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Media called to enter 2025 SADC Media Awards competition

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Media called to enter 2025 SADC Media Awards competition:

Monday, February 24, 2025

South African journalists/media have been invited to submit their entries for the 2025 SADC Media Awards competition.

The SADC Media Awards competition is open to journalists from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Member States. 

The awards were established in 1996 to recognise best media work in disseminating information on SADC to support the process of regional co-operation and integration in the region. 

To promote regional integration and cooperation, the awards aim to recognise excellence in journalism in the area of print, photo, television, radio as well as to encourage media practitioners in member states to cover issues pertaining to the region.

The first prize winners will receive their prizes and certificates on the margins of the SADC Summit of Heads of State and Government that will take place in August 2025.

The first prize winner in each category receives US$ 2500 and the runner-up receives US$ 1000.

Journalists who wish to enter the competition can access more information about the competition from the www.gcis.gov.za website.

The entry forms can be found at https://lnkd.in/dN9BrxAc.

The rules of the 2025 competition can be accessed at https://lnkd.in/drPn2KBs.

Entries need to be posted or delivered to the MDDA or any GCIS offices nationwide marked:

MDDA Offices                                            or                 GCIS Offices

SADC Media Awards Entry                                             SADC Media Awards Entry

GSM Building                                                                 Government Communications (GCIS)

SABC Auckland Park Campus                                         1035 Francis Baard Street

Johannesburg                                                                 Hatfield, Pretoria

2006                                                                               0028     

All entries must be submitted no later than 28 February 2025. – SAnews.gov.za

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The Wilds: A Sanctuary of Stone and Steel

The Wilds was officially opened to the public in 1938, carved out of the rocky “koppies” (hills) of the Witwatersrand. Unlike the manicured lawns of the city’s more traditional parks, The Wilds was designed to showcase South Africa’s botanical heritage. It is a vertical garden of sorts, featuring steep stone paths that wind through forests of yellowwood trees, proteas, and ancient cycads. At its highest point, the reserve offers one of the most spectacular views of the Johannesburg skyline, where the brutalist towers of Hillbrow seem to rise directly out of the prehistoric-looking vegetation.

However, like many of Johannesburg’s public spaces, The Wilds fell into a period of deep neglect during the late 1990s and early 2000s. As crime rates rose and the city’s maintenance budgets shifted, the reserve became overgrown and was perceived as a “no-go zone.” The waterfalls stopped running, the stone paths crumbled, and the once-vibrant greenhouse became a skeletal ruin. For nearly two decades, this incredible piece of real estate sat largely abandoned, used only by a few brave locals and the occasional film crew looking for a “wilderness” setting within city limits.