AMH journalists up for Nama gongs

ORGANISERS of National Arts Merit Awards (Nama), the country’s premier arts awards, yesterday said the music category provided the highest number of entries for the forthcoming awards ceremony set for February 24 at the Zimbabwe International Exhibition Centre in Bulawayo.

The awards will be held under the theme #Kwan22.

At the awards, which also provide a world-class platform for the celebration of the country’s finest arts journalist, Alpha Media Holdings (AMH), the largest privatelyowned media house in Zimbabwe, is dominating in the Print Media category.

AMH publishes NewsDay, The Standard, Zimbabwe Independent, Southern Eye and operates Heart & Soul Broadcasting Services (HStv).

Its reporters Sindiso Dube (The Standard) and Sharon Zebra (NewsDay) will battle for honours with Mthabisi Tshuma of The Chronicle for the Outstanding Journalist Print category at the 22nd edition of the awards.

HStv’s, Khumbulani Muleya will battle for honours with Plot Mhako (Earground) and Jonathan Mbiriyamveka (Gem Nation) for the Outstanding Online Media category.

The nominations of Dube, Zebra and Muleya follows their incisive news coverage of diverse arts and culture stories.

AMH editor-in-chief Kholwani Nyathi said the three nominations are a testament to the media house’s unwavering commitment to journalistic integrity, pursuit of truth and insightful arts and culture storytelling.

“We celebrate not only the individual accomplishments of our talented arts and culture reporters, but also the collective success of our entire news organisation,” Nyathi said.

“Such achievements underscore the impact of arts and culture journalism reporting at AMH.

“It is the reporters’ dedication, passion and unwavering commitment to excellence that have propelled them to the forefront of arts and culture reporting in the country.