Tiso Blackstar Group journalist wins entertainment award

01 March 2019 - 08:27 By TimesLIVE

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Emmanuel Tjiya nabbed the award for Best Entertainment Column.
Image: Instagram/Emmanuel Tjiya

Emmanuel Tjiya says taking home top honours at the inaugural Cape Town Experiences (CTEX) Awards has left him humbled, as 40% of the votes are from readers.

Tjiya won the Best Entertainment Column award for his contribution in Sowetan and Sunday World.

The awards are hosted by Cape Town Experiences Magazine and recognise participation and excellence in various journalism fields.

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Last night was so special, although I was unable to attend. I was awarded Best Entertainment Column at the CTEX Awards (Cape Town Experiences Awards). It’s a blessing to do the kind of work that I do, but when such an honour and validation comes it makes the hard work worthwhile. Thank you for all your votes, can’t even begin to put into words how much I appreciate the love and support. To all my fellow journalists, especially those that do specialist fields such as entertainment, I share this with you and stay encouraged. I’m just a boy from a small village in Limpopo securing the bag in the city of gold.❤️🚀

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“The public voted for him and that makes it more special. It shows that we have a knowledgeable journalist who appeals to entertainment followers,” said Sowetan’s executive editor, Thembela Khamango.

Tjiya said the nomination itself was “enough for me”, so taking home the award made it that much sweeter.

“We don’t do it for the awards. We do it to entertain and tell people’s stories.”

You can read his work in Sowetan and Sunday World.

Tiso Blackstar Group publishes Sowetan, Sunday World, Business Day, Sunday Times and TimesLIVE.