AWARDS FINALISTS 2017
FAST GROWTH BLACK-OWNED SMME AWARD
Calvin & Family Group
Giscoe
Koen & Associates Architecture
LA Consulting Engineers
NVT Communications
Silulo Ulutho Technologies
Usizo Engineering
Yourself Management
SED (SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT) AWARD
Britehouse SSD
K.Carrim Group
McKinsey & Company
Multichoice South Africa Holdings
Vitrovian
Volkswagen South Africa
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AWARD
Anglo American Platinum
Britehouse SSD
DG Store SA
Elgin Brown & Hamer
McKinsey & Company
Multichoice South Africa Holdings
Palabora Mining
Scan Display Solutions
Volkswagen South Africa
ENTERPRISE & SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT AWARD
Elgin Brown & Hamer
EnSafrica
K.Carrim
Multichoice South Africa Holdings
Sun International
Volkswagen South Africa
TOP EMPOWERED PUBLIC SERVICE LEADER OF THE YEAR AWARD
Maphefo Anno-Frempong – Transport Education & Training Authority
Mothobi Edward Mothobi – North West Parks Board
Phathiswa Fotoyi – Transnet
Poncho Mokaila – Department of Rural, Environment & Agricultural Development
Xolile George – South African Local Government Association (SALGA)
TOP EMPOWERED YOUNG ACHIEVER AWARD (UNDER 40 YEARS)
Brodwen Koen – Koen & Associates Architecture
Connie Mdladla – Khaas Logistics
Mr Lita Mbokotho – Tsori Capital
Siphiwe Mgandela – DG Store SA
TOP EMPOWERED BUSINESS LEADER OF THE YEAR AWARD
David Masondo – Automotive Industry Development Centre
Faith Khanyile – WDB Investment Holdings
Jay Ramnundlall — Richfield Graduate Institute of Technology
Johanna Mukoki – Travel with Flair
Khalid Abdulla – African Equity Empowerment Investments
Lindiwe Mtsweni – Vitrovian
TOP EMPOWERED BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARD
Adenco Construction
Dolphin Coast Landfill Management
Esquire System Technologies
McKinsey & Company
Multichoice South Africa Holdings
Richfield Graduate Institute of Technology
Travel with Flair
WDB Investment Holdings
Woodford Group
DIVERSITY AWARD
DG Store SA
Dolphin Co
ast Landfill Management
Empire Technology
Isilumko Staffing Solutions
Praxis Computing
JOB CREATION AWARD
Coega Development Corporation
Isilumko Staffing Solutions
Adenco Construction
Go Big Construction
TOP EMPOWERED PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD
Automotive Industry Development Centre
City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality
Freedom Park
North West Parks Board
Project Isizwe
South African Civil Aviation Authority
The Playhouse Company
TOP EMPOWERED ENTREPRENEUR OF 2017 AWARD
Asgar Mahomed & Mahomed Cassim – Esquire System Technologies
Calvin Mathibeli – Calvin & Family Group
Connie Mdladla – Khaas Logistics
Kabelo Ncholo – Yourself Management
Kershen Pillay – Masifunde Training Centre
Nomfundo Mcoyi – Icebolethu Group
Shaun Clive Quarmby – DG Store SA
Vino Govender – LA Consulting Engineers
AWARDS CATEGORIES
Top Empowered Fast Growth Black-Owned SMME Award
Annual revenue must be R5 to R35 million. The award is open to SMMEs with a positive year-on year turnover growth of 20% in the last financial year. You must have been operational for more than two years with a Level 1 – 4 scorecard, or 50.1% black ownership. You should be able to demonstrate strong commitment to the seven pillars of empowerment.
Top Empowered SED Award
Annual revenue must exceed R35 million. The award winner will have improved the living conditions of disadvantaged black communities, with an emphasis on rural development. You need to be able to demonstrate the effect of your SED efforts; both on community upliftment and organisational performance.
Top Empowered Enterprise and Supplier Development Award
Annual revenue must exceed R35 million. As with the SED Award, this award will go to an organisation that has improved the living conditions of disadvantaged black communities, with an emphasis on rural development.The judges will be looking for organisations that can clearly and effectively demonstrate the success of their efforts.
Top Empowered Diversity Award
Annual revenue must exceed R35 million. The award will go to an organisation that demonstrates strong commitment to raising awareness of equality and diversity issues, from both an employment and service provision aspect. This commitment needs to be supported by organisational initiatives, policies and practices that create a diverse and inclusive workforce.
Top Empowered Job Creation Award
Annual revenue must exceed R35 million. The winner will have contributed positively toward the alleviation of poverty in South Africa, through the sustainable creation of meaningful employment. Entrants must outline how they have provided eligible participants with meaningful work experience that demonstratively improves their employment prospects.
Top Empowered Skills Development Award
Annual revenue must exceed R1 billion. The award recognises intensive learnerships and skills programmes that support,
for example, youth development. Entrants for this award should invest 2% of their payroll on skills development for black employees and demonstrate sustainable skills development programmes or policies with successful outcomes.
Top Empowered Entrepreneur of 2017 Award
Your organisation’s annual revenue must exceed 10 million.The award will go to a visionary leader demonstrating excellence and drive in their field. To enter this category, your organisation must employ more than five people and have been operational for more than two years. It should also show significant year-on-year growth.
Top Empowered Business Leader of the Year Award
Your organisation’s annual revenue must exceed R35 million. The winner will be able to demonstrate how he/she has successfully implemented and driven the strategies of B-BBEE within enterprise development, socio-economic development, skills development, and employment equity.
Top Empowered Young Achiever Award
Your organisation’s annual revenue must exceed R35 million.This award highlights the outstanding achievements of a young black executive, under the age of 40 years, who can clearly and effectively demonstrate an outstanding contribution to their organisation’s success and performance through innovative strategies and solutions.
Top Empowered Public Service Award
This award honours national or provincial government departments, parastatals or agencies that effectively demonstrate the highest level of black economic empowerment, from staff to suppliers, through programmes and policies. An important factor is measurable and accountable leadership committed to developing previously-disadvantaged individuals through programmes and policies..
Top Empowered Public Service Leader of the Year Award
This award recognises public service leaders in national, provincial or local government departments, parastatals or agencies, who have achieved outstanding results in the last year; through financial management, environmental and sustainable development, meeting targets, positive contributions to the economy, and innovation in fulfilling their service delivery mandate. Individuals under administration will not be eligible to enter.
Top Empowered Business of the Year Award
Annual revenue must exceed R100 million. The award will go to an organisation that best demonstrates excellence in all spheres of the general criteria and seven pillars of empowerment. An improvement in financial performance and the organisation’s empowerment status will hold a high weighting for the Judges. Organisations in this category must hold a Level 1, 2 or 3 BEE scorecard.
Lifetime Achievement Award
This prestigious award, the highlight of the evening, will honour an individual who has contributed in a profound way to black economic empowerment during the course of his or her career. Nominations for this award will also include those put forward by the Topco Media editorial team and the panel of external Judges.Previous recipients Previous recipients include President Thabo Mbeki, former President of the Republic of South Africa and Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan,, to name but two.
Top Empowered Fast Growth Black-Owned SMME Award
Annual revenue must be R5 to R35 million. The award is open to SMMEs with a positive year-on year turnover growth of 20% in the last financial year. You must have been operational for more than two years with a Level 1 – 4 scorecard, or 50.1% black ownership. You should be able to demonstrate strong commitment to the seven pillars of empowerment.
Top Empowered SED Award
Annual revenue must exceed R35 million. The award winner will have improved the living conditions of disadvantaged black communities, with an emphasis on rural development. You need to be able to demonstrate the effect of your SED efforts; both on community upliftment and organisational performance.
Top Empowered Enterprise and Supplier Development Award
Annual revenue must exceed R35 million. As with the SED Award, this award will go to an organisation that has improved the living conditions of disadvantaged black communities, with an emphasis on rural development.The judges will be looking for organisations that can clearly and effectively demonstrate the success of their efforts.
Top Empowered Diversity Award
Annual revenue must exceed R35 million. The award will go to an organisation that demonstrates strong commitment to raising awareness of equality and diversity issues, from both an employment and service provision aspect. This commitment needs to be supported by organisational initiatives, policies and practices that create a diverse and inclusive workforce.
Top Empowered Job Creation Award
Annual revenue must exceed R35 million. The winner will have contributed positively toward the alleviation of poverty in South Africa, through the sustainable creation of meaningful employment. Entrants must outline how they have provided eligible participants with meaningful work experience that demonstratively improves their employment prospects.
Top Empowered Skills Development Award
Annual revenue must exceed R1 billion. The award recognises intensive learnerships and skills programmes that support,
for example, youth development. Entrants for this award should invest 2% of their payroll on skills development for black employees and demonstrate sustainable skills development programmes or policies with successful outcomes.
Top Empowered Entrepreneur of 2017 Award
Your organisation’s annual revenue must exceed 10 million.The award will go to a visionary leader demonstrating excellence and drive in their field. To enter this category, your organisation must employ more than five people and have been operational for more than two years. It should also show significant year-on-year growth.
Top Empowered Business Leader of the Year Award
Your organisation’s annual revenue must exceed R35 million. The winner will be able to demonstrate how he/she has successfully implemented and driven the strategies of B-BBEE within enterprise development, socio-economic development, skills development, and employment equity.
Top Empowered Young Achiever Award
Your organisation’s annual revenue must exceed R35 million.This award highlights the outstanding achievements of a young black executive, under the age of 40 years, who can clearly and effectively demonstrate an outstanding contribution to their organisation’s success and performance through innovative strategies and solutions.
Top Empowered Public Service Award
This award honours national or provincial government departments, parastatals or agencies that effectively demonstrate the highest level of black economic empowerment, from staff to suppliers, through programmes and policies. An important factor is measurable and accountable leadership committed to developing previously-disadvantaged individuals through programmes and policies..
Top Empowered Public Service Leader of the Year Award
This award recognises public service leaders in national, provincial or local government departments, parastatals or agencies, who have achieved outstanding results in the last year; through financial management, environmental and sustainable development, meeting targets, positive contributions to the economy, and innovation in fulfilling their service delivery mandate. Individuals under administration will not be eligible to enter.
Top Empowered Business of the Year Award
Annual revenue must exceed R100 million. The award will go to an organisation that best demonstrates excellence in all spheres of the general criteria and seven pillars of empowerment. An improvement in financial performance and the organisation’s empowerment status will hold a high weighting for the Judges. Organisations in this category must hold a Level 1, 2 or 3 BEE scorecard.
Lifetime Achievement Award
This prestigious award, the highlight of the evening, will honour an individual who has contributed in a profound way to black economic empowerment during the course of his or her career. Nominations for this award will also include those put forward by the Topco Media editorial team and the panel of external Judges.Previous recipients Previous recipients include President Thabo Mbeki, former President of the Republic of South Africa and Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan,, to name but two.
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