Countdown to Vodacom national Journalist of the Year Awards The regional winners for the 2006 Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards have all now been announced, and the countdown has started for 29 October 2006, where the national Journalist of the Year winner, as well as the Editor's Choice, will be revealed at an evening event at Vodaworld. The person named Vodacom Journalist of the Year will win R100 000 prize and the winner of the Editor's Choice will be awarded a three- months study bursary at the Thompson Foundation in Wales. Each of the regional winners received a cash prize of R5000 and a certificate from Vodacom, and have automatically been entered into the national competition. Central region winners Cartoonist: Gavin Petersen, Volksblad Columnist: John Harrison, Diamond Fields Advertiser Community Media: no winner as no valid entries were received. Editor's Choice: Danel Blaauw, Volksblad Financial/Economic: Julian Rademeyer, Sunday Times Photography: Charl Devenish, Volksblad Print Feature: Julian Rademeyer, Sunday Times Print General News: Kago Ramoroka, Diamond Fields Advertiser Radio Feature: Este De Klerk, SABC Radio News: Gino Alberts , OFM Sport: Rufus Botha, Ons Stad and John Harrison, Diamond Fields Advertiser TV Feature: Charlene and Eddie Stanley of e.tvTV News: Ulrich Hendriks, SABC and camera person Thato Ngwenya Eastern region winners Columnist: Jimmy Matyu, Weekend Post Community Media: Khanyiswa Ndabeni, Ilizwi, Algoa Sun Editor's Choice: Tabelo Timse, The Herald Photography: Ivor Markman, The Herald Print Feature Economic: Roux van Zyl, The Herald Print Feature: Nicky Blatch, Weekend Post Print News: Francois Rank, The Herald Radio Feature: Veronica Fourie and Asanda Magaqa, both at the SABC Radio News: Asanda Magaqa, SABC Sport: Barbara Hollands, Weekend Post TV Feature: Keith Sayster, SABC FokusTV General News: Asanda Mbetshe, SABC KwaZulu-Natal region winners Cartoonist: Nanda Soobben, Daily News Columnist: Tony Carnie, The Mercury Community Media: Mntomuhle Mandla Khwela, Kwezi Radio Editor's Choice: Meleni Moses, East Coast Radio Financial/Economic: no entries received Photography: no entries received Print Feature: Kerry Cullinen, Health E news and Barbara Cole, Daily News Print News: Fred Kockott, Sunday Tribune Radio Feature: Zwelandile Ngidi, Khwezi Community Radio and Ncumsa Mafunda, SABC Radio Radio News: Morgan Collins, Highway Radio Sport: no entries received TV Feature: Ida Jooste, SABC Fokus TV General News:Vanessa Govender and McIntosh Nzimande, both at e.tv Southern Northern region winners Cartoonist: Yalo Columnist: Sizwekazi Jekwa, FinWeek Community News: Phumzile Twabu, City Vision Editor's Choice: Nkepile Mabuse, e.tv news Financial Economic: Barry Sergeant, MoneyWeb Photography: Steve Lawrence, The Star Print Feature: Shadi Rapitso, City Press Print News: Stefaans Brummer, Sam Sole and Wisani Ngobeni, Mail & Guardian Radio Feature: Alec Hogg for the MoneyWeb Power Hour Radio News: Stephen Grootes , Talk Radio 702 Sport: Rafora Rangongo, Soccer Life - Sunday Times TV Feature: Nicole Turner, Carte Blanche, M-NetTV News: Sandy McCowen, SABC3 Western region winners Cartoonist: Zapiro (Jonathan Shapiro), Sunday Times Columnist: André le Roux, Sarie Community Media: no award Editor's Choice: Candice Bailey, Cape Argus Finance/Economic: Bruce Cameron, Personal Finance Photography: Fanie Jason Print Feature: Elsabé Brits, Die Burger and Melanie Gosling, Cape Times Print News: Rowan Philp, Sunday Times Radio Feature: Mercedes Besent, SAfm Radio News: Lulama Dlepu, SABC Sports: No winner TV Feature: John Bailey, SABC 2TV News: Natasha Landman, e.tv
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