Top 10 Finalists 2025

This year’s Womenpreneur Pitch & Match brought forward ten exceptional women entrepreneurs whose businesses embody scalability, social impact, and sustainability. From agriculture and healthcare to renewable energy and fashion, each winner is reshaping industries and communities across South Africa.

Musabeni Sophy Litsani

Sha’pleft Health Care Services

Scaling from a small farm to 14 hectares supplying major retailers, Sophy is building a future leader in South African agriculture through sustainable farming, youth training, and job creation. Scaling from a small farm to 14 hectares supplying major retailers, Sophy is building a future leader in South African agriculture through sustainable farming, youth training, and job creation.

Khabo Mnguni

ZS Uniforms | Retail / Social Impact

Transforming a township enterprise into a manufacturing hub with an impressive 2,700% growth, Khabo combines business success with community upliftment through her Threads for Ikasi Foundation.

Hlobisile Yende

The Yende and Partners | Agriculture

A third-generation farmer and award-winning agri-leader, Hlobisile drives food security and job creation through her Farm-to-Fork model while mentoring the next generation of women farmers.