Nominees Announced for the Inaugural Whistleblowers Awards in Diverse Categories
Public Interest SA | Tebogo Khaas | 20 October 2023
Johannesburg, South Africa, Friday, 20 October 2023 – In a celebration of courage, integrity, and ethical citizenship, we are pleased to announce the nominees for the highly anticipated Whistleblowers Awards. These awards recognise individuals and organisations who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to exposing corruption and wrongdoing.
The nominees in each category have been carefully selected for their unwavering dedication to making our world a better place. We eagerly await the final announcements, which will take place in the coming week.
Category 1 – Individual Whistleblower Excellence Award
HOLELO, Tiro
MASEKO, Themba
MASHELE, Patricia
MOTHEPU, Mosilo
NGOYE, Martha
STIMPEL, Cynthia
VAN LOGGERENBERG, Johann
WILLIAMS, Athol
Category 2 – Civil Society Champion
Active Citizens Movement
CASAC
Corruption Watch
OUTA
Whistleblower House
Category 3 – Investigative Journalism Excellence (Individual)
Arde, Greg (amaBhungane)
Comrie, SUSAN (amaBhungane)
Cowan, KYLE (News24)
Damons, MARECIA (GroundUp)
du Toit, PIETER (News24)
Jika, THANDUXOLO (Sunday Times)
Masondo, SIPHO (News24)
Skiti, SABELO (Sunday Times)
Sole, SAM (amaBhungane)
Steyn, DANIEL (GroundUp)
van Wyk, PAULI (Scorpio)
Wicks, JEFF (News24)
Category 4 – Investigative Journalism Excellence (Media House)
Amabhungane
GroundUp
MNet’sCarteblanche
News24
Scorpio
Sunday Times
Category 5 – Sherpa Award
PPLAAF
CORRUPTION WATCH
WHISTLEBLOWER HOUSE
Ben Theron
Cynthia Stimpel
John Clarke
Category 6 – Fallen Heroes of Integrity
- Babita Deokaran
- Jimmy Mohlala
- Marumo Phenya
Furthermore, it is with great pleasure that we announce the recipient of the 2023 Public Interest SA Chair’s Special Award for Social Justice: Professor Thuli Madonsela. We are honoured to recognise her outstanding contributions to the field of social justice.
These nominees represent the diverse backgrounds and experiences that define our vibrant society. Their actions have brought to light issues that demand our attention and commitment to social justice.
The Whistleblowers Awards are a testament to the power of individuals and institutions who embody ethical citizenship and the unwavering pursuit of justice. We thank all the nominees for their extraordinary contributions to our society.
The final award recipients will be announced at a prestigious ceremony on October 26 at a gala dinner to be addressed by retired Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke.
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NB: THIS STATEMENT HAS BEEN UPDATED SINCE THE ORIGINAL ONE ISSUED ON 20/10/2023 TO INCLUDE SPONSORS AND AWARDS’ LOGOS AS WELL AS CORRECT SOME MINOR TYPOS.
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