Final reminder for 2006 Nat Nakasa Award nominations

3 May 2006

The deadline for nominations for the 2006 Nat Nakasa Award for Media Integrity is 15 May 2006. With prize money of R20 000.00, the award is open to all journalists, irrespective of whether they serve a community/national newspaper, magazine or an electronic medium, including online publishers.

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

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.