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VMCZ
condolence on the death of Mr.Bornwell Chakaodza
Voluntary
Media Council of Zimbabwe
February 01, 2012
The Voluntary Media Council
of Zimbabwe (VMCZ) has learnt with shock the untimely death of Mr
Bornwell Chakaodza, the deputy board chairperson of the VMCZ, who
died in the early hours of Wednesday morning, 01 February, 2012,
at St Anne's Hospital.
Mr Chakaodza was also
the vice-chairperson of the VMCZ Media Complaints Committee.
He started his professional
working life as a teacher at Thekwani High School in Plumtree, between
1975-1977, he then became a Political Reporter with the then Rhodesia
Herald, now the Herald.
He later became the deputy
editor of the Hansard from 1982 to 1984.
He was a Senior
Research Fellow with the Institute of Development Studies (IDS)
at the University
of Zimbabwe.
Between 1993
and 1997 he was appointed the Director of Information in the Ministry
of Information before taking up a post as the editor of the Herald,
a position he held for two years before he was appointed Managing
Director of Zimbabwe Newspapers.
In 2002 he was appointed Editor of The Standard, a position he held
before he left the mainstream media.
Mr Chakaodza wrote extensively on media, development studies and
health matters and has lectured journalism at the Division of Mass
Communication Harare Polytechnic and Christian College of the Southern
Africa (CCOSA).
He graduated with a BA
degree and Certificate in Education, Diploma in Journalism from
the then University of Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland an MA and
M. Phil degrees from the University of York in England in 1982.
He will be sorely missed
by all in the journalism field and we pray that the comforting spirit
of the Lord be with his family and friends during this difficult
time.
Mourners are gathered
at 82 Goodrington Drive in Bluffhill.
Funeral arrangements
are still to be finalized.
May his soul
find comfort and rest in peace.
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