Doodle 4 Google competition has 10 finalists

The top ten Doodles will be published in the Sunday Times Read Right supplement on the 30 May 2010 when public voting opens. Voters can SMS their winning choice to 41633 and will be able to vote online.

The judges, former Pop Idols Africa presenter Lebo Mzwimbi, artist Zapiro, DG of Education Duncan Hindle, editor of the Sunday Times Read Right supplement, Sandra Fivaz and the Google South Africa team, whittled down hundreds of entries drawn from 2 000 schools across the country.

The winner of the South African competition will receive a laptop and his or her Doodle will be displayed on the www.google.co.za homepage for 24 hours on June 11 for millions of people to see it.