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Welcome to the Businesswomen's Association

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.

Announcements

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 ...

Leader.co.za News Feed

Does management have a future?
Some assert that management is impervious to change and that organisations should operate under long-established traditions. Others advocate revolutionary change and propose a whole new model for managing the modern workplace.

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.

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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