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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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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.

The world is about to change as we know it
A movement has started that will revolutionise and democratise the world's information economy and the business models that succeed within it.

How did SA's banks dodge the bullet?
Sharda Naidoo speaks to SA's registrar of banks about the state of local institutions, how they dodged the crisis, what they need to fix and the risks they carry.

Ciko Thomas: A restless revolutionary
Think Nedbank and you're bound to wonder what happened to "those people". Seven years after the campaign that epitomised the end of an era at the group, the bank is still struggling to shrug off its elitist image.

South Africa: On the road to ruin
South Africans seem to be in a bit of a foul and restless mood, with the gyrations of our philandering president and the rather large potholes on our roads being the subjects enjoying the attention of raspier tongues.

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Miner dies in rockfall
A miner has died in a rockfall at Harmony Gold's Evander mine.

MEC puts boot into tender louts
Greedy entrepreneurs who try to secure government contracts only to make a quick buck at the expense of the poor will no longer "get away with murder", KwaZulu-Natal Finance MEC Ina Cronje has warned.

Zakumi factory closed amid labour probe
The factory tasked with making mascots for the 2010 World Cup has been told to halt production after an investigation into alleged sweatshop conditions there.

E Cape probes gambling board CEO
An investigation into the CEO of the Eastern Cape Gambling and Betting Board has been launched.

Push to block Eskom loan
"If the loan was granted, it would lead to even more electricity increases for consumers, says Bobby Peek, director of groundwork, Friends of the Earth South Africa.

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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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