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Sanlam Group announces shortlist for financial journalism awards

3 min read 04 July 2023

Sanlam and Santam, the co-sponsors of the Sanlam Group Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism, today announced the shortlisted entries for the 2022 awards.

One hundred and nine entries were received for the 2022 competition. The new category, ESG, which has two sub-categories - Business and the Environment and Business and Society, received an impressive response from the journalists, as did other popular categories such as Business and Companies and the African Growth Story. The broadcast categories attracted a significantly limited number of entries.

Mr Nixon Kariithi, Chair of the independent judging panel, said, “The Sanlam Group Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism continue to grow from strength to strength with widespread participation from across the continent. The entries were highly competitive, covering a range of topical issues impacting Africa’s economy, and reflected the relevance of financial journalism on governance, and combining the world of business with compelling human-interest angles.”

The 2022 Sanlam Group Financial Journalist of the Year and category winners will be announced at a gala event in Johannesburg on 3 August 2023.

The shortlisted journalists are:

Category: Business and companies

Dewald van Rensburg, Micah Reddy and Sam Sole

amaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism

Ann Crotty

Financial Mail

David McKay

Financial Mail

Dewald van Rensburg

amaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism

Rob Rose

Financial Mail

Category: Financial markets

David McKay

Financial Mail

Lisa Steyn

News24

Marc Hasenfuss

Financial Mail

Rob Rose

Financial Mail

Ryk van Niekerk

Moneyweb, RSG Geldsake

Category: Consumer financial education

Bruce Whitfield

Radio 702, The Money show with Bruce Whitfield

Londiwe Buthelezi

News24, Today’s Trustee

Maya Fisher-French

City Press, eNCA, Maya on Money

Ruan Jooste

Personal Finance

Ryk van Niekerk

Moneyweb, RSG Geldsake

 

Category: African Growth Story

Kingsley Jeremiah

The Guardian, Nigeria

Mahamadi Sebogo

Sidwaya, Burkina Faso

Mbongeni Mguni

Mmegi, Botswana

Ndamu Sandu             

Business Times, Zimbabwe

Paul Murungi

Daily Monitor, Uganda

Ronald Adamolekun

Premium Times, Nigeria

 

Category: ESG: Business and the Environment

Denene Erasmus

Business Day and BusinessLIVE, South Africa

Justice Nwafor

Nigeria Tribune, Nigeria

Lisa Steyn

News24, South Africa

Olugbenga Adanikin

The International Centre for Investigative Reporting, Nigeria

Paul Murungi

Daily Monitor, Uganda

Ridwan Karim Dini-Osman

EIB Network, Ghana

Rob Rose

Financial Mail, South Africa

 

Category: ESG: Business and Society

Gbenga Salau

The Guardian, Nigeria

Lameez Omarjee

News24

Lisa Steyn

News24

Rob Rose

Financial Mail

Ryk van Niekerk

Moneyweb, RSG Geldsake

Category: Broadcast – Audio/Radio

 

Bruce Whitfield

 

The Money Show - Radio 702 and Cape Talk 567

 

Destiny Onyemihia

 

Voice of Nigeria

 

Henry Tataw Ekambi

 

CRTV, Cameroon

 

Ridwan Karim Dini-Osman

 

EIB Network, Ghana

 

Ruan Jooste

 

Personal Finance

 

Ryk van Niekerk

 

MoneywebRSG Geldsake

 

Category: Broadcast - TV/Video

 

Devi Sankaree Govender

 

The Devi Show

 

Richard Gregory and Elle Oosthuizen

 

Steinhest on Showmax

 

Mr Nixon Kariithi, Chair of the independent judging panel and a communications consultant, led the review of submissions. He was joined on the judging panel by:

Established in 1974, the awards recognise outstanding financial journalists in print, online, radio and television media who are based in Africa, working in an African news organisation and publishing, or broadcasting their work on the continent. The work of the finalists represents the best financial journalism in Africa, reporting on the continent’s challenges and progress in business, economic development and ESG: Business and Environment and ESG: Business and Society. The awards carry a total cash prize of about R680, 000.

 

MEDIA ENQUIRIES

Allim Milazi, Sanlam Group Communications

Cell: 082 889 5874 | allim.milazi@sanlam.co.za

Thabo Mabaso, Santam Corporate Communications

Cell: 083 414 8144 | Thabo.Mabaso@santam.co.za

Nqubeko Sibiya, FTI Consulting

Cell: 066 486 3269 | nqubeko.sibiya@fticonsulting.com

 

About Sanlam

Sanlam is a pan-African financial services group listed on the Johannesburg, Namibian and A2X stock exchanges. Through its clusters - Retail Mass, Retail Affluent, Sanlam Corporate, Sanlam Emerging Markets, Sanlam Investment Group and Santam, the Group provides comprehensive and bespoke financial solutions to institutional clients and consumers across all market segments. Sanlam’s areas of expertise include life and general insurance, financial planning, retirement, investments, and wealth management.

Established in 1918 as a life insurance company, Sanlam has evolved into the largest non-banking financial services group in Africa through its diversification strategy.

Headquartered in South Africa, Sanlam has a direct stake in financial services entities in Botswana, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Rwanda, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The Group has a footprint of insurance operations in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cote D’Ivoire, Gabon, Ghana, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Niger, Lesotho, Senegal and Togo. Sanlam also has business interests in India, Malaysia and the United Kingdom.

For more information on Sanlam, visit www.sanlam.com

About Santam

Santam is South Africa’s leading general insurer with a market share in excess of 22%. Listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), the Santam group provides a diversified range of general insurance products and services in Southern Africa and internationally through a network of over 3 300 intermediaries and direct channels.

The group’s more than 1 million policyholders range from individuals to commercial and specialist business owners and institutions, including 80 of the Top 100 companies listed on the JSE. The group employs over 6 000 employees and was certified as a Top Employer by the Top Employer Institute for the seventh consecutive year in 2023.

Santam’s commitment to its policyholders and clients is captured in the brand promise, Insurance good and proper, which emphasises responsible and ethical insurance.

For more information on Santam, visit www.santam.co.za

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