Some of the most powerful women in South African entertainment‚ including Terry Pheto‚ Nomzamo Mbatha‚ Pearl Thusi and Connie Ferguson have been nominated for this year’s African Women Awards‚ to be held later this year.

 South Africans women lead the pack of nominations for this year’s awards‚ with no less than 13 nominations in total.

The awards are broken into three major categories with South African entertainers and businesswomen dominating the categories.

In the entertainment and arts category‚ South Africa is represented by five South Africans: Pearl Thusi (Media Excellence Award)‚ Terry Pheto (Star Power Award)‚ Nomzamo Mbatha (Promising Personality Award)‚ Connie Ferguson and Basetsana Kumalo (Living Legend Award).

According to organisers‚ the awards aims to “show appreciation to the women‚ who are successful in Africa‚ women who are promoting peace in conflict-inflicted areas and contributing to the increased resources and productivity in their nations“.

The awards are set to be held on December 3.