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KZN Newsmaker of the Year 2013 To Be Announced Tomorrow

KZN Newsmaker of the Year 2013 To Be Announced Tomorrow

The KZN Newsmaker of the Year 2013 is set to be announced tomorrow (Wednesday, October 09, 2013). Public voting for the 2013 award began in early June this year (2013).

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 at the Durban City Hall.

The candidates for the 2013 Newsmaker of the Year are:

* Chad le Clos – 2012 Olympic gold medalist

* The KZN response to storms havoc

* The World-class economic summit (BRICS); and soccer tournament (AFCON) – hosted by Durban and KZN

* The KZN road to Mangaung – ANC President Jacob Zuma’s re-election

Mary Papayya, DUT advisory board chairperson and Newsmaker of the Year convenor, had earlier urged members of the public to go all out and 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”.

Maud Blose, DUT Journalism Programme Co-ordinator said the department (Journalism at DUT) was proud to be associated with an event that supported excellence in news reporting. “The newsmaker event is about journalism and the stories that matter the most. It is about those individuals and events that stood out.”

– Sinegugu Ndlovu

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