Awards

Some of the prominent awards received by our group companies.

ibibo Star Youth Icon award at the third Global Youth Marketing Awards 2011 for contributing to youth. Media24 Newspapers National Press Club Editor of the year 2010: City Press editor-in-chief, Ferial Haffajee. Media24 Magazines Excellent performance at annual Pica Awards: SARIE – Michélle van Breda, editor of the year SARIE – consumer magazine of the year Woolworths TASTE – published by New Media Publishing and commissioned by Woolworths – client magazine of the year.

Paarl Media First Africa member admitted to international WAN/IFRA Quality Club Acknowledged by Mondi and Sappi for printing work. NB Publishers Hertzog prize for fiction – 30 Nagte in Amsterdam by Etienne van Heerden (Tafelberg) University of Johannesburg début prize for creative writing – Plaasmoord by Karin Brynard (Human & Rousseau) University of Johannesburg prize for creative writing – Reisiger by Elsa Joubert (Tafelbe) Alba Bouwer prize for children’s literature – In die nimmer-immer-bos by Linda Rode, illustrated by Fiona Moodie (Tafelberg) Commonwealth Writers’ Prize best book Africa region – The Double Crown by Marié Heese. SuperSport Let’s Play judged South Africa’s best social responsibility in sport initiative at inaugural Virgin Active sport industry awards. MultiChoice Orange Index Awards – first in telecommunication sector and fourth overall (evaluation of all companies providing customer services) Four Loerie Awards (evaluation of all creative media advertising adjudicated by an expert panel) First in FinWeek radio campaign of the year (evaluation of radio advertising by an expert panel) 21 Generation X Top Teas (research on all South African brands) 12 Africa Promax Awards (Africa on-air creative marketing) Four international Promax awards (international on-air creative marketing) First and joint second in Millward Brown (research company) ten most-loved South African television ads.