The Warrior Woman Awards, championed by Good Hope FM's The Morning Show with Leigh-Anne Williams, Sandra Rosenberg and Delucia Daniels, is an annual event that recognises and celebrates South African women from all walks of life — women who have achieved greatness through making a positive impact and inspiring everyone around them.

The awards feature nominees across 10 power punch categories: Excellence in Leadership, Media and Communications, Social Impact Champion, Education and Research, Arts and Entertainment, Pioneer in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics), Business and Entrepreneurship, Healthcare and Wellness, Unsung Shero and Young Achiever, says the radio station.

This year, the Good Hope FM Warrior Woman Awards will be taking place at the culmination of the WomenIN Festival 2025, which is set to make a statement with a "Limitless. No Labels. No Limits. No Apologies" theme, adds the radio station.

Here, women will come together in their hundreds for an unforgettable two-day experience, featuring over 60 powerhouse speakersand impactful female voices from more than 17 different industries. The festival promises to be a transformative celebration of leadership, wellness, collaboration and personal empowerment — highlighting stories of women who defy conventions, break barriers and inspire collective impact, says the radio station.

Day 1: Unapologetically Her

According to the radio station, Day 1 will be attributed to "Owning Your Brilliance" and "Breaking the Mold", in other words casting the spotlight on women who unapologetically embrace their power and redefine leadership on their own terms and featuring trailblazing women such as:

  • Bridgette Motsepe-Radebe in an intimate fireside chat
  • President Zingiswa Losi on Power Without Permission: Redefining Leadership, Labour, and Legacy, and
  • Thando Hopa with Unapologetically Bold: Redefining Possibility and many more trailblazers.

Sessions and masterclasses will cover various engaging topics:

  • Leading Without Permission — reshaping leadership across mining, mobility, energy, tech and CX.
  • Money, Power, Freedom — financial literacy, negotiating self-worth and wealth-building.
  • The Wellness Revolution — addressing burnout, boundaries, mental health and holistic self-care.
  • She Builds — lessons from women entrepreneurs on funding, failing and flourishing.
  • Unboxed — creatives breaking labels and embracing authentic expression.
  • Designing a Limitless Life — vision mapping and values-driven goal setting.

Day 2: Unstoppable Us

According to Good Hope FM, Day 2 will be attributed to "Collective Strength" and "Radical Collaboration". Celebrating the power of women together, emphasising mentorship, solidarity and collaboration across sectors:

  • Sisterhood is a Strategy — mentorship, intergenerational collaboration, and community building.
  • Motherhood Meets Mission — balancing parenthood, career and purpose.
  • Shaping the Future of Women's Football — inclusive pathways and leadership.
  • Women, AI and Empowerment — smashing ceilings in STEM and tech.
  • The Queen Syndrome — fostering solidarity, overcoming rivalry.
  • GBV Sessions and Self-Defence Class — in partnership with MOSAIC, Women For Change and Fight Back SA.
  • The official Good Hope FM Warrior Woman Awards ceremony.

The day will also feature practical masterclasses, wellness activations, sector-specific panels and exciting empowering announcements to be unveiled live at the festival.

In the build-up to the 2025 WomenIN Festival and Warrior Woman Awards, Good Hope FM's Leigh-Anne Williams, who has championed telling the stories of remarkable women across various platforms for many years, will be showcasing the 2024 Warrior Woman winners and what they are currently up to, as well as interviewing other women who are making a powerful impression and leaving a lasting legacy, adds the radio station.

Good Hope FM and 5FM Business Manager, Masi Mdingane, says, "With Good Hope FM's Warrior Woman Awards not in its second year and firmly established as a platform for impactful women from all walks of life to not only receive the recognition they deserve, but also step into their full potential, it is an amazing honour and privilege for us to join forces with WomenIN."

Mdingane adds, "With this move, Warrior Woman remains true to its core — not only being a glitzy awards and celebration evening for Cape Town's most impactful women, but networking, enabling and empowering the next wave of fabulous and formidable femme fortitude to change not only the Mother City, but our whole nation and the globe for the better."

Nazlee Fredericks Maharaj, Portfolio Director for WomenIN, and a winner of the 2024 Warrior Woman Empowerment Advocate Award, says, "WomenIN Festival is not just an event, it's a movement. It's about dismantling labels, rejecting limits and unapologetically stepping into our brilliance while holding space for others to do the same. This year's program equips women with both practical skills and soft power tools, to thrive in their careers and live fully, well, and limitlessly."

For the Warrior Woman Awards, all information on nominations can be obtained by staying tuned in to Good Hope FM.

Individuals are encouraged to book tickets and empowerment passes for WomenIN 2025, which include full access to all keynotes, panels, fireside chats, masterclasses, wellness and self-defence sessions, networking opportunities with leaders across industries and the Good Hope FM Warrior Woman Awards here.

For more information, visit www.goodhopefm.co.za. You can also follow Good Hope FM on Facebook, X, Instagram, or on TikTok.

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