Journalists from 13 Southern African countries were honoured this year at the second annual Gender and Media Awards. The ceremony was held at the Indaba Hotel in Fourways, north of Johannesburg.
Gervais Henrie, an SBC radio producer, won the Radio Talk Show category. Other winners were from Zimbabwe, Swaziland and South Africa.
The panel of judges – who named Henrie as their choice in this category – described the programme as “concise and taking into accounts all key issues related to the debate."
The awards recognise and acknowledge good gender and media practice and were introduced in 2004, as part of the Gender and Media Southern Africa (GEMSA) summit, which takes place every two years in South Africa.
Henrie is the first Seychellois media practioner to win the award.
“I believe the media has an important role in promoting issues that’s relevant to the Information Society. Hopefully, my work helps in a small way to that end,” said Henrie.
The awards are given in four categories: radio, television, print and photojournalism categories.
Each winner took home a 2000 rand cheque as well as a handmade dish.
1 comment:
Hey Henrie,
Congratulations on your achievement. You worked hard & you deserve the honor. I'm a faithful listener of Seychelles Digital radio panel discussion and I can feel the effort on your part. Keep it up & once again congratulations.
A. Servina
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