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Winner of Bizcommunity #myofficeinafrica competition announced

As building, showcasing and promoting vibrant African business communities is at the core of what Bizcommunity does, from 1 September 2014, under the title #myofficeinafrica, we asked Africa's Instagram community to participate in a competition to give us peek into offices in Africa.

Participants from across South Africa and the entire African continent were invited to snap pictures of their office or workplace, business interior or exteriors, architecture, signage and their work teams, along with a description of the company in order to stand a chance to win an iPad Mini.

We were overwhelmed by the support and response and the quality of the images we received and this has made choosing the winner exceedingly hard.

Entries came from afar afield as @osmosisfutzing from Kigali, East Africa, @white_african in Nairobi, Kenya, and @austinmadinga in Blantyre Malawi, as well as awesome images spanning the full breadth of SA's creative and industrious business communities, from tech to tyres, education to healthcare and more. This confirms what we expected: business in SA is full of vibrant, connected companies and individuals poised to be globally competitive.

The Biz IT team cleverly devised a front-page widget, which allowed selected photos from the incoming entries to be showcased on the website homepage to 494,275 readers across 20 business sectors thus offering even more exposure for participants.

In the end, the judges' decision as to the best pic was based on a number of criteria - best photo quality, best capture, best expression of the #myofficeinafrica ethos!

There were so many incredible shots and office spaces that we feel truly privileged and grateful to have been given a window into all these amazing workspaces and the participation from all over South Africa and the rest of Africa. The winning image by @kirsten85 from her office @junglecorner in Cape Town, is fresh and unexpected and covers all the bases of a uniquely African office! Thanks again to everyone for making the competition such a success!

For advice on how companies and brands can successfully climb on the Instagram bandwagon or to discuss co-initiatives on the app platform contact moc.ytinummoczib@gnitekram.

View selected entries

#MyOfficeinAfrica -I work at the Cape Town Partnership and the entire central city of Cape Town is my office.
What would our city streets look like when all the dominos fall in place? It's brainstorm-Monday at the Cape Town Partnership #myofficeinafrica @bizcommunity
It's Creative Week in Cape Town and #myofficeinafrica is at the Young Blood Africa Gallery today, shooting interviews with some of the people who injects this city with such creative energy. @bizcommunity #bizcommunity #mycreativeweek
The joys of a home office, expression & inspiration #myofficeinafrica
Look what arrived in our studio yesterday! These #KAMERS2014 Stellenbosch banners are going up all around the Cape this week. Tell us if you spot them!
Great first day on the new jobby job! #MambaMedia @craigbatmamba
#myOfficeinAfrica #bizcommunity @bizcommunity The interior design at SARS. Thought it really cool.
@bizcommunity - I am a designer at @zanaproducts ! We are a creative brand based in Woodstock, we are an online store who design fun and graphic things to decorate your life with and ship to every corner of the globe! This is me in #myofficeinafrica doing what I love. #bizcommunity
The @quirkagency knows that gathering and sharing knowledge is core to their business. They hire only smart individuals, brave and curious enough to push the limits towards creating something magical. This is #MyOfficeInAfrica.@bizcommunity #bizcommunity #quirkagency #quirk #Brave #Curious #Minds
These stairs keep us constantly connected in #MyOfficeInAfrica. @bizcommunity
@bizcommunity I'm a soon to be Doctor at Stellenbosch University #hospital AND #library is #myOfficeinAfricaI could definitely make use of an #Ipadmini on ward rounds and being able to transport #myofficeinafrica around with me @bizcommunity this would be ideal :)
The Barrows Centre of Excellence - Durban HQ. Creativity needs an inspiring home. #barrows #design #architecture #myofficeinafrica @bizcommunity #bizcommunity
#myofficeinAfrica @bizcommunity #bizcommunity #doyouskrwt #skrwt Hannover Re - Not a particularly inspiring building but a great company. A leader in the reinsurance industry
Geewwd latish #morning errbody... #Coffee #Latte @campsbaypod
Chalk wall glass table reflection magic! We live for smart design thinking #barrows #design #chalk wall #myofficeinafrica @bizcommunity
#myofficeinAfrica #bizzcommunity nuclear medicine radiography final year student
These two in #MyOfficeInAfrica add a whole lot of humour to a first coffee at the beginning of a work day. @bizcommunity
#Repost from @bradseatonsmith: You never know what's going to happen next at @quirkagency #CapeTown. Today in "The Lab" I found a team hard at work building a RC plane which will be installed with infrared cameras to help catch poachers! This is #MyOfficeInAfrica
The Barrows Boardroom sweating hard - debating shopper engagement strategy! #barrows #shopper #strategy #myofficeinafrica #architecture #design
#MyOfficeInAfrica @bizcommunity Just a cool space. Everyone needs a cool space.
#myOfficeinAfrica @bizcommunity I am the official #securitydog at @junglecorner . A digital technologies company in #Woodstock #capetown. It's a fun place to work when we have a bar, DJ booth, table tennis & put put. #woof #spanielsofinstagram #dogoftheday #petsofinstagram #love pet #dog
"An idea can turn to dust or magic, depending on the talent that rubs agains it" Bill BernbachPic of @vaughnwright_ and @Keenanmulvaney at the new #capetown @quirkagency
Brainstorming session in the playground in #MyOfficeInAfrica! @bizcommunity
#myofficeinafrica - Coffee Creative Studio
You never know what's going to happen next at @quirkagency #CapeTown. Today in "The Lab" I found a team hard at work building a RC plane which will be installed with infrared cameras to help catch poachers! This is #MyOfficeInAfrica
Dave Grohl oversees all coffee made at DigitLab...it IS his favourite addiction after all ??
Office for urge day!!! #vscocam
Bottling time... Wine is bottled Poetry - Robert Louis Stevenson #winequote #arabellawines #wine #bottling
My happy place away from my happy place @hellosquare #myofficeinafrica @bizcommunity
Move over Marvel. Things are happening in the office. #youngblood #MambaMedia @craigbatmamba
Sharing the office today with Ms Hedburn #GreyJhb #myofficeinAfrica @bizcommunity
Our New Generation awards taking pride of place in the Durban office #MyOfficeInAfrica #BizzCommunity
#myofficeinafrica I work in a public health clinic in Khayelitsha. Challenging at times but greatly rewarding #bizcommunity @bizcommunity
@bizcommunity this is #myofficeinafrica. It is the #uct library, where diversity and education meet to make a successful nation ??.
Our creative director reviewing the intern's concepts.#myOfficeinAfrica #bizcommunity @bizcommunity #designstudio
Exploring our business, loving our new neighbourhood Salt River@bizcommunity #myofficeinafrica
The #GetSmarter Sandbox room, where playtime is focused on improving lives through better education, along with our trusted knowledge partners #myofficeinafrica #bizcommunity @bizcommunity
An inside look at the Head Offices and the iconic Flying D of #Dunlop. #MyOfficeInAfrica @bizcommunity
#myofficeinafrica @bizcommunity Our boardroom at Breeze Website Designers
@bizcommunity here's a little taste of @junglecorner, our boardroom #tiger mural & table tennis table. #myofficeinafrica #bizcommunity #cityofcapetown #woodstock #studio
THIS ISN'T A BORED ROOM #myofficeinafrica
But it was all yellow in the think pods at @quirkagency. Think, create, engage, optimise. @bizcommunity #myofficeinafrica
This is #myofficeinafrica at GetSmarter!
@bizcommunity welcome to #myofficeinafrica at the #woodstockexchange. Pop round for a game of table tennis, some putt putt or a drink at our bar. #cityofcapetown #bizcommunity #studio #capetown
@bizcommunity look at all the plants and our green wall in our office.#bizcommunity #myOfficeinAfrica #arborweek
Law statutes dating back to the 1920s #ThowbackThursday #myofficeinafrica #NoFilter
@bizcommunity #myofficeinafrica is @junglecorner a Digital Technologies company in the @co tyofcapetown. This is my little corner of the office. #bizcommunity #woodstock
So, how's YOUR Monday going?At #Mxit HQ, we're busy prepping for the #Ukufunda launch on Friday.
The advantages of being tall. Get to see the bigger picture. #myofficeinafrica #Juta #LoveBooks
It's a wrap. The Cape Town Partnership annual report has gone to print. I love #myofficeinafrica #bizcommunity
Home office. Magic happens here #myofficeinafrica #bizcommunity
Sinovuyo Teen Study offices at the Steve Biko Centre in Ginsberg, Eastern Cape. #myOfficeinAfrica #bizcommunity @bizcommunity
Words and books, my two favourite things. #Juta @bizcommunity #myofficeinafrica
@bizcommunity here are our informal meeting spaces with our electric bike in the background. #bizcommunity #myOfficeinAfrica
@cityofcapetown @bizcommunity This is a pic I took of my colleague Natalie on her birthday in our office! I soooo want to win the iPad mini!! (See, an Auditfirm can be fun as well, we aren't alwys boring!) #myOfficeinAfrica #bizcommunity
#myofficeinafrica @bizcommunity Our boardroom at Breeze Website Designers
Never a dull day at #buchanansquare in Woodstock. Environmental Consulting at the base of Table Mountain in the midst of creatives. #myOfficeinAfrica @bizcommunity #bizcommunity
Early morning in the office - no one here yet but me... :) 7:15am@bizcommunity #myofficeinafrica
@bizcommunity it's so hectic, I don't have time to leave #myOfficeinAfrica #bizcommunity #h/ween31/10 #getcreative #??myworkplace
Another kak day in Africa #myofficeinafrica
Some values of customer service :) #myofficeinafrica @bizcommunityCc @simplysteph31
The sun is shining. The birds are chirping away. The view is relaxing. Thursday, lets do this! #withAsana #myofficeinafrica #bizcommunity @bizcommunity
Our chill area at work... The great escape ??#myofficeinafrica @bizcommunity
My view of #myofficeinafrica @bizcommunity...the @digitlabsa #Durban office to be exact ??
#myofficeinafrica - osmosis viral creative think tank! Kigali East Africa
My office today :) Graphic design and marketing with Liam Hemsworth.
Jakkels trou met wolf se crou en Van Hunks took sy longe uit. #myofficeInAfrica #bizcommunity @bizcommunity

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10 Nov 2014 10:24

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