COMPETITION RULES
ENTRY RULES
1. The promoter of this competition is Media24 Proprietary Limited, acting through its 24.com division ("Media24", "we" or "us").
2. The competition starts on 23 March 2026 and closes at 24h00 on 1 April 2026, unless otherwise informed by Media24.
3. The competition is open to South African residents only.(Under the POPIA all private and personal information is removed and therefore should your name be drawn as a winner, and we communicate with you only to find out you are not a South African resident you will be disqualified and not eligible for the competition prize money).
4. Entrants must be over the age of 18.
5. The following persons are excluded from this competition:
5.1 a director, member, partner, employee or agent of, or consultant to Media24 or any other person who directly or indirectly controls or is controlled by Media24 and
5.2 a supplier of goods or services in connection with this competition; and
5.3 the spouses, life partners, business partners or immediate family members of the parties referred to in 5.1 and 5.2.
6. If you have won a Media24 competition within the last 30 calendar days, you may not participate in this competition.
7. All entries must be made from one of our Platforms. Our "Platforms" refer to our websites, mobile sites, mobile apps or social media platforms where this competition is displayed or advertised. By clicking on the competition link on our Platforms, participants will be directed to the competition page where they will have to complete the Project Meal (2026) Survey, answer the survey questions and provide us with the information required. After completing the entry form, the participant must click on Submit survey.
8. If any of the information submitted is incomplete, incorrect, or otherwise invalid, your entry will not be considered.
9. Your personal information will be used in accordance with the terms of our privacy policy Media24 Privacy Policy.
10. Only one entry per individual will be allowed.
11. All entries, duly completed, must be received by Media24 before the competition closing date and time. If not, such entry will not be eligible, regardless of the reason for the late receipt of the entry, including due to lost, late or misdirected mail; printing errors; server unavailability; or computer or any other electronic or telecommunications malfunction. All entries received that are mutilated, tampered with, or illegible will be void.
WINNER SELECTION
12. The prize winners will be selected randomly from valid participants and announced on or before 30 April 2026.
13. The winner's name may be published on the following sites and/or platforms: Daily Sun.
14. The winner will also be notified by means of the contact details provided to us on or before 30 April 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter.
15. You are hereby informed of your right to decline:
15.1 the use of your image in marketing material;
15.2 an invitation to participate in any marketing activity;15.3 an invitation to be present when the draw is taking place or the winner is announced.
GENERAL RULES
16. Unless we make alternative arrangements with the winner, the prize will be placed into the winner's bank account.
17. We may require the winner to provide us with additional information as we may reasonably require (e.g., his/her banking details) in order to process and facilitate the payment of the investment prize and your acceptance and/or use of a prize.
18. The prize is non-transferable.
19. We reserve the right to cancel this competition, or to change the rules at our discretion or to change the prize at any time without notice to you.
20. Proof of identity will be required to collect the prize and we reserve the right to refuse payment or handing over of a prize to any potential winner who refuses to, or cannot, provide sufficient documentation to verify his/her identity.
21. The judge's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
22. Income and other taxes, if any, are the sole responsibility of the winner.
23. You may not be awarded a prize if it is unlawful for us to supply such a prize to you.
24. No "automated" entries will be allowed, and all entries must be made by a natural person manually on our Platforms where the competition is displayed.
25. If any entry has been made in any manner which in Media24 discretion may provide an entrant with an unfair advantage over other entrants, unless these rules specifically allow such conduct, such entrant will be automatically disqualified from this, and all future competitions run by Media24.
26. Should Media24's reasonable attempts to communicate with the winner result in no response or become unsuccessful for any reason this will be considered a forfeit and Media24 will reserve the right to select a new winner.
PRIZE
27. By completing the survey, ten winners will stand a chance to win a prize of R500 Food vouchers from SAPPO each.
