Winners of the 13th Annual National Business Awards announced

"Excellence never comes easily or quickly," said Mathews Phosa - ANC veteran and former national treasurer - at the National Business Awards. "It takes dedicated leaders, ordinary people, a workplace culture, perseverance and hard work. Leaders who inspire and make new ways possible; people dedicated to improving or developing new skills; and a productive and ethical workplace culture that is committed to innovating and delivering the best quality product or service for customers. In total, it is about a mindset, starting from the top of the organisation that pushes for productivity and excellence in what we do."

This showpiece event took place on 19 November 2015 at Emperors Palace where this year's winners were announced. The National Business Awards' hashtag #SABizAwards was a trending topic in South African holding second rank for a duration of nine hours and 34 minutes. Congratulations to Nondu Mkhize for winning the social media prize sponsored by Tumi.

The National Business Award's winners for 2015 are:

ORGANISATION AWARDS

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• CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP AWARD
  Woolworths Holdings Ltd
  
• CUSTOMER FOCUS AWARD
  Capacity Outsourcing, a division of Adcorp Fulfilment
  
• DIVERSITY IN THE WORKPLACE AWARD
  Isilumko Staffing Solutions
  
• SUSTAINABILITY AWARD
  Alexander Forbes
  
• FAST GROWTH AWARD
  GoIndustry DoveBid SA
  
• INNOVATION THROUGH TECHNOLOGY AWARD Sponsored by ATNS
  Absa Life Ltd
  
• INVESTING IN PEOPLE AWARD Sponsored by Sizwe Medical Fund
  Group Five
  
• INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AWARD
  Bigen Africa Group Holdings

SECTOR AWARD

• TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS AWARD
  Super Group

GOVERNMENT AWARD

• TOP PERFORMING PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD
  South African Civil Aviation Authority

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

• TOP PERFORMING BUSINESS LEADER OF THE YEAR AWARD Sponsored by TUMI
  Dr Snowy Khoza - Bigen Africa Group Holdings
  
• TOP PERFORMING ENTREPRENEUR OF 2015 AWARD Sponsored by Liberty Corporate
  Mark Lu - Corex
  
• TOP YOUNG EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR AWARD (under 40 YEARS) Sponsored by Monash South Africa
  Dr Ayanda Vilakazi - Coega Development Corporation

HEADLINE AWARDS

• LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
  Eric Samson, Founder of Macsteel Group
  
• NATIONAL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARD
  EOH Holdings

Secrets to Success Conference to be held on 25 and 26 May 2016.

The Secrets to Success Conference, in association with the National Business Awards, will gather South Africa's business giants to reveal their proven formulas for success, under one roof. Attendees will learn how the National Business Awards winners have utilised customer service, diversity, sustainability, innovation - and more - to gain market share.

For more information about the conference contact Rose Setshoge | az.oc.ocpot@egohstes.esor | 086 000 9590.

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