Almost involved in an international incident with Germany, dealing with difficult politicians, managing the fallout from several floods and being thrown into the deep end with the Covid-19 pandemic
The Daily Dispatch and its sister publications, The Herald and Weekend Post, took home the lion’s share of praise dished out at this year’s Vodacom Journalist of the Year (VJOY) awards for the Eastern Cape region announced on Thursday.
The Herald and its sister publication, Daily Dispatch, walked away with top honours at the 2022 edition of the Vodacom Journalist of the Year (VJOY) awards for the Eastern Cape region, scooping seven of the 12 award categories between them.
With just 90 minutes of shut-eye, Retief Odendaal was in the mayor’s chair by 9am on Thursday after a marathon council meeting that ended in the early hours of the morning.