Zimbabwean up for African Women In Media Award

Sunday Mail’s Debra Matabvu has been nominated for the APO Group African Women in Media Award 2020.

The award recognizes, celebrates, and empowers African women in the media who support female entrepreneurship throughout the continent.  

The judging panel for the APO Group African Women in Media Award 2020 consists of 100 luminaries, with global icons such asNaomi Campbell joined by senior executives from every major industry on the continent, from Visa to Hilton; Facebook to FIFA; and Uber to LEGO!

This is the largest and most influential panel of judges ever assembled for an African media award, and it reflects the importance of recognizing gender equality in business and the media.

Matabvu is nominated for her story Ethel defies Gokwe myth in the Sunday Mail of 25 October 2020.

The winning journalist will be announced at the 6th Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum’s (AWIEF) Virtual Conference and Awards, hosted from 2^nd – 3^rd December 2020, with the theme ‘Reimagining Business & Rebuilding Better.’

The winning African female journalist will be bestowed with a USD2,500 cash prize, and online courses from one of the most respected international universities