Caxton honours its own

Winners

• Winning journalist, Desireé Rorke (The Lowvelder) - prize R26 000
  
• Field Salesperson of the Year, Eleen Erasmus (Leisure Options) - prize R26 000
  
• Tele-salesperson of the year, Agrineth Lebakeng (Joburg South) - prize R15 000.
  
• Best Portrait Photographer (new category) - Ma He's Makin' Eyes at me, Salome Kotzé (Klerksdorp Record)
  
• Best Hard News Photograph - Dramatic Rescue, Mara Janse van Rensburg (Corridor Gazette)
  
• Best Feature Photograph - The Naked Truth, Mariana Balt (White River Post)
  
• Best Sports Photograph - Lion Pleasure, Jacques Cato, Alberton Record
  
• Sold Newspaper of the Year, circulation 8 000 and more - The Lowvelder (editor Irma Green)
  
• Free Newspaper of the Year, average pagination of 24 and more - Springs Advertiser (editor Cathy Grosvenor)
  
• Free Newspaper of the Year, average pagination less than 24 - Southlands Sun (editor Michelle le Roux)
  
• Best Get it Magazine - Joint winners Get It Lowveld (editor Irma Green) and Get It Jhb Northern Suburbs (editor Kym Argo)
  
• Best Overall Promotion of a Publication - The Lowvelder
  
• The Caxton/Citizen News Service Best Contribution award was presented to Landé Willemse (The Lowvelder)
  
• Regional Manager of the Year was Buks Esterhuizen (The Lowvelder)
  
• Metropolitan Manager of the Year jointly went to Vijay Maharaj & Reneesh Maharaj (The Rising Sun, KZN)

Gill Randall, joint MD of The Newspaper Advertising Bureau says, "One of the reasons why the company hosts these awards each year is to ensure the quality and relevance of its community newspapers remains exceptional."

Judges

• Editorial categories

  • Prof Guy Berger, head: School of Journalism & Media Studies, Rhodes University
    
  • Dr Pedro Diederichs, HoD Journalism/head Faculty of Humanities, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria
    
  • Steve Motale, executive editor, Pretoria News
    
  • Greg Stewart, publisher, The Citizen
    
  • Cedric Mboyisa, political editor, The Citizen
    
  • Jacquie Chemaly, freelance magazine writer; former editor of Style, Elle, Food & Home
    
  • Patti Garlick, editor, Your Family
    
  • Martie Pansegrouw, editor, Rooi Rose
    
  • Amanda Coetzee, features editor, The Citizen
    
  • Angela Brooks, creative advisor, Caxton Magazines

• Advertising categories

  • Angela Brooks, creative advisor, Caxton Magazines
    
  • Michelle Wilson, design & marketing consultant
    
  • Gill Randall, joint MD, NAB
    
  • Sam Morrison, national creative director, Get It Magazines
    
  • Roelof Meintjies, snr designer, Your Family
    
  • Chris Fox, art director, Rhema Church

• Photographic categories

  • Eddie Alberts, multiple Sanlam Photographer of the Year winner, Anglo Gold
    
  • Martin Elsas, Caxton Editorial Cadet School photography lecturer

• Salesperson of the Year Categories

  • Alice Vorster, Caxton HR consultant
    
  • Blake Andrews, national sales manager, The Citizen
    
  • Linda Pretorius, task team chairman & sales manager, Springs Advertiser
    
  • Maureen Burgess, training director, Redbrick Training
    
  • Maxie Kruger, classified sales manager, The Citizen.