The awards ceremony is sold out in terms of guest tables. “We could not have reached this high level of participation and attendance without the support and guidance of our partners, including Airports Company South Africa, Iskhus Power, Virgin Active, Appletiser and Business Report,” concluded Gannon. With over 500 of the country's captains of industry and Government leaders attending the Awards, the event will once again be an outstanding networking opportunity. For more information about the National Business Awards, please call Laura Barker on 021 791 7100.
Topco Media is proud to announce this year's finalists:
| Investing in People Award | CSI/SED Award |
| Vodacom | New Clicks Holdings |
| The Kelly Group | Afrox |
| Nedbank Ltd | The Kelly Group |
| Hatch Africa | Nedbank Ltd |
| Prestige Group | Vodacom |
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| Logistics Award | Innovation Through Technology |
| Safcor Panalpina | Spescom |
| Barloworld Logistics | VMware Southern Africa |
| DHL | Integr8 IT |
| Hellman Logistics | Wasteman |
| Transnet Freight Rail | Vodacom |
| Iskhus Power | . |
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| Customer Service Award | Marketing Excellence Award |
| Medihelp Medical Scheme | Vodacom |
| The Kelly Group | Cadbury South Africa |
| Bonitas Medical Fund | Volkswagen of SA |
| Rennies Travel | Cell C |
| . | SA Tourism |
| . | Faircape |
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| Alt-X National Business Award | Top Government Dept or Agency: |
| Interwaste | Service Award |
| Blue Financial Services | Johannesburg Water |
| BSI Steel | Sedibeng Water |
| African Dawn | PetroSA |
| Ellies | City Power |
| Alliance Mining | AIDC |
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| Entrepreneur of the Year | . |
| Johan Buitendach - Bumbo | . |
| Lance Fanaroff - Integr8 Group | . |
| Lucas Moloi - Junto Investment Holdings | . |
| Matthew Tagg - Web Africa | . |
| Jenneth Prinsloo - Tswellapele Plants | . |
| Otto Hager - Iskhus Power | . |
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| National Businesswoman of the Year | . |
| Bertina Engelbrecht - New Clicks Holdings | . |
| Carol Weaving - Coca-Cola dome | . |
| Nomahlubi Simamane - Zanusi Brand Solutions | . |
| Geeta Singh - Voltsing Electrical | . |
| Duduzile Maseko - Johannesburg Roads Agency | . |
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| National Businessman of the Year | . |
| Lance Fanaroff - Integr8 Group | . |
| Olivier Meyer - Wasteman Group | . |
| Rory Kirk - Hatch Africa | . |
| Marko Saravanja - Regenysys Management | . |
| Richard Maponya - Maponya Motors Property Holdings (Pty) Ltd | . |
| Siyabonga Gama - Transnet Freight Rail | . |
The National Business Awards were first introduced by Topco Media in 2002 to recognise and honour the top performers of the year in both industry and commerce, for individuals and companies. The results of Topco Media's research into leading corporate and public sector performance levels are published in South Africa's Top Performing Companies. This includes the winners of the National Business Awards as well as names and contact details of over 3 000 companies and public entities, many of which elect to further showcase their achievements and their value propositions in the publication.
