Award Winners
- 2012
The winners were announced at an event at the Hyatt Regency in Johannesburg In October 2012.
- English category: Homemaking for the Down-at-Heart by Finuala Dowling (Kwela)
- Afrikaans category: Sirkusboere by Sonja Loots (Tafelberg)
- African Languages category (Sesotho): Manong a lapile by N Maake (Ekaam Publishers)
- African Languages category (Tshivenda): Murunzi wa Vhutshilo by Takalani Mbedzi (Bard Publishers)
- African Languages category (Sepedi): Tšhweu ya ditsebe by Herbert Lentsoane
- Film category: 7 Dae by Deon Meyer (Human & Rousseau)
- 2011
In 2011, 95 novels, published between January and December 2010, were submitted for consideration in the various award categories. The winners were celebrated at a gala event in Cape Town.
- English category: Double Negative by Ivan Vladislavic (Umuzi)
- Afrikaans category: Die Benederyk by Ingrid Winterbach (Human & Rousseau)
- Nguni category: Inkululeko Isentabeni by Ncedile Saule (Hibbard Publishers)
- Sotho category: Lehutso by KJ Sekele (Hibbard Publishers)
- Film category: Happiness is a Four-letter Word by Cynthia Jele (Kwela)
- 2010
The 2010 M-Net Literary and Film Awards, which previously had been held at the same function as the Via Afrika Awards, were announced separately for the first time this year.
- English category: Small Moving Parts by Sally-Ann Murray (Kwela)
- Afrikaans category: Santa Gamka by Eben Venter (Tafelberg)
- Nguni category: Lingada Zibuyile Endle (Wild cats have come home) by P. Mtuze (Vivlia)
- Sepedi / Sotho category: Ga di Mphelele (Let them live for me) by M.S. Machitela (Lingua Franca)
- Film category: Plaasmoord by Karin Brynard (Human & Rousseau)
- 2009
- 2008
- 2007
- Afrikaans category: Die boek van toeval en toeverlaat by Ingrid Winterbach
- 2006
- Non-fiction Recht Malan Prize: Antony Altbeker for The Dirty Work of Democracy
- 2005
- Life Achievement Award: Prof Mazisi Kunene
- Nguni works
- Fiction: SD Khumalo for Isiqalo Esisha (A new beginning)
- Poetry: C Nyanda and J.J Thwala for Intathakusa
- 2004
- 2003
- 2002
- 2001
- Sotho
- Kabelo Duncan Kgatea: Njeng manong fa ke sule! (Devour me, vultures, when I'm dead!) -
- 2000
- 1999
- 1998
- 1997
- Zakes Mda - Ways of Dying
- 1996
- 1995
- 1994
- Afrikaans category: Karolina Ferreira by Lettie Viljoen (pseudonym of Ingrid Winterbach).
- 1993
- 1992
- 1991
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