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Two Zimbabwean journalists scoop regional Gender and the Media Awards
MISA-Zimbabwe
October 18, 2010

Two Zimbabwean journalists on 15 October 2010 scooped regional awards at the fourth Gender and Media Summit Awards convened by Gender Links, Gender and Media Southern Africa (GEMSA) and the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) in Johannesburg.

Emmanuel Nkomo, a journalist with the new short wave radio station, Zimbabwe Community Radio (ZICORA) scooped in the community radio category prize. He won the prize for a programme flighted on his radio talk show, Zvevanhukadzi that takes a personal look at issues of HIV and AIDS.

Joyce Jenje Makwenda won the inaugural award for the new category, Triple T (Tackling Taboo Topics) award. Joyce received the award for her commitment to writing on taboo issues such as menstruation and women in the shebeen business. Joyce is one of Zimbabwe's senior female journalists, a historian, archivist and musician. She contributes regularly to a column in The Herald.

A total of 17 journalists and two media houses from countries within the region walked away with prizes from the 20 categories. They received the awards for news items covering issues ranging from xenophobia to female genital mutilation. Zimbabwe submitted up to 23 entries across the categories.

The Gender and the media awards recognise media practitioners based on their ability to mainstream gender issues into local reporting.

Award winners represented Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

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