Sanlam Group announces shortlist for financial journalism awards

The 2022 Sanlam Group Financial Journalist of the Year and category winners will be announced at a gala event in Johannesburg on 3 August 2023.

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Sanlam and Santam, the co-sponsors of the Sanlam Group Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism, today announced the shortlisted entries for the 2022 awards.

One hundred and nine entries were received for the 2022 competition. The new category, ESG, which has two sub-categories – Business and the Environment and Business and Society, received an impressive response from the journalists, as did other popular categories such as Business and Companies and the African Growth Story. The broadcast categories attracted a significantly limited number of entries.

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Mr Nixon Kariithi, Chair of the independent judging panel, said, “The Sanlam Group Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism continue to grow from strength to strength with widespread participation from across the continent. The entries were highly competitive, covering a range of topical issues impacting Africa’s economy, and reflected the relevance of financial journalism on governance, and combining the world of business with compelling human-interest angles.”

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The 2022 Sanlam Group Financial Journalist of the Year and category winners will be announced at a gala event in Johannesburg on 3 August 2023.

The shortlisted journalists are:

Category: Business and companies
Dewald van Rensburg, Micah Reddy and Sam Sole amaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism
Ann Crotty Financial Mail
David McKay Financial Mail
Dewald van Rensburg amaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism
Rob Rose Financial Mail

  

Category: Financial markets
David McKay Financial Mail
Lisa Steyn News24
Marc Hasenfuss Financial Mail
Rob Rose Financial Mail
Ryk van Niekerk Moneyweb, RSG Geldsake
 

Category: Consumer financial education

Bruce Whitfield Radio 702, The Money show with Bruce Whitfield
Londiwe Buthelezi News24, Today’s Trustee
Maya Fisher-French City Press, eNCA, Maya on Money
Ruan Jooste Personal Finance
Ryk van Niekerk Moneyweb, RSG Geldsake
 

Category: African Growth Story

Kingsley Jeremiah The Guardian, Nigeria
Mahamadi Sebogo Sidwaya, Burkina Faso
Mbongeni Mguni Mmegi, Botswana
Ndamu Sandu              Business Times, Zimbabwe
Paul Murungi Daily Monitor, Uganda
Ronald Adamolekun Premium Times, Nigeria
 

Category: ESG: Business and the Environment

Denene Erasmus Business Day and BusinessLIVE, South Africa
Justice Nwafor Nigeria Tribune, Nigeria
Lisa Steyn News24, South Africa
Olugbenga Adanikin The International Centre for Investigative Reporting, Nigeria
Paul Murungi Daily Monitor, Uganda
Ridwan Karim Dini-Osman EIB Network, Ghana
Rob Rose Financial Mail, South Africa
 

Category: ESG: Business and Society

Gbenga Salau The Guardian, Nigeria
Lameez Omarjee News24
Lisa Steyn News24
Rob Rose Financial Mail
Ryk van Niekerk Moneyweb, RSG Geldsake

 

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Category: Broadcast – Audio/Radio

Bruce Whitfield The Money ShowRadio 702 and Cape Talk 567
Destiny Onyemihia Voice of Nigeria
Henry Tataw Ekambi CRTV, Cameroon
Ridwan Karim Dini-Osman EIB Network, Ghana
Ruan Jooste Personal Finance
Ryk van Niekerk Moneyweb, RSG Geldsake
 

Category: Broadcast – TV/Video

Devi Sankaree Govender The Devi Show
Richard Gregory and Elle Oosthuizen Steinhest on Showmax

Mr Nixon Kariithi, Chair of the independent judging panel and a communications consultant, led the review of submissions. He was joined on the judging panel by:

  • Ms Angela Agoawike (Nigeria) – media practitioner;
  • Ms Emily Brown (Namibia) – media lecturer;
  • Mr Rayborn Bulley (Ghana) – financial journalism trainer;
  • Ms Paula Fray (South Africa) – media development trainer;
  • Ms Ylva Rodny-Gumede (South Africa) – journalism academic;
  • Mr Tom Indimuli (Kenya) – communications consultant;
  • Mr Ulrich Joubert – (South Africa) – independent economist;
  • Ms Aggie Konde (Kenya) – advisor on ESG;
  • Mr Charles Naude (South Africa) – retired business news editor; and
  • Mr Musa Zondi (South Africa) – former environmental news journalist.

Established in 1974, the awards recognise outstanding financial journalists in print, online, radio and television media who are based in Africa, working in an African news organisation and publishing, or broadcasting their work on the continent. The work of the finalists represents the best financial journalism in Africa, reporting on the continent’s challenges and progress in business, economic development and ESG: Business and Environment and ESG: Business and Society. The awards carry a total cash prize of about R680,000.

Sanlam is a pan-African financial services group listed on the Johannesburg, Namibian and A2X stock exchanges. Through its clusters – Retail Mass, Retail Affluent, Sanlam Corporate, Sanlam Emerging Markets, Sanlam Investment Group and Santam, the Group provides comprehensive and bespoke financial solutions to institutional clients and consumers across all market segments. Sanlam’s areas of expertise include life and general insurance, financial planning, retirement, investments, and wealth management.

Established in 1918 as a life insurance company, Sanlam has evolved into the largest non-banking financial services group in Africa through its diversification strategy.

Santam is South Africa’s leading general insurer with a market share in excess of 22%. Listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), the Santam group provides a diversified range of general insurance products and services in Southern Africa and internationally through a network of over 3 300 intermediaries and direct channels.

 

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