South African Blog Awards 2006

Exercise democracy here

It’s voting time for the 2nd Annual South African blog awards. From your nominations, the top contenders in each one of the various categories are competing for the title.

Please feel free to check out each one of the blogs competing by clicking on the different blog titles. The hyperlink 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 feel 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 take place between Wednesday 22 February - midnight Friday 3 March 2006.

Here they are:

South African blog of 2005 - the best of the best

Category prize: 2006 SA cents +  a subscription to NAG courtesy of SA computer magazine

2oceansvibe
Aquila online
Cherryflava
Chumpstyle
Commentary
Gabbahead
Joblog
Keo
Other side of the mountain
Splattermail

The most humourous South African blog - Leon Schuster online

2oceansvibe
Aquila Online
Chumpstyle
Splattermail
Joblog
The Savages
Riding the slipstream
Other side of the mountain
Weekly Ale
Inky Goblin

Best post on a South African blog - the one post which took game in 2005

Geek’s girl - My boy
Chumpstyle - Boobs of the week
Aquila - They came, they saw…I kicked some ass
It’s Almost Supernatural - Both sides
Ekapa - Gay guy in a straight strip club
2oceansvibe - Tabasco
South Africa - Mugabe and the R1bn
Shaun Oakes - A - Z guide to house parties
Shaun Dewberry’s weblog - The middle-class African digital lifestyle

Best overseas-based South African blog - written by a South African living in a foreign country

Wozafriday
Daridawg
Chateau Toby
Redsaid
In my nes
Terri’s web
Reluctant nomad
Yummy wakame
Apparently nothing
Rockit

Best writing on a South African blog - humour, attention to detail….captivating

Splattermail
It’s the question
Commentary
In my nes
Riding the slipstream
Other side of the mountain
Ten miles
2oceansvibe
Shaun Oakes
Inky Goblin

Best South African blog about politics - the best SA blog featuring mainly a political theme

Fodder
Jonty Fisher
Commentary
Moral Fiber
It’s Almost Supernatural
Politics ZA
Mzanzi
Vazlube
Greenman
Inky Goblin

Best South African photographic blog - best blog featuring original photographic content

Category prize: R200 Kalahari.net gift voucher courtesy of Jeanne from Cooksister

Apparently nothing
Cherryflava Pics
Big Ric
The Frippit
Gosu
Coda
Somenoone
Digicam

Best South African group blog - best SA blog featuring more than one writer

Category prize: R200 Kalahari.net gift voucher courtesy of Armand and Thea from Dotnet

Chumpstyle
Joblog
Lusharazzi
Die Emmers
Commentary
Punk’d
Today tomorrow
The Savages
It’s Almost Supernatural

Best new blog - best blog which started in 2005

Kuier
Lusharazzi
Tomorrow connecting
Big ric
Moral fiber
Queer Mind
Mark Forrester
Ropes and poles
Peas on toast
Brand Architect

Best South African food blog - best blog written mainly about food and drink

Kitch ‘n Zinc
Cooksister
Hand to mouth

Best South African tech blog - best SA technology-focussed blog

Category prize: Subscription to SA computer magazine courtesy of SA computer magazine

PC Stuff
Tomorrow connecting
A world apart
Broken keyboards
Dot net
Mark Forrester
Tech blog
Dragotaur
Yellow lama
Shaun Dewberry

Best South African lifestyle blog - best blog of a lifestyle type content

Rox in the city
Splattermail
2oceansvibe
Cherryflava
Lusharazzi
Joblog
Die Emmers
Queer mind
Coda
Ekapa

Best design of a South African blog - best overall design and layout of a weblog page

Category prize: 100% loaded (hardcover) sponsored by Somenoone

D2
Lusharazzi
Joblog
Big ric
Somenoone
Coda
Mark Forrester
Yummy wakame
Hellkom

Voting has closed - check back on 17 March for all the results.