2024 SADC Media Awards entries open

Source: © 123rf 123rf The 2024 Southern African Development Community (SADC) Media Awards are open for entries

The Awards are open to journalists from the SADC member states in four categories:

• Photo
  
• Print
  
• Television
  
• Radio

“To promote regional integration and cooperation (cross-border issues), the awards aim to recognise excellence in journalism in the area of print, photo, television, radio as well as to encourage media practitioners in member states to cover issues about the region,” says the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS).

The SADC Media Awards aim to encourage media in SADC member states to report on cross-border issues pertaining to the region as well as to recognise excellence in journalism in the area of print, photo, television and radio. #SADCMediaAwardsZA pic.twitter.com/pGW8WmP3tA

— South African Government (@GovernmentZA) December 8, 2023

The SADC Media Awards were established in 1996 to recognise the best media work in disseminating information on SADC to support the process of regional cooperation and integration in the region.

The awards were established following a decision by the SADC Council of Ministers to establish a sector that deals with matters relating to, amongst others, information, culture and sport.

These awards are one of the mechanisms to ensure a link, coordination and synchronisation between formal structures of SADC governments, civil society, academia, labour and the media.

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Entry form and the 2024 competition rules

Journalists who wish to enter the competition can access more information about the competition from the SADC website and GCIS website

• Entry Form

• Rules of the Competition

• Entries need to be posted or delivered to Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) or any GCIS office nationwide marked:

  MDDA Offices
  SADC Media Awards Entry
  GSM Building
  SABC Auckland Park Campus
  Johannesburg, 2006

  or

  GCIS Offices
  SADC Media Awards Entry
  Government Communications
  1035 Francis Baard Street
  Hatfield
  Pretoria, 0028

  No entries must be submitted later than 29 February 2024