And the winners are:
Best Sold Newspaper with circulation of 8 000 or more: Lowvelder, editor Irma Green for the second year running.
Best Free Newspaper with pagination of 24 or more: Benoni City Times, editor Hilary Green.
Journalist of the Year: Buks Viljoen, Lowvelder
Most Promising Journalist of the Year - jointly awarded to Marisa le Roux, Northside Chronicle and Gloria van der Westhuizen, Springs & Brakpan Advertiser.
Best Investigative Reporting: Samantha Wade, Newcastle Advertiser for 'The Rise and Fall of Uthukela Water and the Ratepayer Rebellion'.
Best Sports Writing: David Rush, South Coast Herald
Best Hard News Photograph: Lynne Wilton from Middelburg Observer for 'Waar het Ek die Hanne Gekry'.
Best Sports Photograph: Ronald Sibiya from Umlozi Wezindaba for 'Taking it on the Chin'.
The panel of judges selected for this year's Caxton Excellence Awards included: Mark Robinson, Spar; Sharon Leach, Relyant Retail; Debbie McIntyre, Caxton Magazines; Pieter Malan, Rapport; Michelle Schreuder, Elle Magazine; Bruce Sturgeon, Caxton; Lisa Milton, The Citizen and Alice Vorster, Caxton.
