Muvi TV Journalist Mwape Kumwenda on Thursday night scooped the prestigious the 2017 Free Press’s most Resilient Journalist Award in The Netherlands.
Mwape was the only African at the International media award held on Thursday night and received 15,000 Euros for the award.
Mwape is a Community News and Political Affairs Journalist for the private owned Muvi Television which is mostly viewed as anti-government.
Mwape who in 2015 also won the Courage Award in the US, was presented with this year’s honour in the Netherlands.
She was one of the two female journalists that made the final list with the other four being male.
Mwape beat among others Iraq war journalist Huner Ahmed.
The only other female making the finals was 23-year-old Marina Ansiforova of Ukraine.
Ecuadorian Andersson Boscan and Vino Lucero from the Philippines were also in the final
The Free Press Award organisers describe Mwape as a journalist known for her perseverance.
“Once she gets involved in an investigation, she won’t stop until the guilty parties are held accountable for their actions.
“It’s not an easy task in a nation where government entities routinely censor news content and harass independent journalists and news outlets.
“But she takes her responsibility to disseminate accurate, balanced information far too seriously to let any acts of intimidation silence her reporting,” the organisers state.
Mwape Kumwenda is denting the image of the country! He shouldn’t win awards outside the country until he wins all the awards inside the country!
Way to go, Mwape!
@Lombe ,Why you call such beautiful as “he,
Can i hear pf cadres scream IMPERIALISTS AND COLONIALISTS.
mugabeism bushiluism tefintu.
Mwape mwaiche wandi wait for a write up from baba mandevu Canisius banda, he categorically stated that awards from the Imperialist and colonialist ghosts that only pf cadres see should not be entertained at costs. Look at this hypocrite and scorpion nubian pri.
“It’s not an easy task in a nation where government entities routinely censor news content and harass independent journalists and news outlets…”
HH propaganda is working…PF should wake up or kiss it good by 2021
@Nostradamus it was a typo. You know you can’t edit LT comments
I wish you knew how many local awards she has to her name.
Fantastic achievement Mwape ! Do I hear sarcastic comments about receiving awards from imperialists? Absolutely not ! Any deserving Zambian has the right to receiving awards in which ever country that recognizes their hard work and commitments, and that includes HH !!!
This is awesome. Please give me her number so that I can invite her for a celebration.
Congratulations Mwape.Keep it up
Ba Lombe,I thought Mwape Kumwenda was a woman.How come she is a he.That is misinformation.
@George it was a typo
congrats mwape
VERY UGLY AS THE NAME SOUNDS , THEIR IS NO WAY A MWAPE CAN BEAT JOURNALIST FROM WAR TORN AREAS LIKE IRAQ, WHAT CRUCIAL REPORTS HAS SHE MADE IN ZAMBIA THAT CANNOT EVEN BE MADE BY DAUGHTER DOING GRADE 2, PLEASE STOP ORGANIZING FAKE AWARDS OUTSIDE ZAMBIA, ORGANIZE THEM IN ZAMBIA AND LET RULES BE CLEAR ON THE ONSET
Never heard of her and i dont wish to.
Mwape Kumwenda is a brave journalist.She has won many progressive hearts.I wish her all the best in her career.
May God watch over you young Lady. Congratulations
Siyakubongela sis keep on going!
Hazaluza Hagain! It is true!
We can only celebrate with her
Who is she? Ba LT tupeniko profile
That’s way to go mwape its not easy but you keep making us proud.
Boi congrats, continue sowing high.if they dont know u ,some of us do
Congrats mwape