The nomination line we actually need
For a nomination programme, contact details are not there to crowd the page. They are there to help someone share a story about a neighbour, teacher, carer, volunteer, first responder or community helper without guesswork. If you are nominating someone in Braamfontein, Soweto, Mitchells Plain, Umlazi, Gqeberha or Seshego, the same rule applies: keep it clear, keep it relevant, and only send what helps the nomination process.
Our contact form on the contact page is the main route. Public nominations, changes to a nomination, and questions about consent or privacy can be raised there. If the nominee is a child, if the story is sensitive, or if you are unsure whether the person should be named, mention that in the form instead of leaving it unclear. A strong nomination gives the team enough detail to understand the act of service, the place, and the people involved.
What to include with a first submission
A strong nomination is not a long speech. It is a clean account of what the person did, who benefited, and why the action mattered in their community. A brief note from a family member in Newtown, a teacher in Katlehong or a clinic volunteer in Makhanda can be enough if it is specific. The best entries show real help, not general praise.
- Nominee name, or a note if you are asking to keep it private for now
- Town, suburb, or district where the help happened
- Short story of the action or support given
- Any useful proof, such as a photo, reference note, or written account
- Whether the nominee knows about the nomination
- Any privacy concerns, especially around children or vulnerable people
If you are not sure about a detail, leave it out rather than padding the form. A nomination that reads honestly is easier to review than one stuffed with guesses.
Consent is part of the contact details
Consent matters because the programme is about people, not just stories. If the nominee can be contacted, it helps to know they understand the nomination and are happy for their name or details to be shared in the process. Where a person cannot give consent directly, explain the situation plainly and note who is speaking for them.
In practice, that means the contact details must carry more than a name and number. They should show who is submitting the nomination, how the nominee is connected to the story, and whether any part of the submission needs to stay private. Lerato Michelle Maseko handles privacy and consent queries within the process, so it helps to raise those concerns early in the form rather than leaving them until later.
For example, a caregiver in Durban may want to honour a neighbour who has been helping with school runs and meals, but not expose the family address. That is the kind of case where the nomination can still be written well without oversharing.
How the review team uses the details
Once a nomination is in, the details are checked for basic fit, clarity and fairness. The review is not about flashy wording. It looks at whether the nominee is a real person, whether the contribution is described clearly, and whether there is enough context to understand the impact. Pieter Jacobus van Wyk coordinates the judging process, while Ayesha Fatima Khan handles the nominations side of the flow.
- Is the nominee someone who helped others in a real way?
- Does the story explain what happened, not just that it was admirable?
- Is there enough detail to assess the nomination fairly?
- Has consent been addressed where needed?
- Are there privacy or safety concerns to note?
The programme serves nominations from Gauteng, the Western Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, the Eastern Cape, Limpopo, the Free State, North West and Mpumalanga, so the details need to travel well on paper. A clear submission from a rural town should read as well as one from a city neighbourhood.
If you need to update a nomination
Sometimes a nomination needs a correction. A surname may be misspelt, a suburb may be wrong, or a new piece of evidence may arrive after the first submission. In those cases, use the contact form and mention that the nomination is being updated. Keep the original reference or enough identifying detail so the team can match the new note to the right record.
Useful updates usually cover a corrected spelling, a better description of the nominee’s role, an added statement from someone close to the story, or a note about consent that was missed the first time. If the change affects privacy, say that directly. The safer the wording, the easier it is to handle the file without exposing more than needed.
That is especially true in smaller communities where people know one another. A nomination from Polokwane or Queenstown may only need a few precise lines, while a busier city story may need more context to separate one person from another.
Braamfontein office details that matter to nominees
The office team is based in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, and the programme is managed from there. Thandeka Nomvula Mokoena leads the operation as Managing Director, with Kagiso Daniel Molefe overseeing programme flow and Siphesihle Zanele Dlamini on community outreach. Those roles matter because nominations move through different parts of the process, from the first submission to privacy checks and judging review.
If your question is about how to nominate, whether a person is eligible, or how to describe sensitive support without oversharing, the contact form is the correct route. There is no need to add extra contact channels in a nomination brief. The process works better when the details sit in one place and are written clearly.
In practical terms, the right contact details are the ones that keep the nomination honest. A name, a place, a short story, consent where needed, and only the evidence that genuinely helps. That is enough to move a community story forward without turning it into paperwork for its own sake.
