South African journalists and their colleagues from other Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states have three weeks to submit entries into the 2022 SADC Media Awards competition, the South African Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) announced on Monday.
Established in 1996, the awards were set up to recognise best media work in disseminating information about the 16-member regional grouping as part of efforts to promote the process of regional cooperation and integration.
“To promote regional integration and cooperation (cross-border issues), the awards aim to recognise excellence in journalism in the area of print, photo, television, radio as well as to encourage media practitioners in member states to cover issues pertaining to the region,” it said.
All entries must be submitted no later than 28 February 2022, it added.
The first prize winner in each category would pocket US$2,500 while the runner-up would take home a US$1,000 prize, the agency said.
The first prize winners would receive their prizes and certificates on the margins of the next SADC Summit leaders to be held in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo in August.
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