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.

- News24