The Namibian walked away with five of the accolades at the Editors’ Forum of Namibia (EFN) 2023 Journalism Awards in Windhoek last Thursday.
Journalist of the year and business report of the year
The Namibian’s Lazarus Amukeshe, known in the newsroom as ‘Pastor’, won in the business, finance and economic development category for his report ‘GIPF’s Tentacles’, which examines how pension funds flow from individuals to multinational corporations, such as Nike. He also won the journalist of the year award.
Education, health and social development
The Namibian’s Mercy Karuuombe emerged as the winner in the education, health and social development category at last week’s Editors’ Forum of Namibia (EFN) Journalism Awards for 2023 for her report on being married off at the age of two.
Mining and energy
The Namibian’s Charmaine Ngatjiheue and James Jamu scooped the mining and energy reporting award at last week’s Editors’ Forum of Namibia (EFN) Journalism Awards for 2023.
Politics and governance
The Namibian’s Tileni Mongudhi, Shinovene Immanuel and Mathias Haufiku were joint winners with Yanna Smith from Kosmos Radio in the politics and governance category at last week’s Editors’ Forum of Namibia (EFN) Journalism Awards for 2023.
Visual storytelling
The Namibian’s Joyce Kondo won in the visual storytelling category at last week’s Editors’ Forum of Namibia (EFN) Journalism Awards for 2023 with her entry ‘Fishrot Fashionista’.
Agriculture, environment, forestry and fisheries
Sam Sole and Timo Shihepo, along with July Nafuka from the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), were joint winners in the agriculture, environment, forestry and fisheries category at last week’s Editors’ Forum of Namibia (EFN) Journalism Awards for 2023.
Source : Namibian
