Get ready! The Climate Media Awards are back and bigger than ever, with a total of R130,000 in prizes for this year’s top climate stories across Africa.

Entries open on Friday, 1 August 2025, and close on Monday 27 October 2025.

If you’re a journalist, content creator, or storyteller who’s shining a light on how climate change is hitting your community, and what people are doing about it, this is your moment.

Last year, the Climate Media Awards gave away R100,000 for powerful stories from South Africa. In 2025, we’re inviting reporters and content creators from across Africa to enter. And we are adding a brand new award for farming and agriculture.

Why these awards? Because climate change isn’t just a topic for big conferences and global leaders. It’s real. It’s local. And it’s time for everyone to have their say.

“Floods and droughts are wreaking havoc across Africa. Climate change isn’t just tomorrow’s problem, it’s today’s emergency,” says Scrolla.Africa’s political editor, Zukile Majova, who also farms in the Eastern Cape. “These stories need to come from the ground up, from real people in real places.”

To enter the competition, we want to hear from you about how climate change is affecting you, and also about initiatives to deal with the climate crisis.

There are four awards;

Each of the first three awards comes with R20,000 for 1st place and R10,000 for 2nd place.

R30,000 (1st place only)

We added the agricultural award this year, with R30,000 for the winner. Changing how we farm can change everything – climate, health, nature and the economy. This award is sponsored by SRI-2030. For this award, we want to hear about inspiring solutions from farmers, or initiatives by governments – local or national – to encourage methods that improve the resilience of farms and help protect food security. Your submission could also be a call to action to other farmers and governments.

Please check the entry criteria for each award.

Who can enter?

Freelancers, journalists, community media reporters, YouTubers, podcasters, and social media creators from across all of Africa. Everyone’s welcome! Whether you’re with a big newsroom, a community radio station, or working on your own, you can win.

Your article, video or audio must have been published, broadcast or posted between 01 December 2024 and 27 October 2025.

Entries open on Friday, 1 August 2025

Entries close on Monday, 27 October 2025

Submit your story here: climateawards.africa/Entry-Form

Full submission guidelines and criteria are on the form. Let your voice be heard, and get rewarded for it.

Note: All prize money will be paid in South African Rand (ZAR). USD amounts were correct at the time of writing.