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Veteran Zimbabwean journalist and communications expert Sandra Nyaira died in Harare yesterday reportedly of Covid-19 related complications.
Nyaira (46) had a distinguished career as a journalist in and outside the country and worked for the Community Newspapers Group, the Zimbabwe Inter-Africa News Agency (Ziana) and The Daily News before she moved to the United States to pursue other career interests.
At the time of her death, the award-winning journalist was working as a public information officer at the United Nations station in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
She had more than 20 years journalism experience in Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States and was known to be a prolific writer and editor for print, broadcast and website communications.
She was also an expert in the implementation of communications and advocacy strategies and was skilled in producing for a variety of audiences, multimedia resource packs, including newsletters, brochures, flyers, posters, and media kits, current news articles and features.
As news of her death filtered through last night, fellow journalists took to social media to express sympathy to the Nyaira family.
Many described her as a diligent journalist who took time to mentor younger journalists joining the profession, especially during her stints with Ziana and The Daily News where she became the youngest political editor in the country at the time of her appointment in 1999.
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