Provincial/Local Bua Award 2003
 Winner: Thabang Chiloane
Department of Transport (KwaZulu-Natal)
Background
Thabang, currently with the National Department of Housing, has been nominated for his work as Head of Communication for the Department of Transport in KwaZulu-Natal until October this year.
Thabang developed a CD on road infrastructure aimed at rural Zulu audiences, he established the department's website, re-established the departmental intranet and established an internal communication programme and the Departmental newsletter Ezethu News.
He was actively involved in building the Department into a nationally recognisable brand. Everyone became aware of the programmes in which the department was involved, especially the Zero Tolerance approach, which proofed successful as most motorists literally slows down when entering the province., thus contributing to their own safety.
 Finalist: Thandi Mbambo
South African Police Service - SAPS (Free State)
Background
Thandi is a Constable in the Communication and Liaison Services, Southern Free State Police Service. She was nominated for the way she changed the attitude of internal colleagues towards the component of communication and that of the Area Management.
Female members, especially, lacked interest in the past to Area projects but this has changed to a huge support of all events by woman. Thandi has adopted an attitude of addressing issues affecting women and children by visiting schools and has recently started engaging women from other government departments in this process.
She is fluent in several languages, adding event more value to her component as she increased interest from media institutions when communicating in the language they broadcast. Thandi has therefore established good relations with the media and continues to network and improve the image of the Area and that of the SAPS.
 Finalist: Cornelius Monama
Office of the Premier ( North West)
Background
Cornelius is the Head of Communication in the North West province from October 2002. He was nominated for successfully overcoming the challenge to build the province's communication machinery virtually from scratch, as there was no communication policy, nor any effective communication machinery to deliver on the objectives of the province.
In addition, the province never had a communication strategy. There was no mechanism to help ensure that government sends clear, coherent and consistent messages to the people of the province. Therefore Cornelius dedicated his first year to successfully laying the foundation for effective government communication in the province.
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