After two decades in the journalism field, I have won my first ever journalism award. In the year of Mega Exploits (2024), announced by my father, Apostle Pride Sibiya, I scooped the Online Category of the 2024 Emerging Health Technologies (EHTs) Media Award of Excellence.

“The fossil fuel lobby plays a significant role in not only undermining climate targets but also a just transition, while our people suffer. Total should stop its operations in South Africa and other African countries,” ~ @ZakiMamdoo #KickPollutersOut groundup.org.za/article/acti…

Anti-immigration violence in South Africa forced foreign migrants to flee their homes, with Mozambique saying five of its citizens were killed and hundreds fleeing across the border. Displaced families are sheltering in community centres as Ghana and Nigeria plan evacuations.

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Chengeto Tapfuma, 59, has become accustomed to pain and loss. aljazeera.com/features/2021/… #landdispute #demolitions #corruption #wetlands #property #estatemanagement #contruction #landoccupation #stateland #communicationconsultant #media

Police in South Africa are conducting immigration checks targeting suspected undocumented foreigners, leading to detentions and business closures in Durban amid rising unrest and tensions over 'crime, jobs, and migration.' Al Jazeera’s @harumutasa reports.

For more than a dozen years now, herds of elephants from the nearby Hwange National Park invade... aljazeera.com/features/2022/… After years of confronting the elephants... #climatechange #enviroment #humanwildlifeconflict #wildlifehumanconflict #conservation #climatecrisis

geneticliteracyproject.org/2… #misinformation #vaccine #zerodosechildren #fakenews

Inaccurate health information online can put families at risk. In Zimbabwe, a new parenting app launched by the Ministry of Health and @UNICEFZIMBABWE is helping caregivers access evidence-based guidance on child health, nutrition, development and vaccination. Here’s how it works: bit.ly/4uBUJ3e

At the start of 2008, Thomas, a boyhood friend, convinced me to leave the country... institute.aljazeera.net/en/a… #immigration #migration #immigrationreform #immigrationpolicy #immigrationlaws #immigrationconsultant #immigrationattorney #immigrationlawyer #visa #workpermit

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In 2008, the ‘burning man’, 35-year-old Ernesto Alfabeto Nhamuave, was beaten, stabbed then set alight... novaramedia.com/2022/07/15/i… #migration #immigration #immigrationlaw #immigrationlaws #legalImmigration #immigrationpolicy #immigrationreform #policy #immigrationplan

Are journalists being silenced more by their own audiences than by governments? Is journalism losing its independence to the very communities it serves? In "When Speaking Up Backfires: How Social Conformity Silences Journalists" by @Comic24Derick , the article traces a growing internal constraint on press freedom across Africa: pressure from audiences, digital echo chambers, and platform algorithms that reward conformity over scrutiny. It documents how journalists increasingly face a choice between aligning with dominant narratives or risking marginalisation, as polarisation, misinformation, and algorithmic amplification narrow the space for independent reporting. The result is a modern “chilling effect,” where editorial decisions are shaped as much by social backlash and engagement metrics as by facts and professional standards. 🔗 Link to the full article is in the comments below. #MediaFreedom #JournalismEthics #PressIndependence #DigitalMedia #EchoChambers #AlgorithmicBias #AfricanJournalism

Spike in unlicensed dog breeding in Zimbabwe threatens public safety and health dailymaverick.co.za/article/…

NEW! @Comic24Derick, for @HenryNxumaloFdn, reports on how unlicensed dog breeding is spreading across Zimbabwe's urban areas — with breeders operating openly, inspectors routinely outwitted, & existing by-laws doing little to stop any of it. twp.ai/4iwlh5

dailymaverick.co.za/article/… #dogattacks #dogbreeding #illegaldogbreeding #dogbreedinglaws #Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe is facing a surge in dangerous dog attacks as illegal backyard breeding flourishes amid weak enforcement. henrynxumalofoundation.co.za… #dogrescue #dogbreeding #animalwelfare #petlove #vaccination #rabiesvaccine #dogbites #dogbreeds #purebreeds #animacruelty #guarddogs

#DogRescue #dogbreeding #animalwelfare #PetLove

The full story: bit.ly/4d78NfS

newzimbabwe.com/in-zimbabwe-… In Zimbabwe, an almost-deadly collision between fake news and a real virus One day in 2023, mother-of-one Memory Mukusha was attending to her toddler when a curious message popped up on her mobile. She stopped what she was doing to read the incoming message, flagged eye-catchingly as "breaking news"

#Zimbabwe #fakenews #virus #misinformation #polio #vaccinationcampaigns #zerodoses gavi.org/vaccineswork/zimbab… via @gavi