The iPendoring Awards are officially open for entries. And this year, they’re celebrating a big one — 30 years of spotlighting work in South Africa’s indigenous languages.
The 2025 theme says it all: “Taal Never Die. We Multiply.”
It’s not just a tagline but a remix that wants to become a movement.
These awards are for the ones who qwel. Who design, film, write, code, create and who do it in their mother tongue. If that’s you, this is your time.
Entries are open now and close 22 August 2025.
Who can enter?
Basically anyone working in creative industries:
🎨 Agencies
📚 Publishers
🎬 Filmmakers
🖥️ Digital creators
🕹️ Game devs
🗞️ Journalists and writers
If your work celebrates indigenous languages, iPendoring wants to see it.
What’s up for grabs?
- The Umpetha Award comes with a trophy, a certificate and an international entry into The One Show Awards.
- The Overall Student Winner bags R10,000 plus the same trophy + bragging rights.
The 2025 campaign was created by Sanele Ngubane (Toasted Samish) and Vumile Mavumengwana (VM DSGN), with support from Breinstorm Brand Architects. It’s rooted in youth culture, but speaks across generations, in the same way we remix language every day.
“iPendoring has always been about giving space to stories told in our languages,” says Eben Keun, iPendoring’s General Manager. “Now it’s about what’s next. In a country where over 91% of people speak an indigenous language as their first, this work has never been more important.”
Backed by UNESCO, iPendoring continues to celebrate the creativity, community and power of our taal.
Want in?
Enter now! Go here: pendoring.co.za