The Broadcast Media Awards—Southern Africa 2025 steering team has officially unveiled the highly anticipated list of finalists for the 2025 BMA-SABA Broadcast Media Awards, celebrating the region’s top talent and innovation across broadcasting and digital platforms.
The awards recognise outstanding achievements that have shaped the media landscape over the past year.
The competition is fierce across all categories, with nominees representing various countries and organisations committed to excellence in content, leadership, and technology.
Here is the full list of nominees for the Broadcast Media Awards – Southern Africa 2025:
Media Executive Of The Year – Male
This category honours the strategic minds driving organisational and industry impact.
- David Tiltman, Africa Media Entertainment (South Africa)
- Comfort Mbofana, Zimpapers (Zimbabwe)
- Paulo Dias, South African Podcasters Guild (SAPG) (South Africa)
- Farhad Omar, Media Valley (South Africa)
- Tim Zunckel, Tuned Media (South Africa)
Media Executive Of The Year – Female
Recognising female leaders for their vision, innovation, and contribution to talent development in the industry.
- Minenhle Dlamini, Gagasi FM (South Africa)
- Menen Agegnehu, SES (Ethiopia)
- Mary Lusiba, BBC Services (Kenya)
- Victoria Ruzvidzo, The Herald (Zimbabwe)
Best Local Content Range On TV
Celebrating television content demonstrating originality, cultural relevance, and strong audience engagement.
- LUMEN TV, National Catholic Television (Zambia)
- TVM (Televisão de Moçambique)
- ZNBC TV (Zambia)
- YTV, Botswana (Botswana)
Best Local Content Range On Radio
This award highlights radio programs and personalities for creativity, production quality, and cultural diversity.
- Voice of Wits (South Africa)
- Omulunga Radio (Namibia)
- Fresh FM, PMR.AFRICA (Namibia)
- Sunrise, NOVA 103.5 (Namibia)
- Sputnik AFRICA (Russia)
Best OTT Platform / Streaming Service of the Year
Acknowledging platforms excelling in content originality, user experience, and technical innovation in the content streaming space.
- Stream Play (South Africa)
- Trace TV (South Africa)
- Lumen TV Zambia (Zambia)
- SABC+ (South Africa)
- FreeVision Play (South Africa)
Satellite Operator of the Year
Honouring operators for technical innovation, service reliability, and their vital contribution to expanding broadcasting access across the region.
- Ses
- Eutelsat
- Telesat
- Angosat
The BMA and SABA team congratulate all the finalists who continue to elevate the standards of broadcasting and media across Southern Africa.
Our esteemed panel of judges will now select the winners in each category, who will be revealed on October 29, 2025, at the Victoria Falls Safari Lodge in Zimbabwe.
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