Already a member? Click here to log in Click here to login
click here to become a member join today - it's free!

status

their rank

804 overall
281 in their country
2 in their city
22 in their industry
1 in their company

their badges

Allrounder
Newsmaker
Pioneer
Complete
Veteran
Workaholic
Achiever
Academic
Accomplished
Associate
Athlete
Brainiac
Celebrity
Champion
Connector
Enthusiast
Influencer
Leader
Networker
Philanthropist
Promoter
Roamer
Scholar

What is your professional reputation? Click here to register and find out.

Max du Preez

Documentary Filmmaker and Columnist


Born 03-03-1951 in Kroonstad

Max du Preez is a South African author, columnist and documentary filmmaker. He was the founding editor of Vrye Weekblad, an Afrikaans-language weekly and the first anti-apartheid newspaper. He won the Nat Nakasa Award for fearless reporting in 2008.


Max du Preez's Professional details

Current Position(s)

Columnist | News24
2007 - present

Other

Documentary Filmmaker | Independent
1999 - present

Broadcast Media, Multimedia and Film

Honorary Research Associate | Centre for Film and Media Studies | University of Cape Town
Cape Town
Fellow | Applied Leadership Values | University of Fort Hare
Alice

Previous Position(s)

Executive Producer: Special Assignment | South African Broadcasting Corporation
1998 - 1999

Broadcast Media, Multimedia and Film

Executive Producer | Special Report on the Truth Commission | South African Broadcasting Corporation
Auckland Park | 1996 - 1998

Broadcast Media, Multimedia and Film

Founder, Editor | Vrye Weekblad
1988 - 1994

Other

Political Correspondent | Financial Mail, Sunday Times and Business Day
1982 - 1988

Other

Achievements

Awards

Louis M. Lyons Award for conscience and integrity in journalism | 1991

Nat Nakasa Award for fearless reporting | 2008

Yale Globalist International Journalist of the Year | 2006

Outstanding Journalism Award | SA Foreign Correspondents Association | 1996

Louis M Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism | Nieman Fellowship

Pringle Award for Contributing to Press Freedom | SA Union of Journalists

Honorary Bachelor of Arts | University of Cape Town

Outstanding Young South African Award | Junior C of C

media exposure

Book | Zebra Press | 2005

Author

Book | Department of Education | 2004

Contributor

Book | Zebra Press | 2004

Author

Feature Film | 2004

Executive Producer

Book | Zebra Press | 2003

Author

Book | Zebra Press | 2000

Author


go premium & get more out of your company profile

Make the most of your company's Who's Who profile using the Premium Company Package

Click here
to find
out how →

incorrect information?

to report this profile.

is this you?

to claim this profile.

invite your colleagues

Click here to invite your friends and colleagues from your various social networks to Who's Who of Southern Africa.

who's who Statistics

42641 Active profiles
300121 Profile views this week
88 New profiles this week

follow us on