Sunday Mail Reporter
ZIMPAPERS journalists scooped top honours across multiple categories at the National Journalism and Media Awards (NJAMA) held in Harare on Friday, underlining the diversified media group’s strong performance across multiple news beats.
Journalists from the group’s Harare newsroom, Bulawayo branch, regional publications and provincial bureaus featured prominently among the winners, with several reporters securing multiple awards and others earning runner-up positions in their respective categories.
From the Harare newsroom, Tawanda Musarurwa was among the standout performers, winning the Data Journalist of the Year and Insurance Journalist of the Year awards, while finishing runner-up in the Financial Journalist of the Year category.
Oliver Kazunga also secured two major accolades, winning Business Reporter of the Year and Infrastructure Development Reporter of the Year.
In specialised reporting categories, Veronica Gwaze was named Sport Journalist of the Year, while Fatima Bulla-Musakwa won the Gender-Based Violence Journalist of the Year award.
Bulla-Musakwa also finished runner-up in the Female Journalist of the Year and Community Impact Journalist of the Year categories.
Former reporter Nelson Gahadza won the Real Estate and Property Journalist of the Year award and was runner-up in Capital Markets, while Trust Freddy finished runner-up in both the ICT Journalist of the Year and Maternal Health Journalist of the Year categories.
Ivan Zhakata secured second runner-up in the Medicines Safety category, while Peter Tanyanyiwa was runner-up in the Yasser Arafat Award category.
Zimpapers’ Bulawayo branch also registered a strong showing, with Sikhulekelani Moyo finishing runner-up in Business Journalist of the Year and Nqobile Bhebhe securing the runner-up position in Renewable Energy.
The Manica Post’s Liberty Dube led the publication’s showing, winning both Tourism Journalist of the Year and Arts and Entertainment Journalist of the Year.
Nyasha Chawatama won the Photos/Visuals Journalist of the Year award, while Ray Bande finished runner-up in Real Estate and Property reporting.
Beitbridge-based Thupeyo Muleya was runner-up in Best Tax Education and Awareness, while Rutendo Nyeve, from the Victoria Falls Bureau, finished runner-up in Tourism.
The awards recognise excellence in journalism across Zimbabwe, celebrating professional standards, impactful reporting and the media’s contribution to informing the public.
This year’s ceremony was held under the theme, “The Digital Frontier: Journalism, Misinformation and Public Trust”.
