2011 – Winner Chartered Secretaries Southern Africa Annual Report Award: NGO Category*
2012 – Merit Award Chartered Secretaries Southern Africa Annual Report Award: NGO Category*
2013 – Merit Award Chartered Secretaries Southern Africa Annual Report Award: NGO Category*
2013 – Winner Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Award (Best Sustainability Reporting NGO Category*)
2014 – Diamond Arrow (1st – Overall National Survey on Corporate Social Responsibility Programmes & Initiatives in NGO sector*)
2015 – Diamond Arrow (1st – Overall National Survey on Corporate Social Responsibility Programmes & Initiatives in NGO sector*)
2015 – CANSA CEO Winner Africa’s Most Influential Women in Business & Government Awards
2015 – CANSA ‘Most Trusted Charity SA’ in ‘Readers Digest Survey Most Trusted Brands 2015’…
2016 – Winner Chartered Secretaries Southern Africa Annual Report Award: NGO Category*
2016 – Readers’ Choice Award – Pretoria News (Best NGO 2016*)
2016 – Readers’ Choice Award – The Star (Runner Up NGO 2016*)
2016 – March – Letter addressed to CANSA CEO, Elize Joubert, from National Parliament acknowledging CANSA’s role in the fight cancer…
2016 – June – a testicular cancer video made pro bono by CANSA partner, agency HelloFCB+ won an international Silver Cannes Lions Award and three local Loerie awards.
2016 – Rated as one of the coolest brands (Sunday Times Generation Next Brand Survey Community Programmes Category)
2017 – CANSA CEO Elize Joubert Standard Bank Top Women Awards Winner: Public Service Category
2020 – The Loeries Publish Brand Communication Industry rankings – CANSA was ranked 23rd out of the top 25
2020 – CANSA partner agency HelloFCB+ developed a prostate cancer video (also pro bono) that won two Loerie awards in 2020.
2021 – CANSA 90 Years of Service Highlights – Video – CANSA – 90 Years of Service | Posts – CANSA 90th Anniversary
2023 – CANSA Tele Counselling service one of three winners of the APPIS Innovator Programme
2024 – CANSA CEO an honouree and one of the winners of the ‘Mission Driven Champions’ category in the Diligent Global Recognition Programme
2026 – The Global Brands Magazine team recognised CANSA by awarding the prestigious title ‘Excellence in Cancer Support Services, South Africa – 2026’. CANSA was awarded this honour for their exceptional commitment to Innovation, Quality, Branding Activities, customer Service & Performance providing a robust system in the South Africa region… | Post
*NGO = Non-Government Organisation
About CANSA:
A leader in the fight against cancer in SA, since 1931, the vision of the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA), is to lead South Africa towards a cancer free society.
It’s mission as a non-profit fighting cancer, is to enable research, educate the public and advocate for and support all people affected by cancer. Read more…
- What CANSA Does PDF
- How funds raised are used to assist those affected by cancer…



