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MULTILINGUALISM
This award will be given for the effective use of multilingualism in an album/song.
USE OF MOTHER TONGUE
This award will be given for the effective
This award recognises both written and oral modes of expression. The award may relate to the use of multilingualism and/or the use of the writer/performer’s mother tongue for the promotion, protection, and preservation of any the official South African languages or the Khoe and San
languages.
These awards recognise both written and oral modes of expression in mainstream and community media.
MAINSTREAM MEDIA
1. Thetha Masombuka Award
This award will be presented to a journalist in mainstream print or broadcast media who has contributed to the promotion and preservation of
his/her mother tongue and other languages including the Khoe and San languages.
2. News reporting
This award is for the effective use of a journalist’s mother tongue and/or multilingualism in mainstream broadcast or written news reporting.
3. TV channel/programme
This award is for a mainstream TV channel or programme that seeks to promote multilingualism or any of the official languages or the Khoe and San languages.
4. Radio station/programme
This award is for a mainstream radio station or programme that seeks to promote multilingualism or any of the official languages or the Khoe and San languages.
5. Print publication
This award is for a print publication that seeks to promote multilingualism or any of the official languages or the Khoe and San languages.
6. Advertising
This award is for an advertisement that seeks to promote multilingualism or any of the official languages or the Khoe and San languages.
COMMUNITY MEDIA
1. Wandile Fana Award
This award will be presented to a journalist in community print or broadcast media who has contributed to the promotion and preservation of
his/her mother tongue and other languages including the Khoe and San languages.
2. News reporting
This award is for the effective use of a journalist’s mother tongue and/or multilingualism in community broadcast or written news reporting.
3. TV channel/programme
This award is for a community TV channel or programme that seeks to promote multilingualism or any of the official languages or the Khoe and San languages.
4. Radio station/programme
This award is for a community radio station or programme that seeks to promote multilingualism or any of the official languages or the Khoe and San languages.
5. Print publication
This award is for a community print publication that seeks to promote multilingualism or any of the official languages or the Khoe and San languages.
This is an award for an individual not older than 35 years-of-age or a youth organisation that has contributed towards promoting, protecting, and preserving any of the official languages or the Khoe and San languages in academia or business.
This award is for the innovative use of technology to promote multilingualism in the technology sector, including business-to-business and consumer campaigns.
This award is for an individual who has contributed to language by way of excellent interpreting services or training interpreters.
This award is for an individual who contributed towards the development and promotion of multilingualism or the use of mother languages through social media platforms, community development programmes, or language advocacy within the corporate or government sector.
This is a special award that is bestowed by the Chairperson of the Board on individuals or organisations who have excelled in the promotion and preservation of South African languages over their lifetime.
NATIONAL DEPARTMENTS AND CONSTITUTIONAL BODIEST
his award is for an effective national service delivery campaign/project/programme in the public sector that seeks to promote multilingualism or any of the official languages or the Khoe and San languages.
PROVINCIAL DEPARTMENTS AND ORGANS OF
STATE
This award is for an effective provincial service delivery campaign/project/programme in the public sector that seeks to promote multilingualism or any of the official languages or the Khoe and San languages.
METROPOLITAN, DISTRICT, AND LOCAL
MUNICIPALITIES
This award is for an effective local service delivery campaign/project/programme in the public sector that seeks to promote multilingualism or any of the official languages or the Khoe and San languages.
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING
This award is for the use and promotion of multilingualism in institutions of higher learning.
This can be shown in the institution’s language policy, tuition material, and/or signage on/in campus buildings.
BASIC EDUCATION
This award is for the use and promotion of multilingualism in schools and basic education entres. This can be shown in the institution’s language policy, tuition material, and/or signage on/in school buildings.