Calling for Women of the Year nominations

The closing date for nominations for the newly announced Shoprite Checkers Women of the Year Award is Friday, 30 April 2010, and people who would like to nominate candidates can visit their nearest Shoprite or Checkers store to collect entry forms. The awards will be announced at a gala evening in July at Emperors Palace in Gauteng, which will be broadcast on Monday 9 August on M-Net.

15 Apr 2010

Head of the best performing Gauteng township school, Ivory Park Secondary School, Edith Mamosebo says literacy is the key to our future.

The awards are for exceptional and visionary women who have achieved in their own fields with determination and foresight to make an impact on the future of South Africans. There are five categories - Health Care-Givers; Educators; Corner Shop to Big Business Makers; Good Neighbours and Youth Movers.

This year will also honour an esteemed South African who during her or his lifetime has inspired generations. The public will be asked to nominate the Lifetime Achiever who will receive R100 000 to donate to a cause which the recipient believes will better the lives of South Africans.

The winners will be awarded with individual prize money and there will be a R100 000 towards the work that these winners do to impact positively on the future of the country.

Download entry forms from the website www.womenoftheyear.co.za, email or tel +27 (0) 21 980 4285.