The Caxton 2008 Excellence Awards was held recently at the Kyalami Theatre on the Track in Johannesburgh. Shireen Govender, regional manager of The Rising Sun Newspaper Group  received a special award for community involvement. The aim of this award was to recognise a person who in his/her job went beyond the call of duty and who is possibly seen as the unsung hero/heroine at the branch.

Govender together with the staff of The Rising Sun Newspaper hosted a fundraising drive last year during which funds were raised to send baby Shirdesh, who was blind at the time, for stem cell treatment in China. Now baby Shirdeshhas signs of vision. Govender is seen  together with Bruce Sturgeon, CEO of the Caxton Group of Newspapers and Vijay Maharaj, CEO of The Rising Sun Newspaper Group.