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The second prize for Africa 2009 Lorenzo Natali Prize went to Anas Aremeyaw Anas of the New Crusading Guide newspaper of Ghana and an ace reporter of AfricaNews. His investigative masterpiece on the "Chinese mafia sex" in the West African nation won him the prestigious award. [ View Articles ] |
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Bright Sonani and Maxwell Ng'ambi, both news analysts, shared the Best Economic Journalist Award in a story where they exposed how micro-finance institutions were ripping off civil servants. More [ View Articles ] |
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The Mail & Guardian’s extraordinary commitment to the complex arms deal story is bearing fruit as they have in the last year revealed substantially more detail, slowly but surely.The paper, its editor and staff deserve recognition for their doggedness, chipping away at the edifice of secrecy and steadily filling in the detail of what must rate as one of the most important stories of this era. [ View Articles ] |
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The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) would like to congratulate Charles Mpaka and Mike Chipalasa of the Daily Times, Malawi and Conceição Vitorino of Canal de Mozambique for winning the 2008 MISA John Manyarara Investigative Journalist of the Year Award and the MISA John Manyarara Upcoming Investigative Journalist of the Year Award respectively. |
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Anas Aremeyaw Anas, an investigative reporter with an independent Ghanaian newspaper, was responsible for exposing two major trafficking rings in Accra during 2008. Working undercover for eight months, he revealed one ring's methods of transportation and the identities of immigration officials who were accepting bribes in return for overlooking fake visas and passports. Anas made recordings of his interactions, allowing him to produce evidence that could be used to prosecute the traffickers who were sending girls to Europe for prostitution. [ View Articles ] |
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FAIR chairman wins Knight International Journalism Award The |