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In brief Media South Africa

2019 Feather Awards nominees announced

The 2019 Feather Awards nominations were announced at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg.

This year's nominees include sportspeople such as Banyana Banyana captain Janine van Wyk; social media personalities such as Dr Sindi van Zyl; celebrities like Somizi, Bonnie Mbuli and Rachel Kolisi; musicians such as Busiswa; parents to LGBTIQ+ luminaries such as Mally Simelane; and LGBTIQ+ corporate initiatives such as Nike's Be True initiative.

The Feather Awards also give an important nod to media bodies, LGBTIQ+ student movements and role models who have done the crucial work in this regard - amongst these nominees are online platform Inkanyiso.org, which is up for the Media of the Year award; Wits Activate, which has been nominated for Best LGBTIQ+ Student Movement; and recently retired Justice Edwin Cameron, who will be honoured with the Feather of the Year Award; and human rights activist Namibian Linda RM Baumann, who'll be receiving the African Feather of the Year accolade.

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