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The Businesswomen's Association is the largest and most prominent association of business and professional women in South Africa, and the voice of women in business.

Through strategic partnerships with sponsors, non-profit organisations, leading companies, business schools and international associations, it provides ongoing opportunities to advance the interests of women in business.

Members include entrepreneurs, professionals and senior decision makers.

Both men and women are welcome to join the Association.
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President's Message 2010
We are well into the year 2010 and some amongst us may already be falling into that trap when the energy and positive attitude that came with the anticipation of the new year is replaced by a rather sluggish and lethargic energy. For some of us, our resolve to maintain our new year’s resolutions is waning and reality is kicking in as the pressures and the demands of everyday life chips away at our very existence. read more ...

NBAA Winners Announced
Congratulations to our National Business Achiever Awards 2009 winners. Start-Up Winner: Lizelle Parsons - Texcare Laundry and Dry Cleaners; Entrepreneur Winner: Judy Woodgate - Tsitsikamma Crystal Springwater; Social Entrepreneur Winner: Betsy Ings - Siyaloba Training Academy; Corporate Winner: Safiyya Patel - Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs and Professional Winner: Lynda Bryant - Pharmacist read more ...

BWOYA Winners Announced
Congratulations to our BWOYA 2009 winners. Corporate Winner: Venete Klein, ABSA & Entrepreneur Winner: Carol Weaving, Thebe Group read more ...

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WL Gore: Fabric of success
Famous for tearing up the management rulebook, WL Gore operates without bosses in an environment where trust, freedom and innovation are prized. Little surprise then that the hi-tech pioneer's staff are so loyal.

Tenderpreneurs: Theft and fraud?
Call it the tenderpreneur dynasty. Bureaucrats, politicians and their families are vocal about having the right to have private business interests and to do business with the State.

10 characteristics of inspired entrepreneurs
The choice to be an inspired entrepreneur, as opposed to simply being a small business owner, is one of the best ways to make the contribution you were born to make – and live a happy, inspired and fulfilled life.

Negotiation: Men love it, women fear it!
Say the word 'negotiation' and most women want to cringe. But, it could cost you.

The accident that is the Zuma presidency
I think we're being a bit naive to wail and gnash our teeth over Jacob Zuma's reluctance to play open cards with us over his finances. We knew what we were getting ourselves into when we elected this man as our president.

Zuma's a goner
The presidential contest for the ANC's 2012 conference is wide open. President Jacob Zuma - the anti-former President Thabo Mbeki coalition's Trojan Horse at the Polokwane conference - is a lame duck.

Quality on the line: The fallout from Toyota's recall
More than any other auto manufacturer, Japan's Toyota has built its name on quality. Now, the identity of the world's largest car maker is in question.

What happens when you turn the workplace into a battlefield?
When the head of a division had an impossible target to meet, the only way forward was through a constructive battle between allies.

The management spectrum
While leadership dominates the attention of many, it's management that drives the work at hand. Julian Birkinshaw and Jules Goddard suggest that you reconsider the management model you practice daily to see if it’s really working.

The hidden costs of overbearing bosses
Employee engagement remains at pitifully low levels. Gary Hamel examines why.
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'Whites cause Tshwane's financial woes'
Gauteng premier Nomvula Mokonyane's statement that Tshwane's financial problems are largely a result of defaults by white ratepayers was based on fact, spokesman Dumisani Zulu has said.

Lawyer mum on date of Zuma's CC separation
President Jacob Zuma is legally listed in one business while a second one is being closed down by the government for failure to comply with the law on annual returns for four years.

Taxi strike caused by BRT system
Some Johannesburg commuters are stranded as the minibus taxi industry boycotted the expansion of the system.

Officials target WC price cowboys
The government will unleash the Competition Commission on business cartels which inflate prices to maximise their profits during the World Cup.

Cleared Manyathi 'fired'
Suspended Western Cape head of transport and public works Thami Manyathi has been ordered not to return to work despite being cleared by the CCMA.
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BWA BOARD MEMBERS

  • Bassie Kumalo - President
  • Ferose Oaten - Vice President
  • Manini Nyoni – Company Secretary
  • Kunyalala Maphisa
  • Wawa Damane
  • Jane Stevenson

REGIONAL CHAIRPERSONS

  • Ferose Oaten - CT
  • Ann Druce - DBN
  • Bea Hackula - EL
  • Nelly Dasheka - FS
  • Lebo Biko - JHB
  • Betsy Ings - PE
  • Busi Skenjane - SOW
  • Rehema Isa - TSH
  • Dezray Naidoo - ZL

HEAD OFFICE 

  • Busi Mkhabele - Executive Coordinator
  • Nia Kubheka - National Administrator

COORDINATORS

  • Cheryl Steyn - CT
  • Catherine Smith - DBN
  • Elbie Louw - FS
  • Lynne Morris - JHB
  • Samantha Bowers - PE
  • Mpho Charles - SOW
  • Neema Isa - TSH
  • Sherry Bevan - ZL

CIRCLE OF CHAMPIONS

  • Dr Anna Mokgokong 1999
  • Maria Ramos 2001
  • Tiny Maisela
  • Ellaine Strydom
  • Wendy Luhabe
  • Dr Namane Magau
  • Yvonne Finch
  • Zanele Mbeki
  • Goria Serobe 2006
  • Angela Dick 2006
  • Futhi Mthoba 2004
  • Monhla Hlahla 2005
  • Kim McFarland 2002
  • Boni Dibate
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