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The second yearly South Africa Premier Business Awards, which recognises business excellence in all the country’s business sectors, has opened for entries.
Organised by the Department of Trade and Industry, Proudly South African and Brand South Africa, the awards offer recognition in several categories, including the exporter award; manufacturer award; rural development award; technology award; young entrepreneur award; women-owned enterprise award; proudly South African enterprise award; media award; quality award; green award; most empowered enterprise award; small, medium-sized and microenterprises award; investor award; Play Your Part award; and corporate small and medium-sized supplier development award.
Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies said the awards were designed to showcase the best South Africa had to offer in terms of businesses, products and services.
“I am confident that the 2014 edition of the awards will be as successful as the inaugural awards we hosted in Johannesburg, in March last year. The awards will honour enterprises that promote innovation and competitiveness, as well as job creation, good business ethics and quality,” he commented.
Proudly South African CEO Leslie Sedibe added that the awards would celebrate local enterprises that promoted the spirit of success and entrepreneurship in South Africa, while Brand South Africa CEO Miller Matola said the achievements celebrated by the awards were critical in driving South Africa’s developmental agenda.
A discretionary lifetime achievement award would also be presented at the ceremony, which is scheduled to take place at the Sandton Convention Centre on March 19.