Introducing the finalists in the 2005 South African blog awards.

The voting procedure:

These blogs are competing for line honours in 13 different categories with only the top 10 nominated blogs in each category appearing here.

Please feel free to check out each one of the blogs competing by clicking on the different blog titles. The link will transport you over to the blog which will let you explore, enjoy and evaluate.

At the bottom of the list you’ll find a button inviting you to cast your vote. Click through to the ‘Vote caster’ and make your mark next to the one blog in each category which you should win. There are 13 categories, the choice is yours to either vote in just 1 or….all 13 categories .

The system will only allow you to vote once a day.

Voting will close Friday the 4th of March.

The winners will be announced at prize givings held in Cape Town and Johannesburg (at still to be announced venues and dates) and later on this site.

So…go get yourself a steaming cup o’ Java, make yourself comfortable and check out South Africa’s best independent media titles.

Best overall South African blog - The best of the best from SA

Prize: The purse of R20.05.

Splattermail

Fodder

Insert Snappy Title here

Cherryflava

Joblog

Commentary

2Oceansvibe

Gabbahead

SomeNoOne

Yblog

Best post on a South African blog - The one post which took game for 2004

Fodder - Know your anthem

Onanymous - Do you remember

All-Evil.ZA.NET - Ode to a Parktown Prawn

Commentary - How Conservative is the ANC?

The Fishbowl - ANC in the hot seat over Zimbabwe

Commentary - Update on shooting


Best overseas South African blog -
Written by a South African in any foreign country

Cooksister

Redsaid

Njalo njalo

Sotho

Yummy Wakame

Apparently Nothing

Warwick blogs too

Foolstop

Meriblog: Meri Williams’ Weblog

Best writing of a South African blog -
Humour, attention to detail…captivating

Splattermail

A View from the other side

Mzansi Afrika

Cooksister

Redsaid

Dirty Sanchez

Commentary

Windspirit

2oceansvibe

Yblog

Best SA political blog -
The best SA blog featuring mainly a political theme.

DA Mal

Fodder

Commentary

It’s almost supernatural

YBlog

The Fishbowl

Mzansi Afrika

Best SA photographic blog -
The best SA blog featuring original photographic content.

Prize: R100 sponsored by Commentary

Frozen Motion

Coda

Apparently Nothing

Cherryflava

Digicam

Distant Sounds

Charles Bryant

Southern Images

Hmmm

Best new blog -
Best blog which was started during the year of 2004

Splattermail

Cooksister

Aquila Online

Stuck in the duck

Craig Jamieson

Joblog

Keep it tight

Onanymous

The Fishbowl

ad hominem

Best SA food blog -
The best blog written mainly about food or drink

Cooksister

Kitch ‘n Zinc

Best SA sports blog - Best blog covering some type of sporting subject.

Keo

Tennis blog

Best SA Tech blog -
Best South African technology focussed weblog

Coda

Idea Farm

Brokenkeyboards

Daemon

Best SA Environmental blog -
Best tree hugging, love nature-type vibe blog

Human vs Nature

South African scuba diving, marine and environmental blog

Best SA lifestyle blog -
Best blog of lifestyle type content

Splattermail

Crikey / Life is grand

Aquila Online

Joblog

Nathaniel Stern

Mik en Druk

2oceansvibe

Cowblog

My Boernaal

Cherryflava

Best design for a blog - Best overall design and layout of a weblog page.

Crikey / Life is grand

Redsaid

Joblog

Coda

Yummy Wakame

Nathaniel Stern

All-Evil

SomeNoOne

D2

Please note: Voting has now closed…..thanks to everyone who took part.