About the Awards
The Sanlam Group Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism have been recognising and rewarding exceptional business journalism in Africa since 1974.
The competition is open to African journalists in print, online, radio and TV media who are based in Africa, working in an African news organisation, and publish or broadcast their journalistic work on the continent.
The 2022-2023 edition of the Sanlam Group Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism sees the competition introduce Santam as a co-sponsor, and a new category on Environment, Social, Governance issues.
The introduction of the ESG category recognises the rise to global prominence of sustainability considerations, particularly in corporate governance, investment decision-making, government policy as well as in extreme weather conditions with a significant impact on society and business.
The competition is open to African journalists in print, online, radio and TV media who are based in Africa, working in an African news organisation, and publish or broadcast their journalistic work on the continent.
The winners are selected by an independent panel of judges comprising retired business editors, media trainers, academics in journalism, and economists. Selecting the winning entries is based on criteria covering news value, impact, rigour in reporting, analytical value, originality, integrity, demonstration of specialist knowledge on the subject matter and storytelling.
The awards are a keenly contested top prize in the financial journalism landscape in Africa.