South Africa, Aug. 7 -- Hosted by the renowned broadcaster Leanne Manas, the evening commenced with a welcome address by Ralf Fletcher, CEO of Topco Media, who acknowledged the remarkable progress being made in economic empowerment. The event featured insights from the esteemed judging panel during a live Q&A session with Khensani Nobanda, group executive: group marketing and corporate affairs at Nedbank, and Gavin Fitzmaurice, partner at Webber Wentzel, who reflected on the calibre of this year's entries.

Guests were further inspired by a powerful keynote from Mfundo Nkuhlu, chief operating officer of Nedbank Group, followed by an address from Minister Solly Malatsi, minister of communications and digital technologies, who spoke to the ...