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SA Chamber Connects with Paul Hardy

On Tuesday 6 June the SA Chamber welcomed Paul Hardy, former EU Legal Adviser to the House of Lords, as our guest speaker, ahead of the General Election.

Paul, whose Africa experience includes working in Ruwanda for the Red Cross, spoke about the trade opportunities for the UK under Brexit, including those with South Africa, a country close to Paul’s heart.
Paul’s recent work includes the much publicised Lords Select Committee report in March this year, as EU Legal Advisor to the House of Lords, on the UK’s legal non-liability to pay into the EU budget due to withdrawing from the EU.

Paul also spoke about the journey of Brexit from the inside, from Cameron, to May to what lies ahead for Britain outside the EU. He touched on the challenges to be faced, the hurdles to be overcome and the impact on the City, UK plc, the economy and the UK’s future ability to be a global force.
With thanks to our hosts, EY.

Western Cape raises flag in UK

A Western Cape trade delegation made its mark in the UK this week with a diverse group of small and medium businesses which showed that the province can box above its weight in post-Brexit Britain.

The delegation was led by Alan Winde, Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism and Tim Harrison, CEO of Wesgro, the province’s investment promotion agency.

“We wanted to fly the flag and show that we have every intention of growing our trade and investment despite the political challenges and South Africa’s investment downgrading to junk status,” Winde said.

The Western Cape delegation was hosted by the South African Chamber of Commerce at an all-day seminar in London and engaged with potential British investors and joint venture partners and attended briefings and a reception hosted by the British Foreign Office before moving on to Manchester and Edinburgh.

Winde said the province had shown “phenomenal growth” in the past year which was reflected in a 15% hike in property prices, a 30% increase in tourism, a proliferation of independent power producers and at least six major international hotels on the pipelone.

He said there was promising development in the oil and gas sector, the service sector, agriculture and agri-processing and renewable energy.

The 10 small and medium businesses in the delegation included several from the fruit and produce sector, beverages, transport, technology and waste processing and recycling.

“We wanted to shore up the Western Cape in its most important overseas market, ” said Wesgro’s Tim Harrison.

“Our excellent prospects for growth are largely because of the UK market, ” he said.

Harrison said that over 400 000 Britons visited the Cape annually and the UK represented the province’s most important partner in technology, the service sector and renewable energy.

“We are here to promote South Africa via the Western Cape but also to show that the province offers the best skills and institutional framework for investment and Cape Town is the city of choice for leading financial and insurance companies, retailers and food producers,” Harrison said.

He said that if the Western Cape was a country it’s economy would rank as the eighth largest in Africa and the city of Cape Town would rank 14th.

The Western Cape was part of the African market which by 2050 would represent an estimated 2 4bn people compared to 2 2-bn in India and 1.83m in China.

South African Chamber chair Sharon Constancon said the delegation had highlighted the potential for increased two-way trade based on the 200-year history between the two countries.

“The SA Chamber was honoured to be involved in the visit and to bring our members to the table,” said Constancon.

“The Minister and CEO of Wesgro shared their insights into the value the Western Cape brings to South Africa and to Africa as continental gateway,” she said.

Marc Lubner, CEO of Afrika Tikkun, awarded the Top NGO Conscious Companies Award

Marc Lubner, CEO of Afrika Tikkun, was recently awarded the Top NGO Conscious Companies Award on behalf of Afrika Tikkun and the Smile Foundation. The Conscious Companies Awards is in recognition of organisations that:

· understands what it takes to be authentic
· operates with a sense of higher purpose
· integrates the interest of all stakeholders
· develops visionary leaders
· builds a culture of trust, accountability, governance and caring
· encourages creativity and innovation
· is a responsible citizen in the communities that they operate in”

The award is a significant honour in recognition of Afrika Tikkun and the Smile Foundation, which strive toward transformation of South African society.

Marc says ‘The award was probably one of the most meaningful I have received on behalf of these two organisation, for the very concept of mindfulness is what my late dad preached and indeed lived. When with him, people felt that they and they alone mattered in that moment. Through him, I learnt just how important it is to make people feel how much they mattered. The award was a recognition of this value. I recognise that awards like this, whilst given to me, are the result of input and effort from a whole array of people including you our board members. In receiving this award I did so in the name of all of us who make the magic happen.

My passion as a South African and as a father is to assist wherever I can to create a better environment both physically through the projects I run, emotionally through the way I hope I treat people and spiritually through the way I live within my own ethics , non-judgemental of others but critical of self and always trying to improve the man I am.’

A South African Night at the Opera

Photo: South African opera singer Caroline Modiba wearing a stunning 3D printrd dress and 3D jewellery created by South African designer Dr Shaun Borstrock at South Africa House this week.
From left: John Battersby, director of the South African Chamber of Commerce in the UK; Sharon Constancon, SA Chamber chair; Caroline Modiba; Denise Battersby and Anthony Robinson.

By John Battersby.

Caroline Modiba, the latest rising star in a series of South African opera stars making their mark internationally, was hailed this week by Sir Vernon Ellis, doyen of British Opera, as a soprano of exceptional talent.

Modiba, one of 12 young opera singers chosen for this year’s prestigious National Opera Studio in Britain, curated the highly acclaimed “A South African Night at the Opera” at South Africa House this week.

The 12 singers and two pianists entertained the audience to a wide range of opera classics, two traditional African songs sung by Modiba, the French Edith Piaf classic La Vie en Rose, a Lithuanian love song and old favourites such as Some Enchanted Evening and Granada.

The full ensemble closed with a stirring rendition of the National Anthem, Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika.

Modiba’s renditions of Thula Thula and Lakutshon’ Ilanga had the audience spellbound.

The distinguished audience of opera goers and dignitaries included Mary Oppenheimer, who sponsored Modiba’s music studies in the UK, Sir Vernon, and Betsy Ryan, sponsor of the recent exhibition – South Africa: Art of a Nation.

South African High Commissioner praised Modiba for her towering achievement and described music as “the 12th province of South Africa”.

Following the performance, which was hailed by members of the audience as a world-class event, Modiba modelled a stunning 3D-printed textile dress (see photo).

Britain’s National Opera Studio works with the country’s six leading opera companies including the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, the English National Opera and Glyndebourne.

Twelve singers and four musicians are chosen from hundreds of applicants each year tonreoresentbthe National Opera studio.

Ninety-six percent of those chosen have performed at one of the top six opera venues in the UK and 73% have attained international fame.

“Being a young artist at the National Opera Studio has been a wonderful experience,” said Modiba. “It’s been a very fulfilling journey.”

Modiba is currently coming towards the end of her studies for an Advanced postgraduate Diploma at the Birmingham Conservatoire after completing a three-year course in South Africa with the Black Tie Company.

She has won several prestigious British awards and was a finalist in the prestigious International Belvedere Singing Competition in Amsterdam and has sung leading opera roles in the UK, France and Spain.

She has qualified for the final round of the Belvedere Competition to be held in Moscow later this year.

Dame Judith MacGregor highlight of dynamic SA Chamber Connects at Anglo American

On 11th May more than 40 high-level Chamber members and their guests attended an SA Chamber Connects event hosted by Richard Morgan, head of government relations at Anglo American and addressed by Dame Judith MacGregor, the outgoing British High Commissioner to South Africa.

The event was attended by SA Chamber Patron His Excellency Obed Mlaba, South African High Commissioner in the United Kingdom, Brand South Africa’s Pumela Salela, retired High Judge, Sir Nicholas Stadlen and a wide range of lawyers, consultants and business people.

In an address entitled: “Global Britain and South Africa – Partners for Prosperity” Dame Judith gave a comprehensive overview of her four years in South Africa highlighting both the potential and challenges facing the country.

She emphasised the prospect of increased two-way trade and investment in the post-Brexit era and the important role that the SA Chamber in the UK and the British Chambers in South Africa could play in this process.

Dame Judith answered a wide range if questions from the floor ranging from immigration, collaboration in arts and culture, South Africa’s international positioning, the South African currency and Britain’s contribution towards education, training and development in South Africa.

The stylish Anglo American headquarters with its impressive art collection provided the perfect setting for some intense networking before and after the formal proceedings.

SACC chair Sharon Constancon said there was excellent feedback from members and guests and many requests from new membrane followed an unusually intense networking session.

Constancon presented outstanding awards to winners of the 2017 South African Business Awards held at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel on 19th April.

READ THE ARTICLE ON EVENT WHICH APPEARED IN ‘THE SOUTH AFRICAN’ HERE.

Summary of Dame Judith’s address:
Dame Judith summarised developments affecting SA’s multi-party democracy: the shift in the ANC’s electoral dominance, the rise of the opposition especially in local government, the splits in the ANC and the strong resurgence of civil society involvement in strengthening SA’s institutions and human rights delivery alongside a new business partnership with Government (Team SA).

She noted that political and economic trends are always interwoven and the difficult state of the latter – itself a product of the former – have made more difficult (but more important) the challenging task of accelerating transformation. She said that the situation in the run-up to the ANC elections would remain volatile.

Dame Judith talked about the role the UK had played in this: particularly Britain’s work on prosperity: targeting programmes at better skills and know-how in infrastructure, energy distribution and city services alongside assistance with educational work.

The award of Chevening Scholarships had tripled during herb term as High Commissioner and 100 post-graduate scholars from both the Chevening and Commonwealth schemes went to the UK in 2016/17.

Newton Research collaboration in science also prospered hugely assisting some 70 institutions and several hundred individuals in the past two years.

Notwithstanding the difficulties, Britain’s foreign policy dialogue with SA prospered alongside a sharpened realisation post Brexit of the importance of the bilateral trade investment to both countries and a common determination to ensure this remained strong after the UK leaves the EU and the EPA.

There were also good business opportunities in many sectors: viz transport, infrastructure, city development, ICT, defence and security and innovation for example in Fintech.

Some of the dynamism in SA growth now seemed more evident in the regions and metros despite continuing policy uncertainty at the national level.

Britain’s international trade team ( DIT) in Johannesburg working closely with the British Business Chamber, now covered all of Sub Saharan Africa and could advise on opportunities.

Dame Judith said it was important for the SA Chamber at the current time to help point out the ongoing and many positive things happening in SA alongside the bad news stories and the considerable attributes of an open trading country with a strong rule of law.

Nomura Event on 27 April 2017

On 27th April the SA Chamber in partnership with Nomura International convened a breakfast seminar entitled: “Whither South Africa after junk status?”

The event was hosted by Peter Attard Montalto of Nomura who gave the pessimistic scenario while Alec Hogg, founder and editor of Biznews, argued the upbeat case. John Battersby of the SA Chamber chaired the discussion.

The event was well attended by an influential audience of 40 or so bankers, investment directors, analysts and consultants.

The debate on the effect of the junk status being placed on South Africa revolved around a pessimistic or bleak view of the future (argued by Peter Attard Montalto) and an optimistic and more upbeat view of the future (argued by Alec Hogg). Peter based his arguments on the numbers surrounding the economy and economic performance including unemployment and job creation and how these numbers had moved in recent months.
Alec focused on the underlying and more intangible indicators – reading the straws in the wind, as he put it. He felt that broadly the different races in SA do get on, perhaps contrary to many common assumptions; the people who are marching in protest now include (crucially) the middle classes; only 15% of the people in SA have confidence in their Government (he contrasted this with other low figures around the world – Poland 21% and Brazil 26%); high profile people from within the ANC are distancing themselves from President Zuma and his supporters (including Cyril Ramaphosa last weekend) and overall there is a momentum growing that says enough is enough and the plunderers will not be allowed to continue.

Alec also pointed to recent changes to the Board of SABC, who he described as the propaganda channel for the Government. Apparently five new Board members are openly anti-Zuma.

Peter on the other hand argued that real change depends on job creation and a consequent reduction in unemployment to drive the economy; and he simply doesn’t see where that is going to come from. He said that SA needs to create 600,000 new jobs each quarter but he reckoned the country is managing only about a third of what it needs (around 150,000-200,000 jobs).

Peter argued that Zuma’s priorities are all about retaining power, staying out of jail and “bumbling along” as he put it in order to maintain a broad status quo.

Where Peter and Alec did agree though was in the immediate future i.e. the rest of this year, leading up to the Elective Conference and then the immediate aftermath.

Both predicted turbulence and difficulties and possible further shocks to the economy. Peter reckoned that even with the right economic and fiscal policies in place it would likely take 7 years to get out of junk status – and he saw little prospect of those policies seeing the light of day any time soon.

Alec reckoned that while he wouldn’t advise international investors to go anywhere near South Africa in the immediate future, if they were prepared to look 3-5 years hence he felt there were good prospects for worthwhile returns, although he did caution he wouldn’t apply that to the bond markets.

They also agreed, not surprisingly, that whatever opposition there is building up, President Zuma and his supporters are not going to roll over and give it all up.

Interestingly, Alec felt that Cyril was unlikely to “fight dirty” and would therefore probably not be strong enough to take over. However, Alec did point out that President Zuma has backed down on issues before (student fees for example), when he sees the writing on the wall and therefore could do so again. He also made the interesting comment that he believes that the ANC will eventually self-correct from within.

Alec also cited the decision of the High Court in Cape Town ruling that the nuclear deal agreed between Zuma and Putin in 2014 was unlawful and unconstitutional and said this was further evidence of the gathering momentum of opposition in the country to stop the inappropriate use of state funds by the ruling elite.

(Summary prepared by Roger Cooper)

Remarks by SA Chamber director John Battersby at Chamber networking event at South Africa House on Wednesday 8th March

* There is a deep and long-term historical/cultural relationship between the UK and South Africa on which the very substantial trade and investment relationship is built.

* That relationship would not have survived 44 years of apartheid without the decision by King George VI and then Queen Elizabeth II to sever all formal communication between Buckingham Palace and the South African government when the National Party came to power in 1948 and for the entire duration of the apartheid years until the release of Nelson Mandela in 1990 and the first democracy elections in 1994. Five State visits took place between the two countries over the next 16 years. (Two with President Mandela, two with Prezsident Mbeki and the last one with President Zuma in 2010.)

* Despite the resumption of relations between the two states at the highest level following democracy elections in 1994, the wounds of the colonial era and collaboration between successive British governments and the apartheid state left some lingering wounds in the side of the bilateral relationship.

* One of those wounds was that the loss of 646 troops of the South African Native Labour Force and crew when the SS Mendi sank 10 miles off the Isle of Wight after colliding with a British Mail cargo ship, the SS Darro on 21st February 1917.

* Not only did the SS Darro, which was travelling full steam ahead, not stop or lower it’s life-boats but the whole episode was air-brushed out of British history until a British commercial diver discovered the wreck in 1974 and began researching the back story. In contrast the dignified death of those who perished on the SS Mendi has become part of legend and folklore in South Africa.

* In a carefully prepared series of commemorative events to coincide with the centenary of the sinking of the SS Mendi – at Portsmouth, Hollybrook cemetery in Southampton and off rhe Isle of Wight -between February 17th and 21st – senior Ministers of both countries and members of the Royal family laid the ghosts of the SS Mendi to rest by placing wreaths at the base of inscribed plaques at Hollybrook, a Commonwealth Graves Commission cemetery where the British naval hero Lord Kitchener is commemorated.

The British Ministers confessed Britain’s shame at not having recognised the brave black South African troops – among 21 000 who suspended their own national liberation struggle to assist the allies in the battle against global domination.

South African Minister in the Presidency Jeff Radebe said that the acknowledgement of the tragedy of those who died on the SS Mendi provided an opportunity of reconciliation between the two countries which shared a long history and a common set of values.

He said the relationship was of great value to South Africa as Britain was a major driver of foreign direct investment and tourism in the country.

* It is against this background and on this sound platform that the SA-UK two-way trade and investment relationship can be built in the post-Brexit era alongside the already close ties in sport and arts and culture and the strong role of British institutions and development in South Africa.

Guest Speaker Lord Anthony St John’s Speech at the SA Business Awards 2017

Your Excellency, the South African High Commissioner to the UK, Obed Mlaba,

Chair of the South African Chamber of Commerce, Sharon Constancon,

Ladies and Gentlemen and friends of South Africa,

It is more than a decade since I last addressed the South African Business Club, the forerunner to this organization, and I am delighted to see that the Chamber has come a long way since then.

It is indeed an honour to be invited tonight at an extraordinary time in the global political landscape.

I have to admit that Prime Minister, Theresa May’s announcement yesterday calling for a snap General Election on 8th June took most of us by surprise.

I personally, as a Crossbench Independent Member of the House of Lords, believe it was a shrewd move as she has shown herself adept to GOOD LEADERSHIP SKILLS (……unlike Jacob Zuma!), and can hopefully win with a clear mandate, relieving herself of the influence of several extremist elements within the Conservative Party.
Many hope that this could pave the way for a more successful Brexit and provide long term certainty.

I wanted today to touch briefly on three core themes:

• Firstly, the need for strong and accountable leadership
• Secondly, the power of Civil Society in South Africa, and finally
• On a more commercial level, the scope for disruptive technologies to improve job creation, health care and education, whilst also tackling rampant corruption and abuse of public funds in South Africa and other parts of Africa.

I met a few weeks ago here in London with Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, who is the clear favourite to succeed Jacob Zuma as President of South Africa.

In her address to the InvestAfrica luncheon, she highlighted the need to meet the expectations of the ever-increasing high percentage of young people living in Africa and particularly in South Africa.
She spoke about the need for improved healthcare, education, housing and, most importantly, job creation.

As an ardent supporter of the Rainbow Nation and the vision of Nelson Mandela, I pointed out to her that foreign investors required a CLEAR POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC ROADMAP, an element of CERTAINTY and, most importantly, POLITICAL LEADERSHIP, which conforms to the principles of GOOD GOVERNANCE, TRANSPARENCY and ACCOUNTABILITY, all frankly, sadly lacking in South Africa today.

As we all know, politicians tend to be long on promise and low on delivery, but Dr Dlamini-Zuma did give us an assurance that she would seek to tackle and address rampant corruption in South Africa, should she be given the mandate.

Just yesterday I had a long meeting with Tendai Biti, the ex-Minister of Finance in Zimbabwe.
He was very pessimistic about the current political and economic malaise in Zimbabwe and outlined his 10 point plan for economic and political recovery in the country.
It was noteworthy that his top priority was the need for strong and accountable leadership.

You may be aware that the youth of Zimbabwe accounts for 65% of the population and the county currently suffers 91% unemployment!
I was encouraged to hear that a coalition new opposition party is about to be launched in Zimbabwe.

I also had dinner a few weeks ago with Mmusi Maimane, the leader of the Democratic Alliance in South Africa.
The challenge for the DA is how to take a party for some to a party for all.

I firmly believe that, after the big swing to the DA, following the Municipal elections in August last year, with the support of the EFF and the big stayaway of ANC voters, that the DA has a strong chance of reducing the ANC’s majority to under 50% in the general election in 2019.

Sadly, the values that Nelson Mandela bequeathed to us are under threat in South Africa.

The SYSTEMATIC UNDERMINING OF THE INSTITUTIONS OF DEMOCRACY in South Africa and more specifically, the recent CABINET RESHUFFLE and firing of the most competent Finance Minister, Pravin Gordhan, has triggered two of the three RATING AGENCIES to downgrade South Africa to Junk Status.
This clearly is UNSUSTAINABLE and was UNIMAGINABLE 5 years ago.
The last bastions of democratic accountability are the JUDICIARY, the RESERVE BANK and the TREASURY.
I fear that the latter is also now vulnerable to being undermined.

The Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, Thabo Makgoba, appealed in his profound Easter message for South Africans to turn the crisis created by “a deeply corrupt regime” into an opportunity by creating a broad based coalition to convene a “land Codesa” and an “economic Codesa”.

As the Archbishop soberly noted, present day South Africa often looks more like a nightmare than the dream, which Nelson Mandela and his comrades envisaged and for which tens of thousands of South Africans gave their lives.

As you are aware, we have seen huge peaceful and united Civil Society and opposition parties protest in the country in recent weeks, calling for President Zuma to step down.

Not since the dying days of Apartheid has the country experienced such a sense of unity of purpose.
Business has a crucial role to play and has begun to do so in an effective and sustained way over the past 18 months or so.

While it may be early to talk about the “South African Spring” – particularly when Autumn is approaching in the Southern Hemisphere, there is something profound taking place in the country 23 years after the democracy elections and Nelson Mandela’s vision of a just and vibrant developing democracy.

BUT South Africa has shown several times in history that it has the resilience to overcome adversity and transform it into triumph.

I prefer to remain, in the face of adversity, an optimist.
I am a classic “soutie”, having spent half my life in South Africa and half my life here.
I have always held huge respect for the positive approach taken by most South Africans.

As John Battersby aptly put it in his newsletter to you all on the 8th March, “there is a deep and long term historic/cultural relationship between the UK and South Africa, on which the very substantial trade and investment relationship is built.”

In my remaining few minutes, I want to touch briefly on the role of DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES.
Several of you may be attending the AFRICA TECH SUMMIT tomorrow.
I say this purely because the rapid expansion of mobile and internet penetration across Africa is providing huge global opportunities for new technology ventures in the region.

Of course, South Africa is blessed as one of the most sophisticated tech hubs in Africa but most of you with commercial interests in South Africa are also looking at the rest of the continent.

I firmly believe that disruptive innovation is transforming Africa’s economic potential, creating new target markets and unprecedented consumer choice.

In the last 10 years, there has been a 400% growth in mobile phone usage and just last year mobile broadband grew by 60% in Africa.
This is an effective medium for canvassing votes in the run up to the election.

BLOCKCHAIN is emerging as a key tool in stamping out corruption and waste, particularly in the public sector. BLOCKCHAIN is already being used in Africa & providing greater transparency of public spending.

As my fellow peers, Lord Paul Boateng and Lord Peter Hain have pointed out in addresses to this Chamber last year, “A Chamber of Commerce such as this one can play a pivotal role in UNITING AND MOBILISING THE SOUTH AFRICAN DIASPORA, acting as a channel between government and the business community and oiling the wheels of two way trade and investment”.
I am Deputy Chairman of the All Party South Africa Group, as well as the All Party Africa Group.
At our recent All Party Africa Group, we have been debating the opportunities that Britain’s departure from the European Union presents for reforming Britain’s bilateral trade agreements on terms more favourable to its traditional trading partners in Africa.

I shall close off from where I started speaking about the “extraordinary times on the global political landscape”.
What with
• the uncertainties on Brexit,
• the uncertainties on Donald Trump’s policies,
• the question marks on the future of Europe,
• the current threats from North Korea
• and the ongoing crisis in Syria
• together with the battle against ISIS,
the domestic political and economic landscape in South Africa could NOT be more challenging.

I don’t claim to have any magic wand solutions, but I do believe that Peoples’ Power and more specifically, the influence of CIVIL SOCIETY……AND A BROAD COALITION of Church Leaders……of Trade Unions……..and Business leaders have the best opportunity of bringing President Zuma to account.

This is a landmark year for the ANC, with the Centenary celebrations of Oliver Tambo and next year the Centenary of Nelson Mandela.

Before I close my remarks, I want to especially thank John Battersby, who has played a key and loyal role in promoting South Africa to the international business community and who, as a director of the South African Chamber of Commerce, has made a major contribution to its success.

Again, thank you for inviting me to speak to you this evening.

SA Business Awards 2017 Winners

The South African Business awards 2017 were held at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel in Kensington on 19th April 2017.

The gala event was attended by 180 members and their guests. In her msiden speech, incoming chair Sharon Constancon foresaw a period of heightened engagement with the South African and SA-linked business community in the UK and looked forward to driving growth in Chamber membership and it’s activities.

The key focus would be on meeting the needs of members as a business chamber and oiling the wheels of two-way trade through the partnership with its trade and investment arm, TransactSA.

Chamber Patron, His Excellency Obed Mlaba, congratulated the Chamber on its achievements to date and foresaw a period of closer collaboration with the SA High Commission and South African government stakeholders in promoting trade and investment between the two countries.

Keynote speaker Lord St John of Bletso congratulated the SA Chamber on its achievements and stressed the important role that the Chamber could play in further building the well-established trade and investment relationship between the UK and South Africa.

The brilliant South African soprano, Caroline Modiba, who is currently a member of Britain’s prestigious National Opera Studio, entertained guests after a sumptuous South African buffet.

We are proud to announce the winners of SA Business Awards for 2017:

INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR
FINALISTS:
Nicole Anderson
Kelly Blakemore
Craig Llewelyn-Williams
WINNER: Nicole Anderson

BUSINESS LEADER OF THE YEAR
FINALISTS:
Ian Selvan
Marcus Sorour
Warren Hibbert
Adele Walker
WINNER: Ian Selvan

WOMAN IN BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
FINALISTS.
Neleen Strauss
Annette Wislon
WINNER: Annette Wilson


ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR
FINALISTS:
David Zeeman.
Charles Reynolds
Keith Holdt
WINNER: David Zeeman

PLAY YOUR PART AWARD
FINALISTS:
Carolyn Cripps
Geoff Johnson
Stanley Jacobs
Richard Swart
WINNER: Stanley Jacobs

RISING STAR OF THE YEAR
FINALISTS:
Ntoshane Mohlamonyane
Roxi Zeeman
Jack Kuali
Faheem Chaudry
WINNER: Ntoshane Mohlamonyane

PROMOTION OF DEVELOPMENT IN SA AWARD
FINALISTS:
Peter Burdin
Njabulo Madlala
Mike Butler
WINNER: Mike Butler and Njabulo Madlala

LIFETIME GIVING BACK AWARD (CHAIR’S AWARD)
WINNER: Alex Ross

No Winner in the following categories:
– NEW BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
– PROFESSIONAL INDIVIDUAL AWARD

Congratulations to all those who took a trophy home on the night and be sure to check out our pics from the evening on Facebook

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