Scrolla.Africa is thrilled to announce the outstanding journalists and content creators who’ve won this year’s Climate Media Awards for excellent climate change reporting across Africa.
As the food system accounts for about 25% to 30% of global greenhouse emissions, the 2025 awards also included a new agriculture category.
The judges selected the winners from 430 entries. Ethan Van Diemen won the written category for “Pinpointing Pollution” (Daily Maverick); Halligan Agade won the agriculture category for “Turning Rice Waste into Organic Fertilizer” (CGTN Africa (YouTube), Kenya); Susan Mbodze and Michael Kwoba won the audio/visual award for “Mbiu ya Mgambo (The Messenger)” on Sifa FM Marsabit (Trans World Radio Kenya); and the social media award was won by Snenhlanhla Dionne Mngadi for “YMAD Waste Recycling Initiative” in South Africa.
There were runner up prizes too, all listed on https://climateawards.africa/
South Africa’s Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen congratulated the winners. “It is important that many communities from across this continent are equipped to survive and deal with climate change. I am particularly pleased to see how this year’s awards give prominence to reporting on the role agriculture can play in reducing climate change. Well done to all the journalists and content creators for helping to bring attention to these crucial issues.”
Steenhuisen has pushed to align agriculture, climate resilience, market access, innovation, and inclusive growth during South Africa’s G20 Presidency. He emphasises that climate change is the single biggest threat to global food security. “The G20 Ministers have recognised that our collective food security hinges on interdependence, dignity, urgency and solidarity. We must promote policy coherence across sectors, recognising that agriculture, trade, health and finance must work hand-in-hand to achieve real results,” the minister added.
Scrolla’s editor-at-large Everson Luhanga said: “We started these awards because the climate crisis cannot remain an elite debate. This year’s entries show how communities across the continent are being forced to confront it. As the world gets hotter, and climate issues are pushed aside in global politics, it is more urgent than ever for African countries to protect their people and secure food sovereignty.”
The judges were Rochelle de Kock — Group Head of News, Arena Holdings; Scott Hosking — agriculture & climate expert and principal at Africa Climate Ventures; Africa Melane — Broadcaster on CapeTalk and 702; Zukile Majova — Director at Scrolla.Africa; Tiisetso Motsoeneng — Deputy Editor at Business Day; and Patrick Smith — Editorial Director, Africa Confidential and Editor, Africa Report.
