With over 700 attendees and a combination of over 30 phenomenal women across Africa and organisations advocating for gender equality and women empowerment that have been honoured for their work at the Standard Bank Top Women Awards 2022, the fastest growing gender-empowered awards platform took place on 10 November 2022 at Emperors Palace in Johannesburg. Under the theme, ‘Rise Above the Noise’, the programme was aimed at uplifting and celebrating companies and women that continue to do great work in their respective fields.
The awards come after a two-day virtual conference that was filled with insights, panel discussions and fire-side chats, as well as the EmpowHer masterclass of women who were also among the list of women nominated for the awards. Having received thousands of entries, the judges were tasked with a challenging job. Split into two, the Organisation Awards celebrate and recognise the achievements of organisations striving to make the workplace supportive of women, while the Individual Awards recognise the achievements of individuals for the past 18 months of individual female entrepreneurs, executives, employees, as well as men driving gender empowerment.
Topco Media CEO Ralf Fletcher noted: “I am honoured to lead an organisation that prioritises female empowerment and celebrates those working toward the fifth UN Sustainable Development Goal, which is achieving gender equality by 2030. However, it goes without saying that this programme wouldn’t have been an achievement without the support of our partner, Standard Bank and sponsors who are also playing their part in uplifting African women.”
The esteemed list of category winners included:
Top Women Entrepreneur of the year 2022 Sponsored by Standard Bank
Nomazibulo Tshanga – Ziyana Business Consulting & Training
Top Women Young Achiever 2022 Sponsored by Standard Bank
Precious Nala – Afrika Tikkun
Top Women EmpowHER Entrepreneur 2022 Sponsored by Standard Bank
Khayelitsha Cookies (Pty) Ltd
Top Women Business Leader of the year 2022 Sponsored by Standard Bank
Celiwe Ross – Old Mutual
Standard Bank Employee Top Women Award 2022
Rose Kamene Gichuki, Standard Bank, Kenya
Top Women in Public Sector Lifetime Achiever 2022 Sponsored by Standard Bank
Grace Naledi Pandor, Minister in the Department of International Relations and Cooperation
Top Women in Business Lifetime Achiever 2022 Sponsored by Standard Bank
Gloria Tomatoe Serobe, Founding Member and Executive Director of WIPHOLD and Chief Executive Officer of Wipcapital.
Top Women Leader in STEM 2022
Seline van der Wat – hearX SA (Pty) Ltd
Top Women Leader in Property 2022
Idwala Property Group – Nondumiso Mthwa
Top Women Leader in Professional & Support Services 2022
BDO South Africa – Thuto Masasa
Top Male Leader Driving Gender Empowerment 2022 Sponsored by MSC Cruises
Abdul Majeed Dawood – Caltex Gateway
Top Women Business in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 2022 Sponsored by Kia South Africa
ICAS
Top Women Owned Business SMME 2022 Sponsored by Uber
Ziyana Business Consulting and Training
Top Women Business of the Year 2022
Nestlé
Top Women Business in Skills Development 2022 Sponsored by Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
WeThinkCode_
Top Women Business in Resources, Construction & Infrastructure Development 2022 Sponsored by Harmony Gold
Quantum Leap Investments
Top Women Business in Corporate Citizenship 2022 Sponsored by Organon
Takealot Group
Top Women Business in Health & Pharmaceuticals 2022
Clicks Group Ltd
Top Women Business in Youth Development 2022
Nestlé
Top Women Business in Biodiversity, Conservation & Environmental Management 2022 Sponsored by SANBI
Nsovo
Top Women Business in Retail & E-Commerce 2022
Trade Intelligence
Top Women In Sport 2022 Sponsored by Mpumalanga Department of Sport & Recreation (For Team)
Banyana Banyana
Top Women Leader In Sport 2022 Sponsored by Mpumalanga Department of Sport & Recreation (Individual)
Desiree Ellis, Coach, Banyana Banyana
Top Women Media Personality 2022
Bonang Matheba
Top Women Leader in Public Sector 2022
Dr. Nthabiseng Maude Mthethwa – The dtic
Top Women Business in Public Service 2022
FoodBev Seta
Top Women Leader in Transformation 2022 Sponsored by FSTC
Jade Wright-Komal – Unilever
Top Women Business Icons 2022 – An Honorary Legends of Empowerment and Transformation Award
WINNERS:
Webber Wentzel
Deloitte
Fasset
University of Mpumalanga
Johnson & Johnson
Accenture
