South African Blog Awards 2005

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

2Oceansvibe

Runners up:

Commentary

Joblog

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

Onanymous - Do you remember

Runners up:

Commentary - How Conservative is the ANC?

Fodder - Know your anthem

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

Cooksister

Runners up:

Redsaid

Yummy Wakame

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

Redsaid

Runners up:

Commentary

2oceansvibe

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

Commentary

Runners up:

It’s almost supernatural

The Fishbowl

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

Cherryflava

Runners up:

Frozen Motion

Apparently Nothing

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

Tie:  Splattermail and Joblog

Runners up:

Cooksister

ad hominem

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

Cooksister

Runner up:

Kitch ‘n Zinc

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

Keo

Runner up:

Tennis blog

Best SA Tech blog - Best South African technology focussed weblog

Brokenkeyboards

Runners up:

Idea Farm

Coda

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

Human vs Nature

Runner up:

South African scuba diving, marine and environmental blog

Best SA lifestyle blog - Best blog of lifestyle type content

2oceansvibe

Runners up:

Nathaniel Stern

Joblog

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

Joblog

Runners up:

D2

Nathaniel Stern

It’s all systems go for the announcement of the first ever winners of the South African blog awards.

The winners will be crowned at two separate events in Johannesburg and Cape Town on Thursday 17 March…which is next week, so mark your diary now.

Johannesburg event: Joblog will be controlling things at Cool Runnings in Melville. Venue details and a map can be found here.

Cape Town event: Will be at Obz Cafe, Lower Main road, Observatory. It’s on the strip…over the road from Stones.

Things will get going at 7pm at both venues.

Please join us for a quiet glass of bubbly and this years awards, we want to see as many SA bloggers and blog-readers as possible….so let your people know.

Who will win what? Will there be any suprises?  All of the South African blogosphere’s glamour in one place, at one time. Who will wear what and how will they look…..

Find out at the 1st South African blog awards ceremonies to be held on Thursday 17th March at glittering red carpet events in Cape Town and Johannesburg. Mark your diaries now.

All the tears, all the winners in 13 different catagories…venues to be announced shortly.