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Edition 26 (2014) Winner
Max du Preez
マックス・デュ・プリーズ
Makkusu Dyupurīzu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1951-03-03 （Kroonstad, Free State, South Africa）
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Languages
- Afrikaans, English
- Residence History
- Cape Town, South Africa
Career
- Occupations
- Journalist, Anti-apartheid activist, Writer, Documentary filmmaker
- Active Years
- 1982-2024
- Affiliations
- Vrye Weekblad, SABC
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Louis M. Lyons Award | — | conscience and integrity in journalism | Nieman Foundation | Winner |
| 1996 | Excellence in Journalism award | — | — | Foreign Correspondents' Association of Southern Africa | Winner |
| 2006 | Yale Globalist International Journalist of the Year | — | — | Yale Globalist | Winner |
| 2008 | Nat Nakasa Award | — | fearless reporting | — | Winner |
Louis M. Lyons Award
1991
Category:
conscience and integrity in journalism
Organization:
Nieman Foundation
Result:
Winner
Excellence in Journalism award
1996
Organization:
Foreign Correspondents' Association of Southern Africa
Result:
Winner
Yale Globalist International Journalist of the Year
2006
Organization:
Yale Globalist
Result:
Winner
Nat Nakasa Award
2008
Category:
fearless reporting
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Sunday Times CNA Literary Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 28 (2014) Winner
Works
Major Works
Pale Native: Memories of a Renegade Reporter
2003 MemoirMemoir recounting his experiences as a journalist opposing apartheid.
ApartheidJournalismSouth African politics
Bibliography
- Louis Luyt: Unauthorised
- Pale Native: Memories of a Renegade Reporter
- Of Tricksters, Tyrants and Turncoats
- Oranje, Blanje, Blues: 'n Nostalgiese Trip
- Of Warriors, Lovers, and Prophets: Unusual Stories from South Africa's Past
- The World According to Malema
- Dwars: mymeringe van 'n gebleikte Afrikaan
- The Rough Guide to Nelson Mandela
- A Rumour of Spring: South Africa After 20 Years of Democracy
- Of Renegades, Romantics and Rabble-Rousers: More Untold Stories from Southern Africa's Past
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Bold and investigative style
- Recurring Motifs
- Anti-apartheid strugglePolitical courage
Legacy
Renowned as a pioneering anti-apartheid journalist in South Africa, he founded Vrye Weekblad, faced bombings and death threats, yet persisted with courageous reporting. Received international journalism awards and contributed to South Africa's democratization.
Trivia
- The offices of Vrye Weekblad were bombed.
- Dismissed from SABC for defending editorial independence.
- Sentenced to six months in jail for quoting Joe Slovo.