New blood for Pendoring committee
The Pendoring awards for excellence in Afrikaans advertising has announced its new committee members. Financial and media journalist Wilma de Bruin will co-chair the committee with Dr Frits Kok and Ronel Nel has been appointed new project co-ordinator. An additional committee member is Salie de Swardt, former MD of Media24.
De Bruin has been involved with the Pendoring since its inception eleven years ago, Dr Kok is a former MD of the ATKV and Nel has been involved with the Aardklop Arts Festival for six years as its marketing and media manager.
The remainder of the committee is made up of representatives of the founder members of Pendoring, ie Media24, Caxton, De Kat, kykNET, ATKV, the Copywriters Forum, Radiosondergrense and Rapport.
This year's competition has already opened, with a deadline of 30 June 2006. Agencies are invited to visit www.pendoring.co.za for more information, regulations and categories. Winners will be announced at a gala function on 1 September at Vodaworld, Midrand.