For more than five decades, the Sanlam Group Financial Journalism Awards have recognised the journalists who shape Africa’s understanding of business, markets and the economy. As the awards mark 51 years in 2026, entries are once again open, inviting reporters and storytellers from across the continent to submit work that reflects excellence, integrity and impact in financial journalism.
COVID-19 redefined how people meet, work, and communicate. What began as a global crisis soon became a turning point for connection and collaboration, pushing the world into digital spaces that reshaped everyday life. Virtual meetings and hybrid events replaced traditional gatherings, offering flexibility and inclusion like never before. In the workplace, hybrid models emerged as a new norm, blending the freedom of remote work with the collaboration of office life.
n a democracy, is this fair practice?
Journalists, civil activists, and human rights lawyers in Jordan were recently targeted by the notorious spyware. How worried should we be?
Comfort Mussa, a prolific, multi-award-winning journalist with a keen eye for stories that expose social injustice, says, though online violence is a challenging part of the profession she stays because people like her remain the voice of the voiceless.
South African broadcast journalist Silindelo Masikane has been bullied online and is a target of threats of violence. She says harassment is part of the job of reporting in Africa.