Mayors awards for excellence

Mayors awards for excellence 2016

The Mayor initiated these awards after recognising that there’s a lot of good work that is being done by our people out there but receives very little attention or no recognition. These awards were initiated as an incentive to encourage ever greater efforts by us all to give of ourselves in the pursuit of bettering the lives of the people of the City. This programme was rightly introduced as a consequence of witnessing firsthand, the numerous good works undertaken by residents and organisations, for who such efforts come naturally and executed without expectation of recognition or reward.

The City actively strives to engender an environment conducive to the creativity of thought, dedication to action and a spirit of selflessness. With this initiative the Mayor envisages that more people, community-based organisations and business owners will be prepared to go the extra mile, making a telling difference to the quality of life of those less fortunate around them.

The Mayors Awards are divided into the following seven categories:
CATEGORY: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN HONOUR OF THE LATE BERTHA MKHIZE

The purpose of this category is to recognise outstanding achievement by individuals, organisations, groups and institutions acting within the Ethekwini Municipal area in the field of health, welfare and self-help/development projects which a tangible impact on the welfare on the residents of the Municipality.

CATEGORY: BIODIVERSITY
The purpose of this category is to recognise the efforts of those people who work hard to conserve and enhance plant and animal life and to award excellence in biodiversity preservation and management of our natural systems in the Municipality.

CATEGORY: CRIME PREVENTION IN HONOUR OF THE LATE CURNICK MTHAKATHI NDLOVU
The purpose of this category is to identify people who have made a special or outstanding contribution to the promotion of safety and security in the Municipality and whose contribution have a significant impact on our citizens.

CATEGORY: CLEAN ENVIRONMENT IN HONOUR OF THE LATE DOROTHY NOMZANSI NYEMBE
The purpose of this category is to recognise outstanding achievement by individuals, organisations, groups and institutions in Ethekwini Municipality in the field of environment upliftment with a focus on conservation and cleaning of the City.

CATEGORY: TOURISM IN HONOUR OF THE LATE JOHNNY MAKHATHINI
The purpose of this category is to recognise individuals and establishments who have made contributions in positioning Durban as an attractive tourist destination in the local and international tourist market and provide quality services.

CATEGORY: WEALTH AND JOB CREATION IN HONOUR OF THE LATE STEVEN DLAMINI
The purpose of this category is to identify people who have made an outstanding contribution to wealth and job creation by ensuring sustainable employment generation in the Ethekwini Municipality.

CATEGORY: WOMEN IN BUSINESS
The purpose of this category is to recognise women who have positively contributed to business including the upliftment of previously disadvantaged groups.

Please click here to download the Mayor’s awards for excellence nomination form