Sanlam Group Excellence In Financial Journalism Awards Receives Record Number OF Entries
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Eighty-seven entries were from South Africa, followed by 52 from Nigeria, Uganda with 24, Ghana with 18 and Kenya with 15 entries. In all, financial journalists from 17 countries submitted their best work for the independent judging panel to adjudicate, says the awards.
The independent judges have commenced the work of evaluating the entries and are expected to announce the shortlisted entries for the awards in August. The gala awards ceremony is scheduled for Thursday, 2 October in Johannesburg, adds the awards.
The Sanlam Group Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism have been recognising exceptional financial journalism in Africa since 1974. The awards are open to African journalists in print, online, radio and TV media who are based in Africa, working in an African news organisation and publish or broadcast their financial stories on the continent, says Sanlam.
Sanlam concludes that the juding panel is chaired by Kenya's Professor Nixon Kariithi with nine other experienced media professionals, including:
- Angela Agoawike (Nigeria)
- Charles Naudé (South Africa)
- Emily May Brown (Namibia)
- Freddie Rayborn Bulley (Ghana)
- Aggie Asiimwe Konde (Uganda)
- Tom Indimuli (Kenya)
- Ulrich Joubert (South Africa)
- Professor Ylva Rodny-Gumede (South Africa), and
- Musa Zondi (South Africa).
For more information, visit www.sanlam.co.za. You can also follow the Sanlam Group Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism on Facebook or on X.
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