Nominations open for Businesswoman of the Year Award

"If you work with or know a woman who is an inspiring role model and is making a big difference in an organisation, put her name forward to be considered by our judges," says Kunyalala Maphisa, president of the Businesswomen's Association of South Africa, which stages the annual award event.

"This is a great opportunity to recognize the contribution that women are making in the business arena. We are hoping for a really strong range of entries this year from various industry sectors and from across the country."

South African residents

All nominees must be South African residents or citizens with their business interests in South Africa. In the corporate sector, nominees need to control an annual budget of at least R75 million, while in the entrepreneur sector, the budget must be at least R35 million with the nominee owning at least 25% of the business. In both categories, the nominee needs to have been with her organisation for at least three years.

Funds raised through the gala dinner will go towards the BWA's bursary fund that has distributed more than R500,000 towards deserving recipients for postgraduate studies in recent years. Individuals or organisations wanting to contribute to the bursary fund can also donate to this cause, the proceeds of which are spread amongst the association's eleven regions.