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Newsmaker of the Year

ZimkhithaBy ZimkhithaDecember 3, 2009No Comments2 Mins Read
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We are getting to that time of the year when many people, but especially newspaper editors, are beginning to reflect on the year that has flown by.

We are getting to that time of the year when many people, but especially newspaper editors, are beginning to reflect on the year that has flown by.

As we in the newsroom look at the front pages of the past year we cannot help thinking about the big stories, big events and most important of all, big people who have defined 2009.

So we have decided to nominate a Grocott’s Mail Newsmaker of the Year. There are only two qualifications for this title – the person has to have made the news, and has to have resided in Makana for most of the year. We will not present the award to an organisation or team.

The Newsmaker award is not like the Citizen of the Year nor is it similar to the Civic Awards; we prefer to model our effort after Time magazine’s Person of the Year. In other words the nominee does not necessarily have to be a virtuous person. The Newsmaker of the Year could easily be someone who has caused controversy.

We would like to invite readers to send in nominations for this award. You can send us an email, an SMS or drop a note at the front desk of our offices. We will also open a voting line on our website at www.grocotts.co.za.

Here is a list with some suggestions:
Ismail Mahomed – Director of the National Arts Festival
Vumile Lwana – Mayor of Makana
Pumelelo Kate – Former Mayor of Makana
Ntombi Baart – Municipal Manager
Rob Beer – property developer
Garth Cambray – environmentalist
Michael Whisson – municipal councillor
Dr Saleem Badat -Vice-chancellor of Rhodes University
Bishop Ebenezer Ntlali and
Colonel Sanders – Face of KFC

The final selection will be made by the editorial staff of Grocott’s Mail, however, we will be taking votes, nominations or arguments provided by readers into consideration.
Please share your thoughts with us.
 

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