08 December 2021
East London International Convention Centre
South Africa

“Celebrating the Export Excellence of Southern African Brands   

Nominations are open for the 2021 Southern Africa Regional Exporters Awards coordinated by the Eastern Cape Development Corporation and supported by the USAID Southern Africa Trade and Investment Hub (USAID TradeHub) 

The USAID TradeHub actively engages with nine countries in Southern Africa to increase sustainable growth, export competitiveness, and trade within these countries. To celebrate excellence amongst the many exporter firms from these countries, the USAID TradeHub has brought together all the Exporter of the Year winners from eight of these countries to compete in the Regional Exporter Awards. As such, winning firms from Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zambia will compete for the overall winner of the Southern Africa Exporter Awards in various categories.

Nominations will open on 05 November 2021 and close on 19 November 2021. 
The Awards will be conferred in the following categories: 

·         Exporter of the Year: South Africa and United States markets
·         Buyer of the Year:  South Africa and United States markets
·         Trade promotion service provider (TPSP) of the Year 
·         Capital Provider of the Year 

Entries will be judged by 12 of the region’s leading trade and export professionals, who are well versed in regional and international trade. The sponsors will also be announced on the 01 December 2021. We look forward to receiving your nominations of the best performing firms in our region, in this leading industry  awards program. Due to Covid-19 regulations, this will be a hybrid event, allowing for limited in-person participation. The platform and login details will be provided for the virtual participation ahead of the event.   

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