Kaya Bizz Talking to Kojo Baffoe, Chairperson Of The Judging Panel For The Basa Awards 2019

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Gugu Mfuphi talking The annual BASA Awards, partnered by Hollard, is the only awards ceremony that acknowledges business support of and partnerships with the arts in South Africa. The Awards assist BASA in promoting mutually beneficial, equitable and sustainable business partnerships with the arts, and encourage excellence and innovation in this area. The Awards have seen growth in terms of quantity and diversity of entries, reflecting a broadening of BASA’s work.
The adjudication panel for the 22nd annual Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) Awards has an independent panel of professionals, with expertise in the business and/or arts, has been tasked with judging entries in 11 categories (Innovation, First Time Sponsor, Increasing Access to the Arts, Beyond Borders Partnership, Long Term Partnership, Media Sponsorship, Strategic Project, Small Business Award, Sponsorship in Kind, Development and the Cultural Tourism. Adjudicating the panel is Kojo Baffoe who sits as the chairperson and as a newly elected board member at BASA.
19 Sep 2019 12PM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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