Best of Cape Town finalists
2008-08-28 14:07
Cape Town - After two weeks of counting public nominations and assessing the nominees according to criteria, the finalists for the inaugural Good Hope FM Best of Cape Town Awards have been announced.
The final list of nominees for the Best of Cape Town Awards are:
Shopping In Cape Town
Best Shopping Centre
Canal Walk Shopping Centre
Tygervalley Shopping Centre
Waterfront
Best Retail Store
Woolworths - Tygervalley
Woolworths - N1 City
Woolworths - Canal Walk
Cape Town Achievers
Best Sportsperson
Natalie du Toit - Olympic and Paraolympic swimmer
Quentin Chong - Muay thai champion
Schalk Burger - Springbok rugby player
Best Sports Team
Ajax Cape Town FC
Matie Rugby Academy
Stormers
Best Performing Artist
Chad Saaiman - singer/songwriter
Gregory da Silva "The Eggman" - live performer
Keeno-Lee Hector - actor/singer
Best Performing Group
Coda
Freshlyground
Out of Africa Dance Academy
Hospitality
Best Attraction
Mother City Queer Project
Table Mountain National Park
Waterfront
Accommodation
Daddy Long Legs Boutique Hotel
Mount Nelson Hotel
The Vineyard Hotel & Spa
Restaurant
Cape Colony Restaurant
Crave
Grande Provence
Night Spot
Galaxy - Athlone
Lambego Lounge - Lansdowne
Planet Bar - Gardens
Creative Cape Town
Architectural Design
Canal Walk
Cape Town International Convention Centre
The Icon
Product
Vida é Caffe - gourmet coffee bar
Nested Bunk Bed - sleeping space solution
Woza Cape Town - musical production
Cape Town Heroes
Emergency Hero
Patricia Gee - project leader for the Tourism Safety and Support Programme
Gavin Williams - intermediate life support paramedic for Netcare 911
Robert de Wet - False Bay emergency medical service volunteer
Education Hero
Grant Solomon - language practitioner working in township schools
Bhejile Mzinda - headmaster of Nomlingganiso Primary School, Nyanga
Gerald Ngengele - headmaster of Zimasa Primary School, Langa
Community Hero
Seigo "Okkie" August van Sensie - long distance walker
Peter Harley - founder of No-2-drugs @ Yes-2-Life
Hendri Terblanche - founder of Out of the Closet, Onto the Rugby Field, which collects unwanted rugby gear for underprivileged teams
"The finalists have received very numerous nominations from the people of Cape Town who believe the finalists excel in their field of expertise. We wish the finalists and all those behind the scenes well during the competitive voting phase," says awards director Alison Mulhall.
The next phase of the awards is also open to the public. In order to ascertain the winner in each category, go to the website to cast your vote.
Or SMS each candidate's unique code to 35432 to cast your SMS vote. Each SMS costs R3 and all proceeds will go the establishment of the Amy Biehl Foundation's Tik Prevention Programme.
The finalists in every category with the most votes will win in their sector, as decided by the people of Cape Town.
Winners in all categories will be announced at the Cape Town International Convention Centre on 13 September.
Tickets are available from Computicket from R500 per person (including three-course gourmet dinner) or contact Rainbow Experiential Marketing on 021 422 1418 for corporate tables.