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The award has not only
served as an
acknowledgement of the
work that myself and the
teams at Frere and Cecilia
Makiwane hospitals have
been doing, but also as a
celebration and validation
that healthcare services in
the Eastern Cape can be
transformed and that a
world-class centre of
excellence can exist in a
rural province –
Dr Stacey Rossouw

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Spring said that the award meant
that all she had done had not been
“for naught”. DURBAN WINNERS Executive director Matshepo Msibi, social entrepreneur Tanya
“Someone has noticed me quietly Price-Carr, government winner Xoliswa Hlongwane, Deputy Mayor Fawzia Peer;
working away, making a difference in emerging entrepreneur Patricia Schroder, entrepreneur winner Premi Subramany,
. TO PAGE 44 professional winner Lesa Bradshaw, and regional chairperson Debbi van Heerden

COMMITTED TO

SPUR-RING ON WOMEN

Spur Corporation empowers women at the heart of their operation – l iterally

SPUR CORPORATION SETS THE BAR The Spur Corporation L td believes t hat d iversity i s c ritical to constantly
HIGH WHEN IT COMES TO CHAMPIONING enhancing our brands. I mportantly, i t a lso h elps the group stay i n t ouch
with all patrons, who ultimately drive the brands. And for S pur C orporation,
WOMEN. NOWHERE IS THIS COMMITMENT diversity has long transcended the t raditional two b arriers, race and gender.
TO EMBRACING WHAT F EMALE EMPLOYEES
BRING TO THE TABLE MORE EVIDENT THAN In general, Spur Corporation’s employment policy also makes no room for
IN THEIR OPERATIONS TEAM. discrimination. Preference is given to equity candidates. Women employed
at Spur Group (Pty) Ltd for t wo or more years, receive f our m onths’ paid
Historically, v isiting restaurants, assessing new maternity leave and their jobs a re secured upon their return. Ladies
sites and monitoring how t hings w ere r unning in managerial positions also receive p aid B WA memberships and
on the ground was a c ritical function carried out opportunities to attend
by men, mainly due to the long hours r equired, often a way f rom h ome. But, leadership seminars.
b ottom right:
true to the market-leading style that Spur Corporation has become known Top l eft t o V an Wyk, Bonnita
Amanda
for, the group evolved to recruit – a nd retain – m any w omen employees in Potgieter, E laine Jacobs,
the group’s Operations team. This m ove was a n a cknowledgment of Nomajama Ramokoka, Elmien
Faurie, Pumla
M
akhanya
the skills, leadership qualities and professional drive w omen embody.
Spur Corporation has completely changed the profile of the Operations 28714S Spur Advertising CT
team from zero f emale employees 15 years a go to now b oasting female
Operations Area Managers a nd a f emale Divisional Head of Operations.
The group significantly altered perceptions about women in Operations.
The group is home to Spur Steak Ranches, Panarottis Pizza Pasta,
RocoMamas, John Dory’s, Captain DoRegos, Hussar Grill and Casa Bella,
with more exciting developments in the pipeline – t hanks i n n o s mall part,
of course, to the Operations team’s hard w ork a nd commitment.