Johannesburg – Wednesday, 5 November 2025 – The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is proud to announce that one of its renowned international Correspondent, Mr Sherwin Bryce Pease and Cameraman Aaron Berbrick have been named the gold winner by the United Nation Correspondents Association and awarded with the Ricardo Ortega Memorial Prize.

This accolade relates to an interview that Sherwin and Aaron conducted with Tom Fletcher, the Under Secretary General for Humanitarian affairs ahead of the UN General Assembly in September on Gaza and other conflict zones.

An excited Sherwin stated, “The SABC News team in New York is absolutely thrilled by this acknowledgement, it’s a validation of our work and commitment but also the investment that the public broadcaster continues to make in our operations in the United States. Our ethos is to deliver quality, accurate content that not only inspires but educates and informs, as well as driven by substance and facts. Aaron and I are proud to receive this award but only honoured to represent SABC News on the international stage”.

Sherwin and Aaron will be formally presented with a gold award at the Gala event in December 2025.
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