JOHANNESBURG - eNCA reporter Pule Letshwiti-Jones was awarded with the Whistleblower Award in the Investigative Journalist - Broadcast category.
Letshwiti-Jones has worked tirelessly in covering the Madlanga Commission and all rogue characters implicated during the Commission's proceedings.
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"I feel honoured, because as a team we have been working hard," he said.
He says the early mornings and late nights, receiving calls from sources, verifying said sources and stories encompassed by long hours has paid off.
The awards honoured those who paid the ultimate price for exposing corruption on Monday.
The Whistleblower Awards ceremony took place at Melrose Arch in Johannesburg.
Among those honoured posthumously are Hawks investigator Frans Mathipa, Emfuleni accountant Martha Rantsofu and Ekurhuleni audit manager Mpho Mafole.
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Their families attended the event that recognised their sacrifices.