2021 African Digital Media AWards Winners
Winners were announced on Thursday, 22 July 2021. All projects are listed alphabetically. Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2021 Digital Media Africa Awards competition!
Best News Website or Mobile Service
- Alles op een plek (Everything in one place), Netwerk24, South Africa - tie for 3rd place
- Daily Maverick, South Africa - 2nd Place
- Legit.ng, GMEM, Nigeria - WINNER
- Scrolla Data Lite, Scrolla, South Africa - tie for 3rd place
Best Use of Online Video
- DOCUMENTARY | EXODUS: Uncovering a cult in KwaZulu-Natal, News24, Media24, South Africa - 3rd place
- For the love of the land, Food For Mzansi, South Africa - WINNER
- Table Mountain Killer, Arena Holdings, South Africa - 2nd place
Best Data Visualisation
- Covid-19 Dashboard, Netwerk24, South Africa - 3rd place
- Killing Kinnear, News24, Media24, South Africa - 2nd place
- The Architecture of Apartheid, africanDRONE, South Africa - WINNER
Best Digital Marketing for a News Brand
- News24 Newsletters: There's more to News24; News24, Media24, South Africa - 2nd place
- Project Eagle, Standard Group PLC, Kenya - WINNER (tie for 1st place)
- Volksblad: Converting print readers to digital, Netwerk24 (Media24), South Africa - WINNER (tie for 1st place)
Best Paid Content Strategy
- Alles op een plek (Everything in one place), Netwerk24, South Africa - 2nd place
- Farmer's Inside Track, Food For Mzansi, South Africa - tie for 3rd place
- Maverick Insider, Daily Maverick, South Africa - WINNER (tie for 1st place)
- Nation.Africa, Nation Media Group, Kenya - tie for 3rd place
- News24 for subscribers, News24, Media24, South Africa - WINNER (tie for 1st place)
Best Native Advertising / Branded Content Campaign
- AgriSETA Learner Connect #FillThisSpace, Farmers For Change (Food For Mzansi), South Africa - 2nd place
- See The Bigger Picture, News24, Media24, South Africa - WINNER
- Sponsors of Brave | The Next Generation of Brave, News24, Media24, South Africa - 3rd place
Best in Audience Engagement
- Innovative Content Delivery for TikTok, Pulse, Nigeria - WINNER
- Netwerk24 #MySkool - Online Afrikaans school lessons, Netwerk24, South Africa - 3rd place
- YEN.com.gh, GMEM, Ghana - 2nd place
Best Project for News Literacy
- Food For Mzansi AgriSETA Learner Connect, Food For Mzansi, South Africa - 2nd place
- The Wrap, explain.co.za, South Africa - WINNER
Best Trust Initiative
The Winner was announced at WAN-IFRA's Digital Media Africa Event (6-7 July)
- Maverick Citizen - Covid19 mis/disinformation, Daily Maverick, South Africa - WINNER. This case was presented at our DMAfrica conference, please click here for the recording.
- What's Crap on WhatsApp?, Volume, South Africa - 2nd place
- The Standard Checkpoint, Standard Group PLC, Kenya - 3rd place
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