2023 SADC Media Awards Competition

Deadline: 28-Feb-23

The Secretariat of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) is pleased to announce the launch of the 2023 SADC Media Awards competition in the four categories namely; Photo, Print, Television and Radio Journalism.

The SADC Media Awards are open to journalists from the SADC Member States. The first prize winners will receive their prizes and certificates on the margins of the 43rd SADC Summit of Heads of State and Government.

The SADC vision is one of a common future, within a regional community that will ensure economic well-being, improvement of the standard of living and quality of life, freedom and social justice, peace and security for the peoples of Southern Africa.  This shared vision is anchored on common values and principles and the historical and cultural affinities that exist amongst the peoples of Southern Africa.

Categories

• Print Journalism
• Radio Journalism
• Television Journalism
• Photojournalism

Award Information

• The Awards will include Print, Radio, Television and Photo journalism. Each category carries a first prize of US$2,500
• The runner-ups in each category will receive a second prize of US$1000 and will receive the prize money and certificates in their respective countries through their National Contact Point;
• The monetary prizes will be accompanied by a certificate signed by the SADC Chairperson;
• The prizes will be paid directly to the winner.  In the case of a winner being unable to attend the ceremony, SADC will make arrangements to give the prize in his/her home country;

Eligibility Criteria

• The entries should have been published/broadcast between January and December the year preceding the awards (2022) by a registered and/or authorized media house or agency or carried on a website of a registered and/or authorized media house or agency in any of the SADC Member States;
• The themes of the entries to be submitted for the competition must be on issues and activities promoting Regional Integration in the SADC region, i.e. infrastructure, economy, water, culture, sports, agriculture, etc.
• All media practitioners who are SADC nationals may enter the competition, except those in institutions contracted by SADC and the SADC Secretariat staff;
• All works entering the competition should be in one of the SADC working languages, i.e. English, Portuguese, French and any national indigenous language of the SADC Region and should be submitted together with the transcript in one of the three SADC working languages, i.e. English, French and Portuguese. These should be published/broadcast (newspaper cutting, websites, magazines, audio CDs, USB and newsletters;
• Entries are invited from the following categories:
  • Print Journalism:  comprising features/articles published in newspapers, newsletters, websites, magazines;
    • Print Journalism submissions should have a minimum of 100 (one hundred words and a maximum of 2000 (two thousand) words.
  • Radio Journalism:  comprising broadcast material;
    • Radio Journalism broadcast material should have a minimum duration of 1 (one) minute and a maximum of 30 (thirty) minutes. All broadcast material should be submitted on a CD or USB. The entries should be accompanied by electronic transcript in word format for translation purposes.
  • Television Journalism:  comprising televised material;
    • Broadcast material should have a minimum duration of 1 (one) minute and a maximum of forty-five (45) minutes. All broadcast material should be submitted on a CD or USB. The entries should be accompanied by electronic transcript in word format for translation purposes.
  • Photojournalism:  comprising published pictures with a caption;
    • Photographic entries should have one (1) photo, or a pictorial spread of not more than twenty (20) photos published in one issue/edition. Each entry must be accompanied by an original newspaper in which photo (s) were published.

For more information, visit https://www.sadc.int/latest-news/official-launch-2023-sadc-media-awards