The winners of the 16th edition of the South African Small Business Awards were announced on 14 November, celebrating South Africa's top entrepreneurs and small businesses.

The winners | image supplied
The awards honoured 20 leading Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs, alongside Special Award Winners and Main Category Award Winners, in a ceremony attended by prominent figures of the business community.
Winners
- National Small Business Champion - Ambesha Africa (Trudy Maleka)
 - National Entrepreneur Champion - Adam Hunter (Hook, Line & Sinker)
 - National Startup Champion - Mlungisi Nkosi Maths & Science Centre (Mlungisi Nkosi)
 - National Woman in Business Champion - Buyi Mafoko (Matte BLK)
 
Special awards
- National Community Award - Khayelitsha Cookies (Adri Williams)
 - National Growth Award - Nerdware (Ronald Magondo)
 - National Innovation Award - The Wheelchair Doctor & Manufacturing (Ernest Mongezi Majenge)
 - National Skills Development - Award Golden Rewards 1981 cc  (Mampho Sotshongaye)
 - National Marketing Award - Adbot (Michelle Geere)
 - National Startup Award - Makhoba Professional Services (Thabile Makhoba)