Following call for applications for the Sanlam Group Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism 2024-2025, organisers have unveiled a 10-member judge panel which will be responsible for selecting the winners.
The success of the Sanlam Group Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism includes commitment of the independent judges who each year bring their experience and knowledge in the interests of identifying and celebrating the best financial journalism on the African continent.
The panel of 10 judges come from across Africa and offer a wealth of experience.
Applicants are reminded to submit their best work by March 31, 2025, with he judges are all set to start reviewing this year’s entries.
The entry form is available here.
Below is list of the judges (you can see their full bios here).
Angela Agoawike – Media practitioner (Nigeria)
2. Nixon Kariithi – Convener of the judging panel (Kenya)
3. Emily May Brown – Media studies academic (Namibia)
4. Aggie Asiimwe Konde – Chartered marketer CIM fellow and ESG advisor (Uganda)
5. Freddie Rayborn Bulley – Financial journalism trainer (Ghana)
6. Charles Naudé – Retired editor (South Africa)
7. Tom Indimuli – Communications consultant (Kenya)
8. Ylva Rodny – Gumede- Media studies and international relations academic (South Africa)
9. Ulrich Joubert – Independent economist (South Africa)
10. Musa Zondi – Environmental and business writer (South Africa)
