The South African National Editors’ Forum and Standard Bank are pleased to announce the finalists for the 2026 Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards, with the winners set to be revealed at a prestigious gala ceremony on Friday, 3 July 2026, in Johannesburg.
Mpho Mafole was an Ekurhuleni auditor who flagged irregularities in a R1.8 billion chemical toilets tender in the days before his murder on 30 June 2025.
This visual investigation sets out how Mafole was tracked and eliminated.
https://t.co/PNq56kzCKC
The Wheels of Justice, a News24 documentary by @LukeDanMaddog, tells the story of Langa Safety Patrol, led by Bandile Gcuwa, and its mission to keep a community safe from crime in the face of a dysfunctional police force.
https://t.co/1oS6UQ6KEu
The features broadcast is Luke Daniel and Marvin Charles. The documentary on homelessness in Cape Town, titled “No Place to call Home”. It explored the reasons for the informal settlement known as Blikkiesdorp near Delft. @StandardBankZA
On this day last year, Gabriel Guamba, a friend and coworker ate pap and chicken on what seemed like any other weekday at his tiling job at a construction site in the Western Cape town of George.
https://t.co/OdB76eRU0F
At 14:09 on Monday, 6 May 2024, 6000 tonnes of concrete came crashing down on 62 people working at the site of a five-storey building under construction in George. The incident resulted in an 11-day rescue and recovery operation and left 34 people dead.
https://t.co/RGNhgN6qC2
"This is not easy. We're going to war, and what we're fighting for is the safety and progression of our kids," says Hanover Park resident Igshaan Nazier.
https://t.co/6f9mWxRFGY
Kiara Scott Farmer only saw a wine farm for the first time when she started studying. Now, at the tender age of 32, she's achieved a career high, being named Diners Club Winemaker of the Year 2024. | @PaulHermanCPT
https://t.co/eTM764ErqK
Cape Town's housing crisis comes into sharp focus in No Place to Call Home, a new documentary exclusive to News24. The film looks at the growing disparity among Capetonians and the lingering legacy of apartheid spatial planning.
https://t.co/tMWXuZPb2z
WATCH | Ahead of the 2024 election on Wednesday, a team of News24 journalists spent 30 days travelling to towns across South Africa, relaying residents' hopes and dreams, fears and frustrations.
https://t.co/CyT5Z9WtZq
NEWS24 ON THE ROAD | The rampant crime in Nelson Mandela Bay townships has prompted one Zwide-based community activist, Pamela Mabini, to challenge Police Minister Bheki Cele to ditch his VIP protectors for a day and walk in the metro's townships.
https://t.co/hZDSto3bFu
NEWS24 ON THE ROAD | Three years of construction and R100 million later, the beachfront development meant to "unlock economic opportunities" attracts very few visitors to East London.
https://t.co/nFiAGbhnKh
NEWS24 ON THE ROAD | Thandeka Marman (32) is one of the 80 people still living on occupied land near Lourierpark in Bloemfontein. Marman, like most residents, moved to the site last month in search of what she described as dignity.
https://t.co/vwn5w985rB