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WAN-IFRA has named editors from Egypt and Kenya as winners of the WAN-IFRA Women in News Editorial Leadership Award.

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Andrew Heslop

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2017-06-01 21:06

Since 2010, WAN-IFRA’s Women in News leadership development program has worked to empower women in the media to expect more professionally, to strive for executive positions and receive the training and support networks to do so.

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Hedvig Lundstrom

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2016-03-09 17:33

Three years ago when WIN Graduate Emelda Libanga joined the Women In News (WIN) programme, she was subeditor at the Zambia Daily Mail. Today she is editor of the Sunday Mail, a position that brings about many more challenges and responsibilities, but also the possibility for real impact and change.

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Farah Wael

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2014-04-23 14:41

Lenah Kedikaetswe, Founding Editor of Pristine Online Magazine in Botswana and one of the participants of WAN-IFRA's Women in News (WIN) Programme, was recently selected to participate in the prestigious Washington Fellowship, initiated by President Barack Obama, as part of the US’ Young African Leadership Initiative (YALI).

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Farah Wael

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2014-04-23 11:02

When Imelda Libanga first started working as a sub-editor at the Sunday Mail in Zambia, she was at the receiving end of content and quality control. Recently she reached her three-year career goal to become Editor of the Sunday edition, getting to directly manage staff and content: “My new role involves a lot of decision-making on what should be published. I get satisfaction when lives get transformed because of a story we published.”

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Andrew Heslop

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2014-03-06 16:32

The World Association of Newspaper and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) is pleased to invite women working for newspapers or digital media in Malawi, South Africa and Zimbabwe to apply for the groundbreaking Women in News (WIN) leadership development programme.

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Andrew Heslop

Date

2013-12-19 12:54

Tlotlo Mbazo is Special Projects Editor at the Botswana Guardian.

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Andrew Heslop

Date

2013-02-28 15:36

Journalists across the world have been harassed, beaten and silenced for telling the truth. In countries boasting rich democracy, the media enjoys great benefits from the establishment of bodies whose sole mandate is to make life easier for journalists. Zambia is one such country that is celebrating the establishment of an organisation that works for the good of the industry.

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Andrew Heslop

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2013-02-26 16:58

The world over is abuzz with all the technological advances, and one of the fastest phenomena is blogging. Amateurs, professional writers and laymen are catching on to this fever throughout the world. Botswana, through its enterprising youth, is also catching-up with the rest of the world.

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Andrew Heslop

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2013-02-26 12:49

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