Here are the winners for the Regional Business Woman of the Year Awards

The Businesswomen's Association of South Africa (Bwasa) has announced the Western Cape winners for the Regional Business Woman of the Year Awards.

The winners are Lesley Bam, who placed first in the Corporate category; Susan Hill, who placed first in the Social Entrepreneur category; Fabrizia Espost, who placed first in the Emerging Entrepreneur category; and Zakira Palekar, who placed first in the Entrepreneur category.

The four were selected after a process that included a thorough scrutiny of financials and two rounds of interviews, for at least 17 finalists across the four categories.