Sanlam and Santam, the joint sponsors of the Sanlam Group Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism, today announced the shortlisted entries for the 2023 awards.
A total of 170 entries from 13 countries on the African continent were received for the 2023 competition, the highest number yet in the competition’s 49-year history.
Nixon Kariithi, chair of the independent judging panel, said: “The quality of entries remains high. It has been most encouraging to see both the high number of entries as well as the complex and topical stories spotlighted by financial journalists across the African continent.”
The 2023 Sanlam Group Financial Journalist of the Year and category winners will be announced at a gala event in Johannesburg on 25 July 2024.
The shortlisted journalists are:
Category: Business and Companies | |
Dewald van Rensburg, Micah Reddy and Sam Sole | amaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism, South Africa |
Ann Crotty | Financial Mail, South Africa |
Daniel Okujwa | Foundation for Investigative Journalism, Nigeria |
Dominic Omondi | Daily Nation, Kenya |
Kingsley Jeremiah | The Guardian, Nigeria |
Rob Rose | Financial Mail, South Africa |
Susan Comrie | amaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism, South Africa |
Category: Economy | |
Claire Bisseker | Financial Mail, South Affrica |
Kitso Dickson | Business Weekly & Review, Botswana |
Lisa Steyn | News24, South Africa |
Odimegwu Onwumere | The Nigerian Voice, Nigeria |
Paul Murungi | Daily Monitor and CEO East Africa Magazine, Uganda |
Rob Rose | Financial Mail, South Africa |
Ryk van Niekerk | Moneyweb, RSG Geldsake, South Africa |
Category: Financial Markets | |
Bernard Busuulwa | The EastAfrican, Uganda |
Jaco Visser | Financial Mail, South Africa |
Kabelo Khumalo | Business Day, South Africa |
Lisa Steyn | News24, South Africa |
Otiato Guguyu | Daily Nation, Kenya |
Patrick Alushula | Nation Media Group, Kenya |
Rob Rose | Financial Mail, South Africa |
Ruan Jooste | Personal Finance, South Africa |
Category: Consumer Financial Education | |
Ephraim Modise | TechCabal, Pan African |
Maya Fisher-French | CityPress, Maya on Money, South Africa |
Neesa Moodley | Daily Maverick, South Africa |
Nike Popoola | Punch Newspaper, Nigeria |
Paul Busharizi | New Vision, Uganda |
Ryk van Niekerk | Moneyweb, RSG Geldsake, South Africa |
The Devi Show | eTV, South Africa |
Category: African Growth Story | |
Caleb Ojewale | Business Day, Nigeria |
Garth Theunissen | Business Day and News24 Business, South Africa |
Joseph Olaoluwa | TechCabal, Pan African |
Kingsley Jeremiah | The Guardian, Nigeria |
Mahamadi Sebogo | Sidwaya, Burkina Faso |
Nicole Pillay | Forbes Africa, Pan African |
Paul Murungi | Daily Monitor and CEO East Africa Magazine, Uganda |
Category: ESG: Business and the Environment | |
Ann Crotty | Financial Mail, South Africa |
Giulietta Talevi | Financial Mail, South Africa |
Jaco Visser | Financial Mail, South Africa |
Justice Nwafor | Nigerian Tribune, Nigeria |
Paul Murungi | Daily Monitor and CEO East Africa Magazine, Uganda |
Ridwan Karim Dini-Osman | EIB Network, Ghana |
Ryk van Niekerk | Moneyweb, RSG Geldsake, South Africa |
Category: ESG: Business and Society | |
Ann Crotty | Financial Mail, South Africa |
George Kwaning | TV3 Ghana, Ghana |
Kabelo Khumalo | Business Day, South Africa |
Kingsley Jeremiah | The Guardian, Nigeria |
Odimegwu Onwumere | The Nigerian Voice, Nigeria |
Oluwatomisin Amokeoja | Forbes Africa, Pan African |
Rob Rose | Financial Mail, South Africa |
Ryk van Niekerk | Moneyweb, RSG Geldsake, South Africa |
Category: Broadcast: Audio/Radio | |
Destiny Onyemihia | Voice of Nigeria, Nigeria |
Maya Fisher-French | CityPress, Maya on Money, South Africa |
Ridwan Karim Dini-Osman | EIB Network, Ghana |
Ruan Jooste | Personal Finance, South Africa |
Ryk van Niekerk | Moneyweb, RSG Geldsake, South Africa |
Category: TV/Video | |
George Kwaning | TV3 Ghana, Ghana |
Nothando Magudulela | SABC News, South Africa |
Ridwan Karim Dini-Osman | EIB Network, Ghana |
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Nixon Kariithi led the review of submissions and was joined on the judging panel by:
·     Angela Agoawike, media practitioner (Nigeria)
·     Emily May Brown, media studies academic (Namibia)
·     Freddie Rayborn Bulley, financial journalism trainer (Ghana)
·     Ylva Rodny Gumede, media studies and international relations scholar (South Africa)
·     Tom Indimuli, communications consultant (Kenya)
·     Ulrich Joubert, independent economist (South Africa)
·     Aggie Asiimwe Konde, chartered marketer, CIM Fellow and ESG advisor (Uganda)
·     Charles Naudé, retired editor (South Africa)
·     Musa Zondi, communications consultant/freelance business writer (South Africa)
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 over R700, 000.
About Sanlam
The Sanlam group is a leading pan-African financial services group listed on the JSE, Namibian Stock Exchange and A2X Markets Limited. The group provides comprehensive and bespoke financial solutions to institutional clients and consumers across all market segments, including life and general insurance, health, financial planning, retirement, investments, wealth management and credit.
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