South African engineer and construction and project management company AvenirHoldings CEO Tshidi Mndzebele won two awards at regulator the Construction Industry Development Board SA's (cidb's) 2026 Empowerment and Recognition of Women in Construction (ERWIC) Awards.
She was awarded the cidb Chairman's Award and the Exceptional Woman in Construction of the Year Award.
The Chairman’s Award is significant, and recognises an extraordinary leader whose impact reaches far beyond the projects she has delivered.
Her greatest impact is through her structured Candidacy and Professional Registration Programme, AvenirHoldings states. Mndzebele has achieved a 100% professional registration success rate in mentoring professionals from organisations across the industry.
More than 80% of the candidates she has mentored are women, which creates pathways into an industry where women have historically been underrepresented, the cidb says.
