The winners of the 2010 African Access National Business Awards are...

This year the awards were honoured by the presence of First Lady, Madame Tobeka Madiba Zuma, who announced the launch of her new foundation in aid of Cancer Awareness for African women.

"The calibre of these awards and the winners goes from strength to strength! It stands testimony to the success and quality of business and business people in South Africa today. On behalf of Topco, I would like to congratulate all winners on their awards and wish them much success over the coming year," said Ralf Fletcher, MD of Topco Media.

Winners in the Top Performing Company Categories:

Investing in People Award - Sponsored by IDT
Nedbank Group Limited

Alt-X Performance Award
1Time Holdings Ltd

Logistics Award - Sponsored by Kintetsu World Express
Foschini Group (Pty) Ltd

Innovation through Technology Award
Iskhus Power

Customer Focus Award
Kelly Group Ltd

Marketing Excellence Award
Cadbury (Pty) Ltd

Fast Growth Company Award
ESET Southern Africa

ESG Award
Kumba Iron Ore Limited

Healthcare Excellence Award
Lathi Tha' Eyecare

Pharmaceutical Innovation Award
Pfizer Laboratories Ltd

Manufacturing Excellence Award
Cape Precious Metals (Pty) Ltd

Business Education & Training Award
UCT Graduate School of Business

Diversity in the Workplace Award
SA Post Office

Winners in the Government Categories:

Top Government Agency of the Year: Growing Business
AIDC

Top Municipality of the Year: Service Delivery
Theewaterskloof Municipality

Winners in the Individual Categories:

Top Entrepreneur of the Year Award - Sponsored by Airports Company South Africa
Sharon Eades - Cape Precious Metals (Pty) Ltd

Top Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award - Sponsored by Mail&Guardian
Marco Broccardo - Eurocom (Pty) Ltd

Top Businesswoman of the Year - Sponsored by African Access
Anina Morley - I-Net Bridge (Pty) Ltd

Top Businessman of the Year Award - Sponsored by African Access
Chris Griffith - Kumba Iron Ore Limited

Winners of the Overall/Headline Awards:

Best Managed Company of the Year
Imperial Logistics

Top Performing Company of the Year - Sponsored by African Access
Kumba Iron Ore Limited

Lifetime Achievement Award
Raymond Ackerman - Pick n Pay

For more info please contact 021 791 7100 or visit www.africanaccessnba.co.za.