Inching closer to the night we’ve been waiting for - recognising the journalists who connect the dots to uncover the truth. The stage is set for the Vodacom Journalist of the Year 2019 awards. Keep an eye on our page and follow #VJOY19 as the night unfolds. 
Will you be following the Vodacom Journalist of the Year awards? Tweet us your good luck messages or give credit where it’s due using #VJOY19
The venue, the people, the atmosphere 🔥🔥🔥 get ready, the time for #VJOY19 is now.
Starting things off with our Master of Ceremonies for tonight - ladies and gentlemen, please welcome @PabiMoloi. #VJOY19
Addressing a room filled with nerves and excitement. Vodacom Group Chief Officer: Corporate Affairs, Takalani Netshitenzhe, takes the stage. #VJOY19
An endless list of professional accolades, and South Africa’s first female Press Ombudsman, we welcome our keynote speaker tonight @green_pippa 👏 #VJOY19
It's time for the moment we've all been waiting for. The awards. First up for pushing the envelope in online journalism is Multi-platform winner, @_Mihlali_ from @ewnreporter. #VJOY19
Our next winner in the field of Photography is @lulama_zenzile from @Netwerk24, whose snapshots managed to bring out the life and heart of the stories he told. #VJOY19
For excellence in journalism when it comes to reporting stories about the economy, the #VJOY19 award in the Financial / Economic category is Lisa Steyn from Financial Mail.
Data journalism provides the context and proper information needed to connect the dots in the world of data 🙏 Congrats to our next #VJOY19 winner for tonight, Liesl Pretorius from Fin24.
Doing the most for the planet is your winner for CSI/Sustainability, Sheree Bega from Saturday Star 👏 congratulations on the #VJOY19 win tonight
Politics is serious business, and making waves in that category are our next #VJOY19 winners, Hazel Friedman and Ridwaan Ismail from Mail & Guardian🔥 congrats on bagging the gold
In the Opinion category at tonight’s #VJOY19 awards is your winning team from SABC News, Olwethu Matsipane, Krivani Pillay, and Deidre Uren 🙌 a well-earned victory.
Next up on the winners list in the category of Investigative journalism, Kyle Cowan from News24 🎉 round of applause! #VJOY19
Tonight’s Lifestyle/Feature category winner at #VJOY19 is Tammy Petersen from News24 👏 congrats on a very well-deserved win!
The #VJOY19 Young Journalist award is always hotly contested, as it comes with an all-expenses paid overseas trip to the renowned Thompson Foundation and the chance to work in an international newsroom. Our 2019 winner is Karabo Ledwaba from the Sowetan 🙌
Our #VJOY19 Lifetime Achiever award, received by his family, goes to the late Willie de Klerk from Cape Argus, a brave photographer who used his camera to tell the story of the Apartheid World.
At the 18th Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards held at Vodacom World, News24’s Tammy Petersen took top honours and the R100 000 grand prize as national winner for her body of work on a gang war series entitled "When you live in Hanover Park, you know death". #VJOY19
Please give a huge round of applause to all our winners for tonight, and to those following at home, thank you for joining us at #VJOY19 ✊ goodnight, never stop connecting the dots.
