From left: Sudier Rampersad CEO of Adcock Ingram OTC, Katy Katopodis, Uveka Rangappa and Yusuf Abramjee
Several Media Personalities Honoured
A number of media personalities received awards for bravery at an event in Johannesburg on Wednesday evening.
The #SponsorsOfBrave Awards are hosted by Adcock Ingram OTC, an international pharmaceutical company.
It’s the fourth year that the event is being hosted.
Yusuf Abramjee, Ashraf Garda, Leanne Manas, Gareth Cliff, Fakir Hassen, Chriselda Lewis, Faizel Patel, Devi Sankaree-Govender, Sakina Kamwendo, Qaanitah Hunter, Uveka Rangappa, Farhaad Omar, Mandy Weiner, Derrick Watts, Aki Anastasiou, Heidi Giokos, Clement Mayantela, Masego Rahlaga, were among those honoured.
Abramjee said he was honoured to have received the award for a fourth year in a row. Over the years, Abramjee received several recognitions and even a National Order.
He is the presenter of Crime Watch on eNCA every Sunday evening and an anti-crime activist.
Farhad Omar is the man behind INX, a recently launched TV station on DSTV based on an Islamic ethos.
Patel is a former Radio Islam journalist who's now with The Citizen.
Abramjee said editors and journalists had a job to do and “we must continue to highlight and expose the good, the bad and the ugly.”
