Caxton Awards celebrates 25th year
The annual Caxton Awards were held at the Joburg Theatre on 14 March.
The awards ceremony celebrated the company’s journalistic, sales, managerial and administrative talent from its community newspapers.
This year, 1300 entries were received from around the country and over R200 000 was awarded in prize money.
Some of the most anticipated awards of the night included the most Promising Newspaper Journalist of the Year, awarded to Nokuthula Ntuli of North Coast Courier; Best Get It Magazine of the Year went to Get It Jhb North; Field Salesperson of the Year was awarded to Marelize Greeff of Bloemfontein Courant and Newspaper Journalist of the Year was awarded to Daleen Naude of the Middelburg Observer.
Joburg North’s Margaret Smith and Lebo Kutumelo walked away with the award for the Best New or Original Idea.
CEO of Caxton’s Local Newspapers and Craighall resident Bruce Sturgeon said, “Mirroring the growth of Caxton itself, from small beginnings the awards have grown into the spectacular event they are today. A key spinoff has been the improvement in excellence across the board. Well done to all our winners, we’re very proud of you.”
Gill Randall, joint managing director of the Newspaper Advertising Bureau, stressed the importance of the awards.
“It’s fantastic to see that the commitment for local newspaper excellence continues to grow over the last 25 years as is evidenced by the 1300 entries received this year,” said Randall.
