The Agricultural Writers SA hosts this competition in conjunction with FNB. Through this competition FNB would like to highlight the importance of quality agricultural journalism in South Africa.
With this award we would like to honour the efforts of any member (excluding corporate members) of the Agricultural Writers SA who excel at communicating important and riveting information about the agricultural sector.
This audience may be the primary agricultural sector, related industries in the sector or the general public, if the communication effort focuses primarily on agriculture.
The categories for entry submission are as follows:
– communication in print
– digital and broadcast
– business management
– Young journalism incentive award
Winners of the FNB Communicator of the Year
Broadcast:
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2019 – Werner Scholtz
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2020 – Lise Roberts
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2021 – Liezel de Villiers
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2022 – Claudia van Zyl
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2025 – Thabi Modutoane
Print Category:
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2019 – Lloyd Philips
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2020 – Charl van Rooyen
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2021 – Lindi Botha
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2022 – Elriza Theron
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2025 – Magda du Toit
Social Media & Online:
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2019 – Ronel Botha
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2020 – Valerie Cilliers
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2021 – Clayton Swart
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2022 – Thabi Modutoanee
2022
Youth Communicator:
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2025 Temba Msiza
Business Category:
- 2025 – Glenneis Kries