Weblogs about movies, television, celebrities, theatre and topical issues with entertainment value.

Winner:

trashmedia.co.za

Runners Up:

• 2oceansvibe.com
• splattermail.org
• chump-style.blogspot.com
• jetstreaker.com
• represent.co.za
• mype.co.za

The one post which stood out in 2006.

Winner:

Mavis strikes again (2oceansvibe.com)

Runners Up:

• Dear Nivea cream people, (from mushypeasontoast.blogspot.com)
• Confessions of a mommy's boy (from pete.iblog.co.za)
• Does this look like my happy face? (from muddleinapuddle.blogspot.com)
• What sound does a womble make? (from 2oceansvibe.com)
• Let's make Tsotsitaal the national language (from redstarcoven.blogspot.com)
• Top 5 Spike Jonze Produced Commercials (from chump-style.blogspot.com)
• Those Reactionary Expats! (from someamongus.com)
• Darkest Africa (from kyknoord.wordpress.com)
• Anger and disgust (from champsheathen.blogspot.com)
• The Ultimate Confession (from pete.iblog.co.za)
• thecrusa.blogspot.com

Composition, attention to detail, advanced levels of subject investigation.

Winner:

tertia.org

Runners Up:

• 2oceansvibe.com
• trashmedia.co.za
• mikestopforth.com
• mushypeasontoast.blogspot.com
• themuso.co.za
• kyknoord.wordpress.com
• electricspaghetti.blogspot.com
• commentary.co.za
• maxkaizen.com
• mothercityliving.co.za

The best SA blog featuring original photographic content.

Winner:

gosu.co.za

Runners Up:

• cherryflava.com/pics
• apparentlynothing.com
• PhotographySA.com
• aletpretorius.blogspot.com
• thinking-picture.com
• represent.co.za
• somenoone.co.za
• sinah.org
• digicam.co.za

The best blog written primarily about food or drink

Winner:

capetable.typepad.com

Runners Up:

• cooksister.typepad.com
• tastematters.co.za
• relaxwithdax.co.za
• mothercityliving.co.za
• thecrusa.blogspot.com
• blogs.24.com/wotsforlunch
• blogs.24.com/thesinglesyllable
• oscarspleasure.blogspot.com

Best weblog about news of a musical nature.

Winner:

themuso.co.za

Runners Up:

• iamverity.typepad.com
• insidepeakperformances.blogspot.com
• monkeysfist.co.za
• derekthebandit.wordpress.com
• thechiz.co.za
• 52weeks.co.za
• represent.co.za
• kuier.co.za
• daagliksedosis.co.za/blog
• ilovemysleep.blogspot.com

Best overall design and layout of a weblog page.

Winner:

trashmedia.co.za

Runners Up:

• coda.co.za
• ostendo.co.za
• splattermail.org
• represent.co.za
• 35mm.co.za
• markforrester.co.za
• onalimn.com/blog
• kuier.co.za
• SomeNoOne.co.za
• tertia.org

The best blog covering topics relating the the world of entrepreneurship, small business marketing, advertising, Web 2.0 trends and other remarkable news.

Winner:

cherryflava.com

Runners Up:

• ideate.co.za
• mikestopforth.com
• chilibean.co.za
• sabusinesshub.com/weblog
• gottaquirk.com
• worksucks.co.za
• actionsport.tv/wordpress
• netucation.co.za
• cosmedia.co.za/blog

• A "weblog" is defined as a page with dated entries.
• The contest is open to any weblogs that existed for a period of time during the year 2006, so weblogs that were discontinued during 2006 are also eligible.
• Only one nomination form and one finalist voting form may be submitted per person.
• E-mail addresses are required to vote. You must use your own address and confirm the validation e-mail.
• If you attempt to submit a second ballot, your first one will be replaced.
• In the nomination phase:
  • URLs are required.
  • The maximum number of weblogs you may nominate for a category is two (2) for most categories and three (3) for Weblog of the Year.
  • At least three (3) different weblogs total must be nominated.
  • There is no limit to the number of categories a weblog may be nominated for.
  • Nominees have to fit the category they are placed in.

Nominations

Nomination will be accepted from the general public over a 2 week period. Only one nomination per email address will be accepted.

Nominated blogs will not be shown until the final voting phase. Once nomination phase is complete, the blogger panel will review the nominated blogs in each category and vote for their individual top 10 in each.

Voting

Final voting will be open to the public from the Tuesday 6 March 2007 till midnight Friday 16 March 2007.

Once again, only one vote per email address will be accepted.

Voters will be asked to review the ten blogs per category in the finals and vote for their favourite blog in each.

What about prizes?

Apart from the honour of being the best, the winner of the South African Weblog of the Year will win a purse of 2007 South African cents (R20.07).

Sponsored Prizes

Also,contributors can donate their own prizes to the category of their choice, and if the contributor has a site, it will be linked from this page. If the contributor is going to awards ceremony, he/she can also have the privilege of announcing/presenting the category sponsored at the ceremony. To donate one, the contributor can bring it to event, mail it to the winner, or send an online gift certificate or cash to the winner.

• South African Weblog of the Year: Apple MacBook Pro courtesy of www.storm.co.za.
• South African Weblog of the Year and the two runners up: A copy of World Wide Worx's research report, 'Internet Access in South Africa 2007', authored by Arthur Goldstuck, valued at R7500.
• South African Weblog of the Year: MobileQandA will give the 2nd top left button on the home page to the winner for month of April - valued at R5k - great exposure for the winning blogger.
• Best Writing on a South African blog: A copy of Arthur Goldstuck's book 'The ghost that closed down the town' and a R200 Kalahari gift voucher sponsored by Cooksister.
• Best GLBT blog, Best SA Photographic Blog, Best SA Podcast and Best Food Blog: A t-shirt from eSquared (www.e2fashion.co.za).
• Best GLBT blog and Best SA blog about politics: a copy of tertia.org's book 'So Close'.
• Best SA Music blog and Best designed SA blog: 1 iPod Nano each courtesy of Cerebra.
• Best SA Business Blog: A Nokia E60 and R300 worth of Yeigo credit to kick-start your experience with South Africa's first mobile VoIP service courtesy of Yeigo.
• Best SA Business Blog: A Skyrove Hotspot-to-Go courtesy of Skyrove.
• Best SA Blog about Technology / Computers / Web Development: A brand spanking new Dell Inspiron 9400 sponsored by Dell South Africa.
• Best SA Blog about Technology / Computers / Web Development: A Skyrove Hotspot-to-Go courtesy of Skyrove.
• Winner from each category: 2007 Skyrove credits worth $20.07 courtesy of Skyrove.

Send us an e-mail through our contact form to get your prize added. Sorry, "to be announced" prizes to reserve categories won't be accepted. I'll send out a list of winner's e-mails to the contributors after they're announced, but all other prize arrangements will be handled by their respective donators.

Prize giving

The South African Weblog awards ceremony will take place in Johannesburg on Friday, 30th March 2007. Please note - there will be no Cape Town event.