As we’ve covered what Day 1 of the upcoming Good Hope FM Warrior Woman Awards, sets out to bring you, at Newlands Cricket Grounds this November, which will open under the theme “Unapologetically Her.”

The first day is set to focus on “Owning Your Brilliance” and “Breaking the Mold,” with an inspiring line-up featuring Bridgette Motsepe-Radebe, President Zingiswa Losi, and Thando Hopa.

Attendees can look forward to thought-provoking sessions such as Leading Without Permission, Money, Power & Freedom, The Wellness Revolution, She Builds, Unboxed, and Designing a Limitless Life. Day 1 promises to set the tone for empowerment, authenticity, and possibility, laying a powerful foundation for the rest of the festival.

As the programme unfolds, Day 2 will build on this energy with its own rich line-up of conversations and experiences. Themed under  “Unstoppable Us” According to Good Hope FM, Day 2 will be attributed to “Collective Strength” and “Radical Collaboration“. Celebrating the power of women together, emphasising mentorship, solidarity and collaboration across sectors:

  • Sisterhood is a Strategy :  mentorship, intergenerational collaboration, and community building.
  • Motherhood Meets Mission :  balancing parenthood, career and purpose.
  • Shaping the Future of Women’s Football : inclusive pathways and leadership.
  • Women, AI, and Empowerment : smashing ceilings in STEM and tech.
  • The Queen Syndrome : fostering solidarity, overcoming rivalry.
  • GBV Sessions and Self-Defence Class : in partnership with MOSAIC, Women For Change and Fight Back SA.
  • The official Good Hope FM Warrior Woman Awards ceremony.

The day will also feature practical masterclasses, wellness activations, sector-specific panels, and exciting empowering announcements to be unveiled live at the festival.

In the build-up to the 2025 WomenIN Festival and Warrior Woman Awards, Good Hope FM’s Leigh-Anne Williams, who has championed telling the stories of remarkable women across various platforms for many years, will be showcasing the 2024 Warrior Woman winners and what they are currently up to, as well as interviewing other women who are making a powerful impression and leaving a lasting legacy, adds the radio station.

Good Hope FM and 5FM Business Manager, Masi Mdingane, says, “With Good Hope FM’s Warrior Woman Awards not in its second year and firmly established as a platform for impactful women from all walks of life to not only receive the recognition they deserve, but also step into their full potential, it is an amazing honour and privilege for us to join forces with WomenIN.”

Mdingane adds, “With this move, Warrior Woman remains true to its core — not only being a glitzy awards and celebration evening for Cape Town’s most impactful women, but networking, enabling and empowering the next wave of fabulous and formidable femme fortitude to change not only the Mother City, but our whole nation and the globe for the better.”

Nazlee Fredericks Maharaj, Portfolio Director for WomenIN, and a winner of the 2024 Warrior Woman Empowerment Advocate Award, says, “WomenIN Festival is not just an event, it’s a movement. It’s about dismantling labels, rejecting limits and unapologetically stepping into our brilliance while holding space for others to do the same. This year’s program equips women with both practical skills and soft power tools, to thrive in their careers and live fully, well, and limitlessly.”

For the Warrior Woman Awards, all information on nominations can be obtained by staying tuned in to Good Hope FM.

Individuals are encouraged to book tickets and empowerment passes for WomenIN 2025 HERE.

Newlands Cricket Grounds are mentioned as a host venue in this years Good Hope FM Warriors Woman Awards, hosted on collaboration WomenIN Festival aiming to deliver a celebration of women in Cape Town on Thursday, 13 to Friday, 14 November 2025. The Warrior Woman Awards, championed by Good Hope FM’s The Morning Show with Leigh-Anne […]

Newlands Cricket Grounds set to host Good Hope FM Warrior Woman Awards 2025

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