It turned out that he had stipulated in his will that everyone who signed would share in a special legacy of R1 million, giving around R11,000 to each of the people who were not shy to be associated with Kuiper.
The Wits Journalism Programme now partners with The Valley Trust to administer the Taco Kuiper Fund and Award.
Runners up Brett Horner, Chandre Prince and Ntando Makhubu, journalists from the Daily Dispatch, for their expose of neo-natal deaths in the Frere Hospital in the Eastern Cape.
Runners up Sam Sole, Stefaans Brümmer and Adriaan Basson, journalists from the Mail and Guardian, for their series of articles "Smokes, sex and the arms deal" about Zimbabwean businessman John Bredenkamp.
Runners up Rob Rose from the Financial Mail/Sunday Times, for his series of articles on Barry Tannenbaum and his swindling of some of South Africa's wealthiest businessmen and investors.