This year the awards were honoured by the presence of First Lady, Madame Tobeka Madiba Zuma, who announced the launch of her new foundation in aid of Cancer Awareness for African women.
"The calibre of these awards and the winners goes from strength to strength! It stands testimony to the success and quality of business and business people in South Africa today. On behalf of Topco, I would like to congratulate all winners on their awards and wish them much success over the coming year," said Ralf Fletcher, MD of Topco Media.
Winners in the Top Performing Company Categories:
Investing in People Award - Sponsored by IDT
Nedbank Group Limited
Alt-X Performance Award
1Time Holdings Ltd
Logistics Award - Sponsored by Kintetsu World Express
Foschini Group (Pty) Ltd
Innovation through Technology Award
Iskhus Power
Customer Focus Award
Kelly Group Ltd
Marketing Excellence Award
Cadbury (Pty) Ltd
Fast Growth Company Award
ESET Southern Africa
ESG Award
Kumba Iron Ore Limited
Healthcare Excellence Award
Lathi Tha' Eyecare
Pharmaceutical Innovation Award
Pfizer Laboratories Ltd
Manufacturing Excellence Award
Cape Precious Metals (Pty) Ltd
Business Education & Training Award
UCT Graduate School of Business
Diversity in the Workplace Award
SA Post Office
Winners in the Government Categories:
Top Government Agency of the Year: Growing Business
AIDC
Top Municipality of the Year: Service Delivery
Theewaterskloof Municipality
Winners in the Individual Categories:
Top Entrepreneur of the Year Award - Sponsored by Airports Company South Africa
Sharon Eades - Cape Precious Metals (Pty) Ltd
Top Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award - Sponsored by Mail&Guardian
Marco Broccardo - Eurocom (Pty) Ltd
Top Businesswoman of the Year - Sponsored by African Access
Anina Morley - I-Net Bridge (Pty) Ltd
Top Businessman of the Year Award - Sponsored by African Access
Chris Griffith - Kumba Iron Ore Limited
Winners of the Overall/Headline Awards:
Best Managed Company of the Year
Imperial Logistics
Top Performing Company of the Year - Sponsored by African Access
Kumba Iron Ore Limited
Lifetime Achievement Award
Raymond Ackerman - Pick n Pay
