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South Africa may be home to plenty of bartenders who can shake up cocktail masterpieces, but only one can claim the ultimate title of "South African Diageo World Class Bartender of the Year 2017".

Policy-governed human resources management is a relic of the past. Today, it’s almost impossible to have profitability without HR policies and practices that work with people to help them realise their own career growth ambitions says Mapula Wanjau, Human Resources Director at Diageo South Africa.

London - Diageo, the world's largest spirits maker, spotted in 2015 that drinkers in the emerging middle class in Ghana and Cameroon were keen to show off their new status by buying their own bottles of Johnnie Walker rather than shots.

Diageo World Class – the most reputable bartending competition globally has revealed South Africa's top ten bartenders following three regional finals across major cities in February and March 2017.

An open call to help entrepreneurs to either turn their revolutionary idea into a reality or to take their existing business to the next level, saw over 400 applications from various disciplines.

One way to support growth is for tomorrow’s trailblazers to spend time with and learn from today’s most experienced business leaders – people like Barclays Africa CEO Maria Ramos and Tiger Brands CEO Lawrence MacDougall.

South Africa may be home to plenty of bartenders who can shake up cocktail masterpieces, but only one can claim the ultimate title of "South African Diageo World Class Bartender of the Year 2017" and that is Julian Short.

One way to support growth is for tomorrow’s trailblazers to spend time with and learn from today’s most experienced business leaders – people like Barclays Africa CEO Maria Ramos and Tiger Brands CEO Lawrence MacDougall.

It was all hands on deck as Captain Morgan surprised fans with the official launch of Captain O’ Clock during AKA’s performance at the annual Spring Fiesta.

Sunday Times Top 100 Companies Awards, in association with Johnnie Walker, acknowledge those listed companies that have earned the most for their shareholders.