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The Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) is currently acepting applications for its Isu Elihle Awards for African Journalists 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
The Isu Elihle Awards were launched in 2016 by MMA ,with the support of Save the Children International, the Swedish International Development Agency and Media Network on Child Rights Development (MNCRD) based in Zambia. Since 2020, the awards have been funded by UNICEF. “Isu Elihle ” is an isiZulu phrase and could be translated into English as a beautiful, great or simply a neat solution.As the name suggests, the awards aim to encourage alternative thinking around reporting on children, and to contribute to an environment that enables journalists to expose and highlight issues affecting children in the country and the continent.The awards seek to contribute to a change in attitudes and behaviors of opinion and decision-makers and citizens across the country and continent from the premise that the media frames debates in society and carries enormous influence and, therefore, ability to drive positive change.
| Winner Categories | Approximate Cash prize * |
| Overall winner: | R30 000 |
| First runner up: | R20 000 |
| Second runner up: | R15 000 |
| Mandy RossouwCategory (“MRC”): | Between R10 000 and R20 000 |
