Sandra Nyaira
Sandra Nyaira | |
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Born | Zimbabwe |
Died | (2021-07-13)July 13, 2021 |
Nationality | Zimbabwean |
Occupation(s) | Reporter, Journalist |
Sandra Nyaira was a Zimbabwean investigative journalist.[1] Communications and public information officer at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia[2] Nyaira worked for Voice Of America (VOA)[3] in Washington, DC. Her work was also featured in the London Times, The Guardian and The British Journalism Review.[4] Nyaira rose to fame after she became the first woman in Zimbabwe to take a leadership role in the newsroom at the age of 26[5] and also became more popular after she was arrested for posting an article exposing corrupt officials.[6]
In April 2001, she wrote articles accusing Robert Mugabe and the then parliamentary speaker Emmerson Mnangagwa of corruption, and again, she was charged with criminal defamation that year.[7][8]
Nyaira has been a Shorenstein fellow at Harvard University.[1]
On 13 July 2021, it was reported that Nyaira had died of a COVID-19-related illness.[9]
References
- ^ a b Aarti, Shahani (2017). "Building, And Losing, A Career On Facebook". NPR.org. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Staff certified as ECA Spokespersons and Opinion Leaders | United Nations Economic Commission for Africa". www.uneca.org. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Women's Forum: Personal Story of Top African Women: By Sandra Nyaira". VOA. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ Cobb, Charles Jr. (16 October 2002). "Zimbabwe: I Never Thought I Would Be A Journalist - Sandra Nyaira". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ Mhiripiri, Dominic (19 February 2011). "Kubatana - Archive - Zimbabwean journalist Sandra Nyaira: Bravery, talent and success". archive.kubatana.net. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Zimbabwe's Exiled Press". Committee to Protect Journalists. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Sandra Nyaira - IWMF". www.iwmf.org. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ Nyaira, Sandra (22 July 2016). "Chill Wind in Zimbabwe". British Journalism Review. 14 (4): 39–44. doi:10.1177/0956474803144007. S2CID 144818011.
- ^ Herald, The. "JUST IN: Veteran journalist Nyaira dies". The Herald. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
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