Nominate your newsmaker of the year
Get SMSing now and vote for your newsmaker of the year.
THE public is urged to cast their votes for this year’s KZN Newsmaker of the Year award.
Public voting for the 2013 award began in early June but there is still a long way yet before the competition, that seeks to identify KZN-linked individuals or events that most grabbed the headlines and shaped the news, closes at the end of September.
The event, hosted by the Durban University of Technology in association with the eThekwini Municipality, sees a mix of sporting and political individuals and events nominated for the coveted award. The Newsmaker of the Year 2013 winner will be crowned at an invitation-only gala dinner in October at the Durban City Hall.
The public can vote for their chosen newsmaker by sending an SMS to 34382. Each SMS costs R2. Select one option from the four nominees.
The candidates for the 2013 Newsmaker of the Year are Chad le Clos, 2012 Olympic gold medalist (SMS 1), the KZN response to storms havoc (SMS 2), the world-class economic summit (BRICS) and soccer tournament (AFCON) hosted by Durban and KZN (SMS 3), the KZN road to Mangaung – ANC President Jacob Zuma’s re-election (SMS 4).
Mary Papayya, DUT advisory board chairperson and Newsmaker of the Year convenor, urged members of the public to cast their votes.
“This is one chance for the public to have a say on whom or what they think is the worthy of the grand title newsmaker of the year. Proceeds from this event go towards a bursary for studies in journalism at DUT,” she said.
