SADC Quality Awards brochure 2015.PDF

Background on the Awards

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The SADC Committee of Ministers of Trade and

Industry (CMT), at their meeting held on 19 June 2009 in

Cape Town, South Africa, approved the procedures for

the implementation of a quality award competition for

the Southern African Development Community (SADC).

The purpose of the competition is to encourage SADC

businesses, private and public sector institutions to

implement standards and quality procedures in their

operations. Companies are recognized for having robust

quality management systems that have demonstrably

contributed to the growth of their businesses.

The SADC Annual Quality Awards Procedure provides

descriptions of the essential features, characteristics and

approaches of organisational systems that promote

sustainable and excellent performance. The SADC

Annual Quality Awards competition provides SADC with

a platform and an opportunity for local individuals and

industries to be more aware of quality issues and

cognisant of the fact that success of products in local

markets is due in part to excellent quality which

translates to success in regional and international

markets.

The quality awards procedure provides for national

level competitions where the winners are eligible to

be entered into the regional level competition in var-

ious categories.

The Award is divided into the following categories:

Category 1: Company of the year (Large Enterprise,

Small and Medium Enterprise)

Category 2: Product of the year (Large Enterprise,


Category 3: Service of the year (Large enterprise,


Category 4: Exporter of the year (Large Enterprise,


Category 5: Award for an individual making

exceptional contribution to regional quality

infrastructure

The SADC Annual Quality Awards have been running

since 2011. SADC Member States that have participat-

ed include Angola, Lesotho, Namibia, Mozambique,

South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. Twenty (20)

enterprises have been granted awards within the

different categories of the SADC Annual Quality

Awards representing the chemicals, agriculture, medi-

cal, transport, food processing (catering, breweries,

meat and fisheries), security, energy, and property

and construction sectors. A commendable increase in

the number of enterprises and Member States partici-

pating in the SADC Quality Awards competition

has been noted. All SADC Member States are encour-

aged to mobilise participation of more private and

public sector in the SADC Annual Quality Awards.

Winners of the SADC Quality Awards

2010/2011

Winners of the SADC Annual Quality Award

2010/2011 were five South African companies;

pictured with the Director Trade, Industry, Finance

and Investment, Ms Boitumelo Gofhamodimo

• SADC Company of the year (LE) - Fine

Chemicals Corporation (South Africa)

• SADC Company of the year (SME) - Medicine

in Need South Africa (Pty) Ltd (South Africa)

• SADC Product of the year category (LE) -

Low’s Creek Treated Timber (Pty) Ltd (South

Africa)

• SADC Service of the year category (LE) - Vet-

erinary Services and Veterinary Public

Health division of the Gauteng Department

of Agriculture and Rural Development

(GDARD) (South Africa)

• SADC Service of the year category (SME) -

Deltamune (Pty) Ltd (South Africa)


2011/2012 were three South African companies

and one Zimbabwean company;

• SADC Company of the year (LE) - ITRON

Metering Solutions (South Africa)


South African Breweries (South Africa)

• SADC Service of the year category (LE) -

Swift Micro Laboratories (South Africa)

• SADC Service of the year category (SME)

Bak Logistics Private Limited (Zimbabwe)

2011/2012

• SADC Company of the year (LE) - Servcor

(Private) Limited (Zimbabwe)


Regriango – Industria Comercio Geral, Ltda

(Angola)

• SADC Service of the year category (LE) -

Packers International (Private) Limited

trading as Chicken Slice (Zimbabwe)

2013/2014


2013/2014 pictured with the Executive Secretary

of SADC, Dr Stergomena Lawrence Tax, were one

Mozambican company, two Zimbabwean compa-

nies and two Namibian companies;

• SADC Company of the year (LE) - FUNAE

Fundo de Energia (Mozambique)

• SADC Company of the year (SME) -

Intergrated Properties (Zimbabwe)

• SADC Product of the year category (LE) –

Hangana Seafood (Namibia)

• SADC Service of the year category (LE) –

The Avenues Clinic (Zimbabwe)

• SADC Exporter of the year category (LE) –

Meatco Namibia (Namibia)

2012/2013


2012/2013 pictured with (Secretary of State for

Industry His Excellency Kiala Gabriel) were

one Angolan company and two Zimbabwean

companies;

For more information contact Kuena Molapo (Ms)

Programme Officer – SQAM

Trade and Industry, Finance and Investment Directorate

Mobile: +267 72577926

Tel : +2673641653

Email: [email protected] or [email protected]

The SADC Annual Quality Awards contribute significantly to increased awareness of the importance of a quality

culture and use of international standards for product competitiveness and in trade. It is therefore in our

interest to give support and engage departments and institutions that are implementing this procedure to

continue to encourage private and public sector institutions to participate.

Winners of the SADC Annual Quality Award 2014/2015

pictured with the Director General of Office

Congolais du Controle, Mr Kasongo Mukonzo, were one

Mozambican company, One Namibian company

and One Zimbabwean companies

Company of the year (L E) - Etosha Fishing Corpora-

tion (Namibia)

Product of the year (L E) - Schweppes Zimbabwe

(Zimbabwe)

Service of the year (SME) - Nutriconsult LDA

(Mozambique)

Exporter of the year (L E) - Etosha Fishing Corpora-

tion (Namibia)

2014/2015

Documents

SADC Quality Awards brochure 2015.PDF