Media experts rated Polokwane Observer as one of the top three community newspapers in South Africa. This relatively young newspaper, established in 2004, scooped the top award as overall best community newspaper during 2005 as well as 2009 competing against the more than 300 community newspapers country wide in the annual prestigious and highly esteemed Sanlam Community Press Award Function. Polokwane Observer’s beautiful presentation, innovative layout and use of colour are a refreshing breeze in the community press division of South Africa. It is a complete newspaper, elegant and a standard for the industry. It knows its readers and writes for them. It’s incisive, relevant and critical. Pages have impact from the front to the back. Comments, letters, you name it, it is there. It’s a pleasure to read and a winner in the industry.
Polls
- Do you think the public servants' demands regarding wages are reasonable? - 15 votes - open
- Will the Peter Mokaba Stadium become a white elephant after the Fifa World Cup? - 87 votes - open
- What team do you think have the best chance for winning the Word Cup - 140 votes - open
- Do you think senior government officials should be allowed to tender? - 107 votes - open
- Should the ANC recall President Jacob Zuma? - 97 votes - open
- Do you think Outcome Based Education System should be stopped? - 42 votes - open
- Do you support the actions of Westenburg residents against Zimbabweans? - 34 votes - open
- What does one do about ecology damage neccessary for development? - 25 votes - open
- A Polokwane businessman was sentenced for 16 yrs imprisonment on charges of fraud. Do you think the sentence is - 77 votes - open
- Do you think South Africa is doing enough to rally behind Caster Semenya? - 32 votes - open
- What is your prefered penalty for violent murderers? - 153 votes - open
- Is your local council capable of governing? - 42 votes - open
- How do you rate Bafana Bafana's chances in the Confederation Cup? - 21 votes - open
- Do you think Polokwane will be ready for 2010? - 56 votes - open
- Should Limpopo government officials be allowed to have private entities? - 48 votes - open

