South African National Editors’ Forum Annual General Meeting and Nat Nakasa Awards
SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL EDITORS’ FORUM ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND NAT NAKASA AWARDS FOR COURAGEOUS JOURNALISM: JULY 9, 2016 JOHANNESBURG
SANEF will hold its annual general meeting on Saturday July 9 at the PowerFM 98.7 offices in Houghton, Johannesburg. The main issues before the AGM relate to increasing attacks on journalists by either community members, thugs or even police officers who are increasingly forcing photographers and journalists to delete pictures of unrest situations.
The AGM will also look at the role of media in the fight against racism, with the scene being set by Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Advocate Matodzi Masutha. He will speak on the National Action Plan against racism and the role that media can play. Minister Masutha is scheduled to speak at 11am. Later that evening SANEF will host the annual Nat Nakasa Awards for courageous journalism at the Sunnyside Hotel in Parktown. The guest speaker at the ceremony will be Retired Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke.
The Nat Nakasa award is given in recognition of any media practitioner – journalist, editor, manager or owner – who has:
• Shown integrity and reported fearlessly
• Displayed a commitment to serve the people of South Africa
• Tenaciously striven to maintain a publication or other medium despite insurmountable obstacles
• Resisted any censorship
• Shown courage in making information available to the South African public
Previous winners have included Dr Peter Magubane (2015), Mondli Makhanya, Joe Thloloe, Terry Bell, Alide Dasnois, Greg Marinovich, Jacques Pauw, Debbie Yazbek, Jessica Bezuidenhout, Mzilikazi wa Afrika and Jon Qwelane. The awards ceremony starts at 6:30pm.
Venue details:
AGM & Council Venue 08:00:
Power FM, 79 Central Street, Houghton Estate, 2198
Nat Nakasa Dinner 18:30
The Sunnyside Park Hotel, Princess of Wales Terrace, Parktown
Inquiries: SANEF Executive Director Mathatha Tsedu 0824540527
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Twitter: @SAEditorsForum
Email: [email protected]
Website: SANEF
