC)
  
• Zelphinia Mvula, BEE manager, Metropolitan Holdings Ltd
  
• Tyrone Naidoo, business development manager, BEE online
  
• Nomonde Mesatywa, acting chief director, BEE Dept of Trade & Industry
  
• Ralf Fletcher, MD, Topco Media.

For further information about the winners and the event, go to www.topco.co.za.