Sandra Nyaira was a Zimbabwean investigative journalist.[1] Communications and public information officer at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia[2] Nyaira worked for Voice Of America (VOA)[3] in Washington, DC. Her work was also featured in the London Times, The Guardian and The British Journalism Review.[4] Nyaira rose to fame after she became the first woman in Zimbabwe to take a leadership role in the newsroom at the age of 26[5] and also became more popular after she was arrested for posting an article exposing corrupt officials.[6]

Sandra Nyaira
Born
Zimbabwe
Died(2021-07-13)July 13, 2021
NationalityZimbabwean
Occupation(s)Reporter, Journalist

In April 2001, she wrote articles accusing Robert Mugabe and the then parliamentary speaker Emmerson Mnangagwa of corruption, and again, she was charged with criminal defamation that year.[7][8]

Nyaira has been a Shorenstein fellow at Harvard University.[1]

On 13 July 2021, it was reported that Nyaira had died of a COVID-19-related illness.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b Aarti, Shahani (2017). "Building, And Losing, A Career On Facebook". NPR.org. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Staff certified as ECA Spokespersons and Opinion Leaders | United Nations Economic Commission for Africa". www.uneca.org. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Women's Forum: Personal Story of Top African Women: By Sandra Nyaira". VOA. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  4. ^ Cobb, Charles Jr. (16 October 2002). "Zimbabwe: I Never Thought I Would Be A Journalist - Sandra Nyaira". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  5. ^ Mhiripiri, Dominic (19 February 2011). "Kubatana - Archive - Zimbabwean journalist Sandra Nyaira: Bravery, talent and success". archive.kubatana.net. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Zimbabwe's Exiled Press". Committee to Protect Journalists. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Sandra Nyaira - IWMF". www.iwmf.org. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  8. ^ Nyaira, Sandra (22 July 2016). "Chill Wind in Zimbabwe". British Journalism Review. 14 (4): 39–44. doi:10.1177/0956474803144007. S2CID 144818011.
  9. ^ Herald, The. "JUST IN: Veteran journalist Nyaira dies". The Herald. Retrieved 13 July 2021.