Award-winning financial journalism

Bruce Whifield accepting the Sanlam Financial Journalist of the Year.

Bruce Whitfield, who contributes to Finweek, was named the Sanlam Financial Journalist of the Year. He is only the second journalist in the 34-year history of the competition to win the title in consecutive years. The late Deon Basson claimed two such doubles. Apart from writing for Finweek, Whitfield presents The World at Six on Talk Radio 702 and 567 CapeTalk. He is also the presenter of Stock Watch on Summit TV.

Whitfield also won the categories 'Economy and Industries' (magazines and weekly newspapers), as well as 'Broadcast Media', for the third year running. Prof. Anton Harber, convener of the adjudicators, commended Whitfield for his consistent quality reporting and ability to switch so effortlessly from one medium to the other.

Fin24.com contributor, Marc Ashton, was named 'Best Newcomer'. Ashton won the merit award for the best entry by a journalist with less than three years' experience and entering the competition for the first time. The other finalists were Jaco Visser, René Volgraaff and James-Brent Styan - all from Sake24.

Jan de Lange of Sake24 won the category 'Markets and Companies' (daily newspapers and the internet).

Other FinMedia24 finalists were:

Economy and Industry (dailies and internet publications)
Sake24 finalists:
Charles Naudé
Jan de Lange
Jean-Marie de Waal

Economy and Industry (magazines and weekly newspapers)
Sake24 finalists:
Adri van Zyl (Rapport)
Letitia Watson

Markets and Companies (dailies and internet)
Finweek finalists:
Marc Ashton
Marc Hasenfuss

Markets and Companies (magazines and weeklies)
Finweek finalists:
Vic de Klerk
Mark Hasenfuss
Bruce Whitfield

Personal Finance
Sake24 finalists:
Adri van Zyl (Rapport)
Finweek finalists:
Mark Hasenfuss

Development Economics
Sake24 finalist
Jean-Marie de Waal