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,
Small and Medium Enterprise)
Category 3: Service of the year (Large enterprise,
Small and Medium Enterprise)
Category 4: Exporter of the year (Large Enterprise,
Small and Medium 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)
Winners of the SADC Annual Quality Award
2011/2012 were three South African companies
and one Zimbabwean company;
• SADC Company of the year (LE) - ITRON
Metering Solutions (South Africa)
• SADC Product of the year category (LE) -
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)
• SADC Product of the year category (LE) -
Regriango – Industria Comercio Geral, Ltda
(Angola)
• SADC Service of the year category (LE) -
Packers International (Private) Limited
trading as Chicken Slice (Zimbabwe)
2013/2014
Winners of the SADC Annual Quality Award
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
Winners of the SADC Annual Quality Award
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
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