On the 5th September 2024, SABPP hosted the 11th Annual People Factor Conference at The Capital Empire. This successful event was attended by more than 100 professionals from our continent and all over the world.
To all the delegates who attended this event, we thank you for contributing to the success of the event and sustainability of SABPP and the country at large. We look forward to hosting you in our upcoming events. Here is to “Making HR great…again”.
The conference was followed by a prestigious gala dinner that included an awards ceremony in honour of all those professionals that went the extra mile for the profession in 2024.
As SABPP, we would like to take this opportunity to celebrate these award winners. The awards focused on recognising the outstanding work and innovation aligned to the standards of good people practice by organisations and individuals to successfully optimise their HR function. This was done through their commitment to implementing the People Practice and Governance (PPG) Standard.
Here are our esteemed Winners as per their categories:
CATEGORY A: HR Audit
Overall Best performing organisation
Winner: Royal Eswatini Sugar
Best Lead Auditor
Winner: Vusimuzi Mahlangu
CATEGORY B: People Practices
Best University in PPG Standards Alignment
Winner: North West University
Best Standards Research Paper/ Dissertation
Winner: Debbie Mtshelwane
Leading Organisation Supporting Good People Practices
Winner: Ethekwini Municipality
Best organisation supporting HR Candidate Development Programme
Winner: The Building Company
CATEGORY C: Provider Awards
Leading Skills Development Provider (SDP)
Winner: Academy of York
Leading CPD Provider
Winner: AIHR
CATEGORY D: Student Awards
Best Student Chapter
Winner: University of Venda
Best Lecturer Supporting Students and Student Chapter
Winner: Doreen Morukhu (University of Venda)
CATEGORY E: Membership Awards
Best Organisation Supporting Membership
Winner: Labour Compensation Fund
Membership Ambassador
Winner: Dr Fathima Mohamed
Best Field Agent
Winner: Reuben Mathoma
CATEGORY F: Best University HOD (Head of Department) supporting SABPP
HOD (Head of Department) of Note
Winner: Prof Jan Alewyn Nel (University of Pretoria)
CATEGORY G: CEO Recognition Awards
Happiness Mukonzo
Sindiswa Majova
Dustin Hogg
Congratulations to all the winners and thank you for making it happen. We value your commitment to assist in improving the people practice profession.