Dally M Medal be established in rugby league in Australia. The medal was sponsored by Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc., a tobacco production company. There were two Rothmans Medals awarded each year: one for the best player in the New South Wales Rugby League, and one for the best player in the Brisbane Rugby League. The voting for the Rothmans Medal was the same basic format as the modern day Dally M, except that the votes were determined by the referees, rather than the media. The two Rothmans Medals were first awarded in 1968, and were awarded each year until 1996. In 1997,
M-Net Literary Awards promise for translation into a visual medium. The 2013 M-Net Literary Awards were announced at a ceremony at The Maslow Hotel in Johannesburg on 20 September. The winners were announced at an event at the Hyatt Regency in Johannesburg in October 2012. 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. 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