"Pendoring's campaign line this year was 'MzansiGlots Unite' — and they really did," says Eben Keun,
Pendoring's GM.
"We saw an impressive growth in entries from 2020 to 2021, with numerous entries displaying both exceptional use of our indigenous languages and clever cultural insight," adds Keun.
"We are especially proud to see entries from the publishing industry continue to grow — particularly the number of children's book entries in the
Publication Design category — which is encouraging considering the importance of home languages at the early childhood development level," Keun says.
Boniswa Pezisa,
Pendoring's jury president, says, "The 2021
Pendoring Award competition saw an increase in the total number of entries, as well as the quality of work entered. The competition entries grew by a phenomenal 24% with digital communications outgrowing the rest of the categories."
"Thank you, judges, for your selfless contribution in making the 2021
Pendoring the success it is," adds Pezisa.
Heidi Brauer, chief marketing officer of headline sponsor Hollard, says, "The judges really have done an amazing job, as have all these incredible finalists."
"We look forward to celebrating the winners, but we hope that all our 2021 entrants take away renewed belief in the power of indigenous language communication to truly inspire, energise and ultimately enable better futures for all South Africans," concludes Brauer.
The finalists of the awards can be viewed
here.
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