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Newsmaker award Joburg Press Club recognised the work of the Public Protector Moses Moyo moses@inner-city-gazette.co.za
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uring a ceremony at the Wits Business School on Thursday the Johannesburg Press Club awarded Public Protector Adv Thuli Madonsela the Newsmaker of the Year award, which recognizes and acknowledges her work ethic. Prof Wendy Ngoma, Director and Head of the Wits Business School pointed out how important it is for the school to interact with the media and to support the processes of open communication. “All good business is dependent on an uninterrupted flow of accurate communication, and therefore it is appropriate for our school to promote close relationships with the various activities and members of the Johannesburg Press Club. Wits Business School is proud of its association with honouring Adv Madonsela,” Ngoma said. The Johannesburg Press Club said
the Protector’s office responds effectively and has a strong relationship with the media. Adv Madonsela said she is humbled by the award. “I was a bit wary at first about receiving it, as most newsmaker awards mean the person has made the most noise. However, I realised that the Press Club looked at the quality of news made.” The public protector added that the media and academic community are important stakeholders in the work of the Public Protector. “I thank the Press Club and the Wits Business School for the opportunity it has given me to highlight the role of active citizens in being key to good corporate governance. The contribution of the media and the academic community in promoting dialogue and activities, including the dissemination and evaluation of reports, can never be over-emphasised,” Adv Madonsela said. She pointed out that most corruption and other wrongdoing in the
exercise of state power are being arrested because of good women and men who do something when they see wrongdoing. “Some have done so at the cost of their jobs and a few their lives. It is for this reason that as one of the guardians of the Protected Disclosures Act and the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt activities Act, we have called for the strengthening of whistle-blower protection. When genuine whistle blowers come to my office for protection after suffering an occupational or other detriment, we use all available legislative powers to ensure such protection.” Adv Madonsela added that many citizens work with her office in pursuit of good governance and strengthening democracy. “Some take their concerns to the media with many of these ending up lodged with my office. There can be no true peace anywhere as long as there is injustice somewhere. Whether we like it or not, our destiny is a shared destiny,” she said.
Public Protector Adv Thuli Madonsela displays the award with Wits Business School Head Prof Wendy Ngoma. Pic: Inner-city Press Agency