2021
SAFTA - Best Current Affairs Programme (Beitbridge Border Post)
Carte Blanche
Vodacom Journalist of the Year Feature
Nicky Troll for Mining Takedown
Vodacom Journalist of the Year Award Third Commendation
Latashia Naidoo for Crypto Heist
Sanlam Financial Journalism Awards Video Category
Sasha Schwendenwein for MTI, Mr Shopper & What the Fog?
2020
Best of Joburg: Best Local TV Programme - Winner
Carte Blanche
Sanlam Financial Journalism Awards - Broadcast TV/Video Winner
Joy Summers: Citrus and Bullets
SAFTA – Best Current Affairs Programme
Carte Blanche Women's Month Special
This extended 90-minute broadcast concluded Women’s Month in August, commemorating the struggle of every woman who has suffered under what President Cyril Ramaphosa labelled “the second epidemic” – gender-based violence – especially under lockdown. We celebrated the women and men who, undeterred, fight for justice.
Taco Kuiper Award for Investigative Journalism - Runner-up
Tarryn Crossman: Midwife Investigation
2019
Genesis Award: Brigitte Bardot International Award - Outstanding International TV Series
Sasha Schwendenwein: Illegal Chicken Abattoirs
Genesis Award: Brigitte Bardot International Award - Outstanding International TV Series
Sasha Schwendenwein: Follow the Guns
SADC Media Awards – Television: Second Prize
Sasha Schwendenwein
SAB Environmental Award: Short Form / Video - Winner
John Webb - Palm Oil & Greener on the Other Side
Vodacom Journalist of the Year Gauteng Award - Investigative Journalism - Commended
Nicky Troll: The JRA is Falling Down
Best of Joburg: Best Local TV Programme - Winner
Carte Blanche
Diageo Responsible Drinking Media Awards: Journalist of the Year
Carol Alberyn Christie - Crashes not Accidents
2018
Vodacom Journalist of the Year Gauteng Award - Political Journalism
Sasha Schwendenwein - uMhlathuze Water Board
Vodacom Journalist of the Year Gauteng Award - Lifestyle/Feature Journalism
Nicola de Chaud - Being Transgender
Vodacom Journalist of the Year Western Cape Award - Investigative Journalism
Annalise Lubbe - Abalone Poaching
SAB Environmental Media & Environmentalist of the Year Awards: Video Media Award (Television and Online) - Winner
Sasha Schwendenwein: Illegal Chicken Abattoir
SAB Environmental Media & Environmentalist of the Year Awards: Video Media Award (Television and Online) - Winner
Sasha Schwendenwein: Follow the Guns
SAB Environmental Media & Environmentalist of the Year Awards: Video Media Award (Television and Online) - Merit
Joy Summers: Lion Bones
promaxbda Africa Awards - Best News & Current Affairs Promo: Gold
Carte Blanche TVC by Monarchy
promaxbda Africa Awards - Best Program Title Sequence: Gold
Carte Blanche 2018 by Monarchy
promaxbda Africa Awards - Best Documentary or Factual Entertainment Promo: Silver
Carte Blanche TVC by Monarchy
Gauteng Premier’s Service Excellence Award
The Carte Blanche Making a Difference Trust
2017
SA Breweries Environmental Awards – Video Journalist of the Year
Sasha Schwendenwein – Dirty Rivers
SA Breweries Environmental Awards – Merit
Carol Albertyn
SA Breweries Environmental Awards – Merit
Anna-Maria van Niekerk and Marzanne van den Berg
Discovery Health Journalist – Best TV Health Journalism
Michael Duffett – Doctors’ Working Hours
Discovery Health Journalist – Best Television Journalist of the Year
Anna-Maria van Niekerk – Missing Millions
2016
SAFTA – Best News & Actuality Programme
Joy Summers – Dying For Water In Madibeng
Sanlam Awards: Financial Journalist of the Year, Television
Joy Summers – Eskom Coal Contract
2015
SAB Environmentalist & Environmental Journalists of the Year Award – Merit in Broadcast Category
Joy Summers – Living Off The Grid
Webber Wentzel Legal Journalist of the Year Award: Winner – TV Category
Joy Summers & Tony Beamish – Carte Blanche
Webber Wentzel Legal Journalist of the Year Award: Runner up – TV Category
Michael Duffett – Carte Blanche
Vodacom Journalist of the Year – Feature Winner
Joy Summers – Bobroff’s fall from Grace
Genesis Award: Brigitte Bardot International Award – Best International News Magazine
Sasha Schwendenwein – Wild Animals as Pets (part 1 and part 2);
Kate Barry: Driven Hunt (part 1 and part 2);
Bernadette Maguire – Canned Lion; North West Rare Game Empowerment;
Michael Duffett – Faroe Islands Whale Slaughter;
Phillip Hattingh and Karl Amman – Tiger Bones
Discovery Health Journalism Award – Best Television Health Journalism
Diana Lucas – Melanoma Breakthrough
2014
SAFTA – Best News & Actuality Programme
Sasha Schwendenwein & Susan Comrie – Carte Blanche
Leisure Options Best of Joburg Readers’ Choice Awards
Best Local TV Programme
National Press Club North-West University: Editor of the Year
George Mazarakis
National Press Club North-West University: Journalist of the Year
Graham Coetze – Carte Blanche
National Press Club North-West University: Journalist of the Year
Sasha Schwendenwein & Susan Comrie – Carte Blanche
National Press Club North-West University: Television Features
Graham Coetzer – Carte Blanche
National Press Club North-West University: Television Features
Sasha Schwendenwein & Susan Comrie – Carte Blanche
Discovery Health Journalism Awards: Discovery Foundation Nation Builder Award – Winner
Carol Albertyn – Bone Marrow
2013
Sanlam Financial Journalist of the Year – Business/Companies Category
Joy Summers, Susan Comrie & Godfrey Makomene – The Game of Geysers
Sanlam Financial Journalist of the Year – Africa Growth Story
Diana Lucas – African Entrepreneurs
National Press Club North-West University: Journalist of the Year
Dudley Saunders – Carte Blanche
National Press Club North-West University: Cameraman of the Year
Dudley Saunders – Carte Blanche
National Press Club North-West University: Television Features
Kate Barry – Flippie
Taco Kuiper Award, Runner-Up
Joy Summers & Susan Comrie – The Game of Geysers (Part 1 & 2)
SAFTA – Best News & Actuality Programme
Carte Blanche
SA Premier Business Awards
Liz Fish – City Fish & Farms: SA
SAB Environmental Media Awards: TV Category
Joy Summers
Audiovisual Media – Sanlam Financial Journalist of the Year
Kate Barry – Auction Alliance
SAIFTA – Special Award for Service to South Africans
Carte Blanche
2012
National Press Club North-West University: Winner – Television
Odette Schwegler & Nicola de Chaud – Fire Chief in Hot Water
Citadel Words on Money Journalism Awards: Best Feature
Michael Duffett – Where’s the Money?
Brandhouse Responsible Drinking Media Awards: Winner – Best Broadcast
Kim Cloete – Foetal Alcohol Syndrome
Brandhouse Responsible Drinking Media Awards: Journalist of the Year
Kim Cloete – Foetal Alcohol Syndrome
Sanlam Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism: Winner – Audiovisual
Joy Summers – Carte Blanche
The Coca-Cola Company Economics & Business Award
Joy Summers – CRG
SAB Environmental Media Award – Winner: Broadcast
Joy Summers – Yellow Boy Rising
SAB Environmental Media Award – Merit Award: Broadcast
Nikki Otto & Jacques Otto – Harvest of Lies
Webber Wentzel Legal Journalist of the Year Award: Winner – TV Category
Odette Schwegler & Nicola de Chaud – No Justice for Kids
Discovery Health Journalist – Best TV Health Journalism
Amalia Christoforou & Wynand Grobler – Smart Drugs
National Press Club North-West University Journalist of the Year – Winner: TV Features
Amalia Christoforou – Pippie
SAFTA – Best Documentary Short Award
Joy Summers & Susan Comrie – Aurora Liquid
CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Awards
Nicola de Chaud – Michaela de Prince
2011
Citadel – Consumer Education Award
Sophia Phirippides & Jonathan Pienaar – Eskom Price Hike & Homeowners insurance
David Suzuki Green Producer Award: Banff International World Media Festival
Liz Fish – Carte Blanche
Siemens Pan African Profile Awards, Information Technology – Category Winner
Liz Fish – SKA Telescope
Siemens Pan African Profile Awards, Overall Winner
Liz Fish – SKA Telescope
Siemens Pan African Profile Awards, Health Category – Merit Award
Liz Fish – Magic Limbs
Vodacom Western Regional Awards, Television – Feature Winner
Liz Fish & Combined Artists – Fracking Up the Karoo
Vodacom Journalist of the Year – National Winner, TV Feature
Liz Fish & Combined Artists – Fracking Up the Karoo
SAB Environmental Media Awards – Merit Award
Liz Fish & Combined Artists – Plastic Millionaires
Citadel Words on Money Journalism Awards: Highly Commended
Liz Fish – Plastic Millionaires
SAFTA – Best Editor of a Documentary Short
Nicola de Chaud – Riaan Manser
Citadel Words on Money Journalism Awards: Breaking News Electronic Category
Este de Klerk – Estate Agency Affairs
2010
SA’s Most Influential Women in Business & Government (CEO Magazine): Joint Winner – Telecommunications, Media, TV, Radio & Press: Live
Devi Sankaree Govender – Carte Blanche
SAFTA – Best News & Actuality Programme
Eugene Botha – Lotz Murder
Support of Philanthropy in the Media – Fourth Annual Inyathelo Philanthropy Awards
George Mazarakis & Karolina Andropoulos – Carte Blanche
SAB Environmentalist & Environmental Journalists of the Year Award – Merit in Broadcast Category
Joy Summers – DDT Pesticide
Winner: Webber Wentzel Journalist of the Year Award, Broadcast Category
Michael Duffett – Ellen
Webber Wentzel Journalist of the Year Award, Broadcast Category – Commended
Kim Cloete – Info Bill
National Press Club North-West University: Winner – Television, In-depth Features
Joy Summers & Bernadette Cook – Acid Mine Drainage & Rhinos
2009
Taco Kuiper – Award for Investigative Journalism
Odette Schwegler & Nicola de Chaud – In Sheep’s Clothing
SAFTA – Gold Horn for Best News & Actuality Programme
Adri Kotze – Hospital Rates
Vodacom Journalist of the Year – National Winner, TV Feature
Joy Summers – Water in the Works
Citadel – Breaking News Electronic Award
Michael Duffet – Debt Admin
Vodacom Journalist of the Year – Western Regional Winner, TV Feature
Liz Fish – Fishy
SAB Environmentalist & Environmental Journalists of the Year Award – Merit, Broadcast Category
Liz Fish – Fishy
CNN African Journalist Awards – Runners-up: Television Category
Odette Schwegler & Nicola de Chaud – In Sheep’s Clothing
National Press Club North-West University Journalist of the Year
Joy Summers – EL AL
Siemens Profile Awards for Excellence in Scientific Journalism- Joint Winner, Health Category
Joy Summers – Water in the Works
Discovery Health Journalist of the Year
Anna-Maria Lombard – Dora Nginza
Discovery Health Journalist – Winner, TV Health Journalism
Anna-Maria Lombard – Dora Nginza
Taco Kuiper Award: Runner-up
Susan Puren & Devi Sankaree Govender – Chicken Run
National Press Club North-West University Journalist of the Year
Joy Summers – Carte Blanche
National Press Club North-West University: Winner – Television, In-depth Features
Joy Summers – Carte Blanche
2008
SAB Environmental Awards – Merit Award
Nicolene Troll & Julie Kelly-Laurenz – River Jeopardy
European Commission’s Lorenzo Natali Prize for Humanitarian Journalism – First Prize Africa
Nicolene Troll & Julie Kelly-Laurenz – Backstreet Abortions
2007
CNN MultiChoice African Journalist
Adri Kotze & Anna Maria Lombard – Maternity Ward Mayhem
MSD Health & Medical Award – Winner
CNN MultiChoice African Journalist
Diana Lucas – Soweto Gospel Choir
Arts & Culture Award – Winner
CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Award – Winner: Television General News Award
Nicola De Chaud & Odette Schwegler – Angel of Soweto
Webber Wentzel Bouwens Legal Journalist of the Year, Electronic Category – Runner-up
Michael Duffet – The JD Group
2006
Vodacom Journalist of the Year – Regional Winner, TV Feature
Nicole Turner – Inner City Kids
Webber Wentzel Bowens Legal Journalist of the Year Award – Electronic Category: Winner
Anna-Maria Lombard – Metrorail
SAB Environmental Journalist of the Year – Electronic Category
Julie Kelly & Nicolene Troll – Forest Poaching
CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Award – Winner: Sport
Angus Begg – Night Cricket
CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Award – Winner: Arts & Culture
Victoria Cullinan – Ashley’s Legacy
People Magazine, Crystal Award – Best Male Presenter
Derek Watts – Carte Blanche
Citadel Words on Money Award
Sophia Phirippides & Jonathan H. Pienaar – Retirement Annuities
Telkom ICT Journalist of the Year
Bronwyn Nielsen – Telkom
Telkom ICT Journalist of the Year Awards – Television Category: Runner-up
Carol Albertyn & Victoria Cullinan – Television at Your Fingertips
2005
Webber Wentzel Legal Awards – Runner-up
Victoria Cullinan – Whistle Blowers
CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Award – Winner: Television General News Category for a TV Feature
Nicolene Troll & Julie Kelly – Stealing Dockets
People Magazine, Crystal Award – Best Male Presenter
Derek Watts – Carte Blanche
WWB Legal Journalist of the Year – Silver
Odette Schwegler – Charge to Conviction
2004
SAB Environmental Journalist of the Year – Overall Winner
Odette Quesnel – The Dirty River
US/SA Health Reporting Awards – Best TV Reporting in a Documentary Programme: Joint Winner
Carol Albertyn – Your Card or Your Life
People Magazine, Crystal Award – Best Male Presenter
Derek Watts – Carte Blanche
Genesis Awards – Brigitte Bardot International Award
Hein Ungerer – Animals & the Law
2003
CNN African Journalist of the Year – Winner in the Sport Category
Sophia Phirippides & Jonathan H. Pienaar – Kamp Staaldraad
Paul Harris Awards for the Contribution That Carte Blanche Has Made To Broadcasting over the Past 15 Years – Rotary Clubs of KZN
Derek Watts & Ruda Landman – Carte Blanche
US/SA Excellence in Health Reporting: Highly Commended
Kate Barry – DIY Abortions
ICT Telkom Journalist of the Year
Grant Nelson & Nikki Berryman – Clip-on-Fraud
Profile Awards: Recognising Journalistic Contribution to Excellence in the Field of Technology: Business Solutions (IT) – Winner
Odette Quesnel – Professor Cyborg
Profile Awards: Recognising Journalistic Contribution to Excellence in the Field of Technology: Medial Solutions – Merit Award
Diana Lucas – Crawling with Evidence
Profile Awards: Recognising Journalistic Contribution to Excellence in the Field of Technology: Transportation – Winner
Nicola De Chaud – Air Traffic Controllers
US/SA Excellence in Health Reporting: Winner – TV Documentary
US/SA Excellence in Health Reporting: Runner-up
USA/SA Health Journalist of the Year – Overall Winner
Odette Quesnel – Emergency Room
Genesis Awards – Commendations
2002
Webber Wentzel Bowens Legal Journalist of the Year – Silver
Odette Quesnel – Pardon Me
Webber Wentzel Bowens Legal Journalist of the Year
Victoria Cullinan – Justice for Sale
ICT Telkom Journalist of the Year
Ruda Landman – Solar School
CNN Journalist of the Year
Susan Puren – China, War Child
Nat Nakasa Award for Courageous Journalism – Nominated Finalist
Susan Puren – Carte Blanche
SAB Environmental Journalist of the Year – Electronic Award
Teri Leppan – Wangari Mathaai
SAB Environmental Journalist of the Year Award – Merit Award
Susan Puren – Kruger Fires
SAB Environmental Journalist of the Year Award – Merit Award
Carol Albertyn – San Survival
SND New Media Award – International
Graunt Kruger – Shark Finning Webpage
2001
Webber Wentzel Legal Awards
Eugene Botha – My Land, Your Land
Webber Wentzel Legal Awards
Odette Quesnel – More Than Their Fair Share
SAB Environmental Journalist of the Year Award – First Prize
Julie Kelly & Victoria Stevens – Toxic Soup
SAB Environmental Journalist of the Year Award – Merit Award
Nikki Berryman & Grant Nelson – Crude
SAB Environmental Journalist of the Year Award – Merit Award
Byrne Keanly – Sea of Oestrogen
SAB Environmental Journalist of the Year Award – Merit Award
Odette Quesnel – An Act of God
South African Science & Technology Journalism Award
Nicola De Chaud – Let the Sunshine in
NTVA Avanti Award – Magazine Category
Victoria Cullinan – Havoc by Hackers
NTVA Avanti Award – News/Actuality Category
Victoria Stevens & Julie Kelly – Licence to Kill
SAFTA – Craft Award
Odette Quesnel – Tow Truckers
ICT Journalist of the Year
Human Rights Commission Award for Human Rights Journalism
Miracle Corners of the World Award
2000
African Journalist of the Year Award
Nicola De Chaud & Odette Quesnel – Elder Abuse
Rapport/City Press Prestige Award
Avanti Silver Award
Avanti Craft Award: Producing
SAB Environmental Journalist of the Year Award – Electronic Media Category
Derek Watts – Carte Blanche
CNN African Journalist of the Yea: Second Prize
Sophia Phirippides – Tolerance Education
1999
The Ark Trust International Award
Hein Ungerer – Animals in Transit
The Ark Trust International Award
Nikki Berryman & Grant Nelson – Foie Gras
Citation from the Law Society of South Africa
Carte Blanche – Human Rights Programmes
Science & Technology Journalism Award
Michelle Alexander – Sonic Bloom
Science & Technology Journalism Award
Carol Albertyn – Diagnostic Machine
Avanti Silver Award
Genesis Award – Brigitte Bardot International Award
SPCA Service to Animals Award
Genesis Awards – Brigitte Bardot International Award
Hein Ungerer – Tuli Elephants
1998
NTVA – Silver Award, Best Magazine Programme or Talk Show
SPCA National Council Media Award for Service to Animals
Hein Ungerer – Animals in Transit
Genesis Award – The Ark Trust International Award
Security Personalities of the Year
1997
M.A.S.A. Award for Excellence in Medical Reporting
Clive Morris – Ian von Memerty’s Kids
Genesis Awards – Brigitte Bardot International Award
Carte Blanche – The Cook Report: Making A Killing
1996
M.A.S.A. Awards for Excellence
Clive Morris – Legal Drugs
1995
Transnet Transport Journalism Awards – Hard News Category
Jan Lampen – Taxi Drivers
Transnet Transport Journalism Awards – Second Prize
Anthony Shaw – Carte Blanche
Rotary Club Vocational Awards
Carte Blanche
1994
SAB Environmental Awards – Second Prize
Glenda Spiro – Carte Blanche
M.A.S.A. Awards – Television Category
Clive Morris – Pain Clinic
Star Tonight Awards – Best News or Actuality Programme or Insert
Linda Vermaas – Carte Blanche
Education Journalism Award – Presented by Princess Anne
Teri Leppan – Orange Farm
SAB Environmental Journalists of the Year Award
Carte Blanche – Overall Award
SAB Environmental Journalists of the Year Awards
Rick Lombard – Black Eagle, Rhino Project, Zimbabwe Elephants, Luanda Zoo Rescue
SAB Environmental Journalists of the Year Awards
Michelle Alexander – Rooi Els
SAB Environmental Journalists of the Year Awards
Nick Chevallier – Richard Leakey, Daphne Sheldrick
SAB Environmental Journalists of the Year Award
Victoria Cullinan – Elephant Patrols
SAB Environmental Journalists of the Year Award
Leora Rajak – Tsumeb
1993
M.A.S.A. Awards – Television Category
Clive Morris – Brain Operation, Sex and the Disabled, Autism
Education Reporter of the Year – Runner-up
Derek Watts & Diana Lucas – Smile Schools
Checkers/Shoprite Consumer Awards – Merit Award
Ruda Landman & Diana Lucas – Skin Lighteners
Checkers/Shoprite Consumer Awards – Merit Award
Anthony Shaw – SAAMBOU
1992
Star Tonight Awards – Best Actuality Reporter
Derek Watts – Carte Blanche Presenter
M.A.S.A. Award – Second Prize, Highly Commended Certificate
Michelle Alexander – Organ Donors
Education Reporter of the Year – Runner-up
Ruda Landman & Linda Vermaas – Farm Schools
Education Reporter of the Year – Runner-up
Ruda Landman & Diana Lucas – Takalani Schools
SPCA National Media Award for Service to Animals
Carte Blanche – Pet Shop & Follow-up
1991
Rosholt Fellowship Award – Enterprising Executive Journalism
Pieter Cilliers – Carte Blanche
Checkers Consumer Awards – Merit Award
Anthony Shaw & Derek Watts – Infant Deaths
Checkers Consumer Awards – Third Prize in Electronic Media
Linda Vermaas & Ruda Landman – Patient Abuse
Patrons Certificate in Recognition of Outstanding Service & Contribution to the work of the Johannesburg Child Welfare
Carte Blanche – Child Welfare
Star Tonight Awards – Best Presenter
Ruda Landman – Carte Blanche Presenter
Star Tonight Awards – Best Magazine Programme
Pieter Cilliers – Carte Blanche
1990
NTVA Awards – Certificate of Merit
Diana Lucas – Freemasons
SAB Environmental Journalism Award for Overall Contribution for Film & Television
Paul Myburgh – St Lucia
Star Tonight Awards – Best Actuality Programme
Susan Stos & Pieter Cilliers
1989
Star Tonight Awards – Best Actuality Programme
Marie Bruyns – Alexander Township
Star Tonight Awards – Best Magazine Programme
Bill Faure – Carte Blanche
African Journalist of the Year Award
Victoria Stevens & Julie Kelly – Glue Smoking
Webber Wentzel Legal Awards: Runner-up
Carol Albertyn & Nicola De Chaud – Husband Killers