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Top Women Awards

Celebrating Excellence. Honouring Impact. Inspiring the Future.

The Top Women Awards stand as one of South Africa’s most prestigious platforms recognising outstanding leadership, innovation, and commitment to gender empowerment across business and society. Each year, we honour individuals and organisations that are actively shaping a more inclusive, equitable, and prosperous future.

 

Recognise Excellence

Honour women and organisations leading with impact, vision, and innovation

Drive Gender Empowerment

Celebrate those advancing women in the workplace and beyond

Inspire Future Leaders

Showcase powerful role models shaping South Africa’s future

Partnered with Global Clients

50+ Partnered Women Businesses Across South Africa

How to Enter

Ready to be recognised?

Review the Entry Guidelines

Start your journey by understanding the official entry requirements. Ensure your nomination aligns with the criteria for the Top Women Awards before submitting.

Choose Your Category

Select the award category that best reflects your achievements, leadership journey, or organisational impact within your industry.

Submit Your Nomination

Complete and submit your nomination with supporting information that showcases your work, achievements, and measurable impact.

Prepare to Showcase Your Impact

Step into the spotlight and showcase your impact at the Top Women Awards.

 

Ready to Be Recognised?

Step into the spotlight and showcase your impact at the Top Women Awards.

“This platform celebrates more than success — it celebrates impact.”

Women in Leadership Finalist

“Our recognition at Top Women became a turning point for our company growth.”

Business of the Year Nominee Nominee

“This platform celebrates more than success — it celebrates impact.”

Women in Leadership Finalist

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Phone Number

086 000 9590

Who Can Enter

The Top Women Awards are open to:

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Be Seen. Be Celebrated. Be the Change.

Enter the Top Women Awards and showcase your impact on a national stage.

Meet the passionate women

Empowered Judges, Transformative Results

Chrissy Dube

Good Governance Africa

Sammy Tshiula

CCBSA Transformation and Governance Manager

Kume Luvhani

Co-founder and Executive Director of Vaxowave

Need Help?

Top Women in Business FAQ

The Top Women in Business Awards celebrate outstanding female leaders, entrepreneurs, and organisations driving excellence, innovation, and gender empowerment across South Africa.

The awards are open to women entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, emerging professionals, and organisations that actively support women empowerment and inclusive leadership.

Simply review the entry guidelines, choose your category, complete the nomination form, and submit your supporting information before the closing date.

Entry fees may apply depending on the category or nomination type. Full details are available in the entry guidelines section.

Entries are evaluated by an independent judging panel based on impact, leadership, innovation, and contribution to gender empowerment.