FOREWORD - Shavana Mushwana Besides the Lifetime Achievement and Mover & Shaker awards, The Little Black Book 2008-2009 edition gives recognition to 20 of SA's foremost business leaders - hence the Top 20 section. It is instructive to note that the majority of those in the Top 20, as well as the Mover & Shaker, Lazarus Zim, are associated with mining and financial services. The situation indirectly pays tribute to the tireless efforts and sterling leadership of the political heads of two portfolios, national treasury's Trevor Manuel, and Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, erstwhile deputy president and former minister of minerals & energy. Both of them vigorously drove the transformation process that ultimately created an enabling environment for the emergence of a significant number of black operators and owners of assets within these two sectors. Friday, 07 Nov 2008

FOREWORD - Peter Vundla It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the eighth edition of The Little Black Book, which has been proudly sponsored by AMB Capital since inception. The Little Black Book has become a major feature in SA publishing, celebrating and showcasing achievers and opinion makers. A variation that the editorial team and panel of judges have added is to highlight the Top 20 achievers. We continue in this edition to vote for one Mover & Shaker, whose achievements in the past year stand head and shoulders above others. A Lifetime Achiever award is also celebrated. There are no changes to the sectors. Having been born 13 years ago, out of the historical mission to advance empowerment, AMB Capital understands that it is the exceptional who change history, So we celebrate the individuals in The Little Black Book and continue to support it. Friday, 07 Nov 2008