adminLast week I was going through The Herald and I noted some shops are already in festive mood. I remember some years back companies that performed well during the year would host year-end parties and exchange gifts . I am not sure if this is going to happen this year. So much for the festivities. And on the small screen there is a great many programmes that are being aired as part of the festive season.
The Zimbabwe Union of Journalists hosted its annual Njama Awards in Harare. The awards need a different approach to restore credibility. Having won these awards during my formative years I feel that ZUJ needs to open up to suggestions.
This is why it wasn’t surprising the awards caused quite a debate in media circles last week and I don’t wish to go into it lest I get caught up in the storm.
But away from the Njamas audiences across Africa watched the prestigious CNN MultiChoice African Journalism Awards 2013 on Saturday. The awards, that were recently hosted in Cape Town, South Africa, will premiere in an exciting one-hour show on AfricaMagic World, DStv channel 155.
The winning submissions, chosen from among 1 387 entries from 42 nations across the African continent, include:
- Culture Award: Nicola de Chaud, Carte Blanche, South Africa
- Digital Platform Award: ThanduxoloJika& Media24 Investigations Team, South Africa
- The Coca-Cola Company Economic & Business Awards:Tolu Ogunlesi, Ventures Africa, Nigeria
- Environment Award: Toyosi Ogunseye, Sunday Punch, Nigeria
- Francophone General News Award: Nassima Oulebsir, El Watan, Algeria
Francophone General News Award:
- Electronic Media: Axcel Micael Chenney, Teleplus, Mauritius
- Free Press Africa Award: WoubshetTaye, Ethiopia
- Mohamed Amin Photographic Award: Adrian de Kock, The Star, South Africa
- MSD Health & Medical Award: Winner: Brenda Okoth, The Star, Kenya
Portuguese Language General News Award:
- Print: Lázaro Mabunda, O Pais, Mozambique
- TV/Radio: Selma Inocência, Rede de Comunicação Miramar, Mozambique.
- Print General News Award: MsindisiFengu and Yandisa Monakali, Daily Dispatch, South Africa.
- Radio General News Award: Florence Dallu, KOCH FM, Kenya
- Sport Award: Passant Rabie, Egypt Today, Egypt
- IPP Media, Tanzania Television Features Award: RoselineWangui Wanyiri and Wambui Leah Kurema, NTV, Kenya
- Television News Bulletin Award: Gifty Andoh Appiah, Joy News Channel, Ghana
This year’s awards saw Msindisi Fengu and Yandisa Monakali from South Africa being awarded the top prize, with them both sharing the overall “CNN MultiChoice African Journalist of the Year” award for their work “Investigation series: School Hostels of Shame”.
Tune in and make sure you don’t miss the highly contested awards to see all the winners from the various categories from this year’s event.
The awards will be rescreened tomorow at 15:00 CAT.
One reader, Lloyd Vilengalenga, a bishop with Trust in God Apostolic Church, enjoyed last week’s instalment and here is what he had to say:
“Please allow me to add my voice to your last week’s article. To be honest, I was so much impressed to see that Baba Guti is still strong as before. I was humbled to hear him on television calling pastors from other churches to come forward and deliver the people of God. It was a great lesson to us the younger generation to learn to acknowledge others doing the work of God.
“To Baba Guti I say Baba, I learnt a good lesson from your birthday television footage that all those doing the work of God even though they are not members of our denomination have not lost their inheritance (Mk 9vs 38-39) plus that ‘prosperity inouya zvishoma nezvishoma’. To you Jonathan I say, thanks, keep on following these inspiring Christian events and give us updates.”
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