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Johannesburg - Finweek journalist Vic de Klerk has staged a
repeat performance in winning the Financial Journalist of the Year for 2010 at
the annual Sanlam Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism.
De Klerk has reclaimed the title 32 years after he was voted
winner of the original competition, the Sanlam Financial Reporter of the Year
in 1978.
He was selected from 109 entries from 70 journalists representing 25 different publications, online news services and radio and television stations, Sanlam said.
Lulu Letlape head of group corporate affairs of Sanlam said:
“Apart from taking the overall prize, De Klerk also won the section Markets and
Companies: magazines and weekly newspapers with his investigations, research
and findings on the Sharemax saga. He was also a finalist in two sections from
the 2010 competition.”
Sanlam also gave an honorary award for lifelong service to
journalism to Bert Ferreira of Sake24. Another Sake24 journalist, Jan de Lange,
won the Economy and Industry: dailies and online section.
Other winners were:
* Rob Rose (last year's winner) and Stephan Hofstatter from Business Times/ The Times in the section Economy and Industry, magazines and weekly newspapers
* Julius Cobbett from Realestateweb in the Moneyweb group, in the section Markets and Companies: dailies and online;
* Bruce Cameron of Personal Finance in the section Personal Finance: Financial media (this is his unequalled 11th award).
* Pieter van Zyl from Huisgenoot/ YOU, in the section Personal Finance: Non-financial media;
* Sue Beukes and Chris Bishop, both from CNBC Africa, in the Audiovisual section;
* Claire Bisseker of Financial Mail, in the special section on the economic implications and effect of the 2010 Fifa World Cup; and
* Lindokuhle Xulu of Moneyweb for the best entry from an entrant with less than three year's experience.
