Entries Open for 2023 Sanlam Group Financial Journalism awards

Entries for the 2023 Sanlam Group Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism has been opened.

This year marks the 49th edition of the annual awards, and for the first time in the history of the competition, journalists throughout Africa can submit their entries in any category.

According to Sanlam Group Executive, Market Development and Sustainability, Karl Socikwa, “We are delighted to open all categories for financial journalists from outside South Africa. This is a significant milestone in the evolution of the awards and reinforces the competition’s pan-African outlook.

“Participation in the awards from journalists across Africa has grown steadily over the past decade through the African Growth Story category. Opening entries to financial journalists across Africa is a significant development that reflects the continuing development of financial journalism in Africa at a time when credible and authoritative reporting is more important than ever.”

Co-sponsored for the second year by Santam, South Africa’s largest short-term insurer, the awards which recognises the best of financial journalism in South Africa since 1974 and since 2013 for the whole of Africa will close entries for awards on 29 February 2024.

The awards cover financial journalism across print, radio, television, and online platforms. The competition is open to African journalists based in Africa, working for an African news organisation, and publishing or broadcasting their work on the continent.

Essential information about the awards includes:

Entries must have been published or broadcast between 1 January and 31 December 2023
Find out more about the Sanlam Group Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism
Entries must be submitted using the online entry form
Submissions must contain three pieces of published work

The nine categories of the awards are: