The competition was launched in 1974 to reward excellence in financial journalism.  It serves as a tribute to the indispensable role of the financial journalist in modern business life and for the high standards required by this profession - in particular integrity, diverse knowledge and insight, responsibility and judgement.

The competition is open to bona fide journalists in South Africa in the full-time employment of any media group or who are mainly dependent on freelance journalism for their livelihood.

Any printed report/article or radio or television programme/insert or material distributed by means of podcasting or RSS feeds or web news pages and electronic news services may be entered, provided it

• is of a financial or economic nature within the sections specified; and
• was published/broadcast/distributed in South Africa, except in the section for members of the Foreign Correspondents' Association.

The competition covers the particular calendar year and is normally launched every November, with the closing date towards the end of January and the awards dinner in May in Johannesburg.

Unless Sanlam decides otherwise, guests attending the awards dinner are responsible for their own travelling and accommodation costs.

Contact details

André Coetzee
Tel: (021) 947-2567 / 083 709 7065
Email: andre.coetzee@sanlam.co.za

Frans van Rensburg
Tel: (021) 947-4893 / 082 805 9245
Email: frans.vanrensburg@sanlam.co.za