Awards Winners & Finalists 2025
- TOP EMPOWERED COMPANY: FAST GROWTH BLACK-OWNED SMME OF THE YEAR AWARD
- TOP EMPOWERED COMPANY: PUBLIC SECTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD
- TOP EMPOWERED COMPANY: ENTERPRISE AND SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT OF THE YEAR AWARD Sponsored by Nedbank
- TOP EMPOWERED COMPANY: DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION IN THE WORKPLACE OF THE YEAR AWARD
Big Eye Minerals & Energy
TCTS AUTOBODY
Walace & Green
AND 310 EMS Projects (Pty) Ltd
Mlambo & Associates EconoBEE
Blu Water Technologies
Maphikwana Group (Pty) Ltd
Trade Capital Finance
Vantage Advisory
Tshinwelo Innovative Business Solutions
Muncho
Bubbly Agent
Ambesha Africa
Bono Property Group – WINNER
Insurazo Risk Partners (Pty) Limited
Community Schemes Ombud Service (CSOS)
Ethekwini Municipality
South African Revenue Service (SARS) – WINNER
Breede Valey Local Municipality
Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority
Mondi Zimele (Pty) Ltd – WINNER
City Lodge Hotels Ltd
Isanti Glass
Liquid Inte ligent Technologies
Icebolethu Group
Siyanqoba Ngamandla Holdings
HG Traveling Services
Nexia SAB&T
Shared Value Africa (SVA) & Shift Impact Africa
Pamodzi Unique Engineering
VEA Road Maintenance
RCPM Industries
Ethekwini Municipality
Schneider Electric -WINNER
Sanofi
Y-Brand
- TOP EMPOWERED COMPANY: SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARD
- TOP EMPOWERED COMPANY: YOUTH DEVELOPMENT OF THE YEAR AWARD Sponsored by Nedbank
- TOP EMPOWERED COMPANY: SOCIO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE YEAR AWARD
- TOP EMPOWERED: LIFETIME ACHIEVER OF THE YEAR AWARD
Nestlé ESAR – WINNER
Schneider Electric
Isanti Glass – RUNNER UP
Tyrec (Pty) Ltd
Merchants
Gordon Carbon Solutions
Provest Cementitious Products (Pty) Ltd
Nexia SAB&T
RedM Professional Services (Pty) Ltd
City Lodge Hotels Ltd
Sanlam Life – WINNER
Geeks4Learning (PTY) Ltd
Merchants
HomeComing Events
Pamodzi Unique Engineering
Youth Bridge Trust
MBVIT
Schneider Electric
Liquid Intelligent Technologies
SLG (Pty) Ltd
Mondi Zimele (Pty) Ltd
Nexia SAB&T
Ntiyiso Consulting Group
Sasol Limited – WINNER
Isanti Glass
Oceana Group Limited
Liquid Intelligent Technologies
AECI
Honourable Minister Enoch Godongwana – Minister of Finance for South Africa
- TOP EMPOWERED COMPANY: DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF THE YEAR AWARD
- MUNICIPAL WOMEN LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE AWARD SPONSORED by SALGA
- Nedbank Oliver Top Empowerment Legends 2025
- TOP EMPOWERED COMPANY: JOB CREATION OF THE YEAR AWARD
Vaxowave – WINNER
Old Mutual
Tshinwelo Innovative Business Solutions
Konica Minolta South Africa
South African Revenue Service (SARS)
Boxfusion
Limitles Engineer, trading as BUY BRICS+
Clr. Queen Xulu – uMlalazi Municipality
Clr. Mamedupe Teffo – Capricorn District Municipality
Clr. Nondumiso Buda – Frances Baard Municipality
Clr. Nomvuyo Patricia Mposelwa – Joe Gqabi District Municipality
Clr. Tunyiswa Manxila-Nkamisa – Mnquma Municipality
Clr. Zukiswa Ndevu – uMzimvubu Municipality
Ald. (Dr.) Elna von Schlicht – Cape Winelands Municipality
Ald. Antoinette Steyn – Breede Valey Municipality
Ald. Jacqulique von Brandis – George Municipality
bp Southern Africa
Foursight IT
FoodBev
Manufacturing SETA
Methano Group
National Housing Finance Corporation
TotalServe Group (Property and Facilities Management)
Siyanqoba Ngamandla Holdings
AND 310 EMS Projects (Pty) Ltd
Afrizan People Inteligence (Pty) Ltd
Trade Capital Finance
City Lodge Hotels Ltd
Geeks4Learning (Pty) Ltd – WINNER
Merchants
Royal Mndawe Holdings (Pty) Ltd T/A ROMH Consulting
HomeComing Events
Bubbly Agent
MBVIT
Y-Brand
- TOP EMPOWERED COMPANY: EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT OF THE YEAR AWARD
- TOP EMPOWERED: PUBLIC SECTOR LEADER OF THE YEAR AWARD
- RICHARD FLETCHER ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR AWARD
- TOP EMPOWERED: YOUNG ACHIEVER OF THE YEAR AWARD (UNDER 40)
Mondi Zimele (Pty) Ltd – WINNER
Nestlé ESAR
Provest Cementitious Products (Pty) Ltd
Sasol Limited
Sanlam Life
Reverside Software Solutions Pty Ltd
Merchants
Dentsu
Royal Mndawe Holdings (Pty) Ltd T/A ROMH Consulting
Konica Minolta South Africa
Kedibone Phetla – Community Schemes Ombud Service (CSOS)
Musa Mbhele – Ethekwini Municipality
Edward Kieswetter – South African Revenue Service (SARS) – WINNER
Raymond Esau – Breede Valey Local Municipality
Thato Ramaili – Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority
Trinisha Govender – TCTS AUTOBODY
Kushela Naidoo – Walace & Green
Nqobile Valentia Mkhabela – Siyanqoba Ngamandla Holdings
Ntombi Mlambo – Mlambo & Associates
Alan Maphanga – EconoBEE Hulisani Khorommbi – Blu Water Technologies
Joe Asamoah – Trade Capital Finance
Luncedo Mtwentwe – Vantage Advisory Phathutshedzo Madima – Tshinwelo Innovative Business Solutions
Uthman Omarjee – Muncho
Trudy Mkansi – Ambesha Africa
Patricia Tshitema – Bono Property Group – WINNER
Kabelo Ncholo – Y-Brand
Kume Luvhani – Vaxowave
Beverley Siwisa – Afrizan People Inteligence (Pty) Ltd – WINNER
Ntombi Mlambo – Mlambo & Associates
Luncedo Mtwentwe – Vantage Advisory
Cressundra Alves – Reverside Software Solutions Pty Ltd
Dimakatso Masiteng – NYDA
- TOP EMPOWERED: BUSINESS LEADER OF THE YEAR AWARD
- TOP EMPOWERED COMPANY: BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARD Sponsored by Nedbank
Nely Ndlovu – Mondi Zimele (Pty) Ltd
Funani Mojono – Provest Cementitious Products (Pty) Ltd
Pieter du Plessis – Isanti Glass
Roxana Ravjee – Dentsu
Katlego Malatji – HomeComing Events
Sindisiwe Dlamini – Pamodzi Unique Engineering – WINNER
Thandeka Mngomezulu – TotalServe Group (Property and Facilities Management)
Prakshna Velter – The Gordon Group – Migraine Welness Clinic
Thoko Tshabalala – VEA Road Maintenance
Alex Mabunda – Ntiyiso Consulting Group
Ayisha Zange – Nexia SAB&T
Dr Nomfundo Mcoyi – Icebolethu Group
SLG (Pty) Ltd
Ntiyiso Consulting Group
Sanlam Life
Oceana Group Limited – WINNER
Isanti Glass – RUNNER UP
ICT-Works (Pty) Ltd
Mashudu Tinyiko Consulting
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