This year, the Bold Woman Award by Veuve Clicquot marks its fifth year in South Africa with the announcement of Lindiwe Nkuna-Kgopa and Pretty Kubyane as the 2026 Bold Woman Award and Bold Future Award winners, respectively. 2026 Veuve Clicquot Bold Woman Award WinnerLindiwe Nkuna-Kgopa, Founder of Lindiwe Sanitary PadsToday, Lindiwe Nkuna-Kgopa leads Africa’s first large-scale sanitary pad manufacturing facility owned and operated entirely by women. “When everyone else suffocates us, we go to other women for oxygen,” said jury member, Happy Ralinala, during Lindiwe’s 2026 Veuve Clicquot Bold Woman Award adjudication session. Hosted by MC Nomndeni Mdakhi, the award ceremony celebrated the growing legacy of the Bold Woman Award in South Africa. To mark its 200th anniversary, Veuve Clicquot decided to pay tribute to this great, daring woman, and in 1972 created the Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Award (Bold Woman Award), followed by the Clémentine Award (Bold Future Award) in 2014.