Competition
SADC Media Awards 2027
Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat
At a glance
- Deadline
- Closes 28 February 2027, 129 days leftThe posting gives a date, not a time. Days left are counted in Lagos time.
- Fee
- No fee to apply
- Who may apply
- a journalist from a SADC member state
- an entry in photo, print, TV or radio journalism on SADC and regional integration
- Where
- Entry through your national SADC media coordinator
A regional prize and recognition at the SADC Summit for your reporting.
The facts
- What you get
- USD 2,500 first prize and USD 1,000 runner-up in each of four categories
- Where
- Entry through your national SADC media coordinator
- How long
- Entries close 28 February 2027
- What it costs you
- Nothing to enter
Where you stand
This one is free. There is no fee to apply, and nobody should ask you for money at any point. In their words, what it costs you: Nothing to enter.
What they ask for
- a journalist from a SADC member state
- an entry in photo, print, TV or radio journalism on SADC and regional integration
Get ready to apply
Built only from what this listing states.
The application takes real work, by our reading.
1. What to get ready
The listing does not say what it needs. When you open their page, write down everything it asks for before you start.
2. Dates
- Closes 28 February 2027, in 129 days.
- Aim to send it by 25 February 2027. Websites slow down near a deadline, and data runs out. Our advice
3. What it costs you
- Nothing to enter.
Download checklist (.txt) Send to WhatsApp
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No CV yet? Make a plain one from your answers. Nothing you type is kept.
Tips for applying for a competition
General advice from us, the same for every competition. It is not what this organisation says; that is above.
- Read the rules and the judging criteria first, and write to them.
- Check who owns your work after you enter. The rules usually say.
- Submit a day early. Upload pages are often slow near a deadline.
If there is an interview or a test
- If there is a final or a pitch, practise out loud and time yourself.
All our tips and messages to copy. Practise answering, with nothing kept. Received an offer? Check whether it is real, then read before you say yes.
How to apply
You apply on Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat's own website, not here. We never send an application for anybody and we never ask you for anything to pass on. Check their page for anything not shown here.
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How we checked this
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