Final reminder for 2006 Nat Nakasa Award nominations

Nat Nakasa was a prominent journalist and writer who died in exile. This annual award recognises any media practitioner - journalist, editor, manager or owner - who has:

• shown integrity and reported fearlessly
• displayed a commitment to serve the people of South Africa
• tenaciously striven to maintain a publication or other medium despite insurmountable obstacles
• resisted any censorship
• shown courage in making information available to the SA public
• any combination of the above.

If you think anybody fits this definition, please submit your nomination before 15 May 2006, accompanied by a motivation to:

The Nat Nakasa Award
C/O Print Media SA
PO Box 47180
Parklands 2121

Or

5th Floor, Nedbank Gardens
33 Bath Avenue
Rosebank

For attention: Cathy Pestana
Email
Tel +27 (0)11 721 3200
Fax: +27 (0)11 721 3253/5

The winner will receive R20 000.00 in prize money and a certificate, and will be announced at the Nat Nakasa Awards ceremony in East London on 09 July 2006.

Previous winners of this award are not eligible for entry. Previous winners are: Jon Qwelane (1998); Mzilikazi wa Africa (1999); Mathatha Tsedu & Wolfram Zwecker (2000); Mzilikazi wa Africa, Jessica Bezuidenhout and Andre Jurgens (2001); Justin Arenstein (2002); Debbie Yazbek (2003); Buks Viljoen (2004) and Alf Kumalo (2005).

The Award is organised by the Print Media SA's Media Freedom Committee, SANEF and the Nieman Society of Southern Africa.