{"id":80631,"date":"2024-11-16T17:40:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-16T17:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/the-namibian-wins-4-awards-at-efn-journalism-awards-2"},"modified":"2024-11-16T17:40:00","modified_gmt":"2024-11-16T17:40:00","slug":"the-namibian-wins-4-awards-at-efn-journalism-awards-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/the-namibian-wins-4-awards-at-efn-journalism-awards-2","title":{"rendered":"The Namibian wins 4 awards at EFN Journalism Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. <\/strong><\/span><b>The Namibian Investigative Unit journalists walked away with four awards at the Editors\u2019 Forum of Namibia (EFN) 2024 Journalism Awards in Windhoek on Thursday.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The event was attended by minister of information and technology Emma Theofelus, veteran editor and journalist Gwen Lister, the academic and architect of the Windhoek +30 Declaration, and various local editors.<\/p>\n<p>The Namibian journalists were nominated in all eight categories, with the investigative unit, headed by Shinovene Immanuel scooping four awards.<\/p>\n<p>Investigative unit journalist Sonja Smith won the journalist of the year award alongside Freddie Clayton and Margaret Courtney-Clarke. Smith also received an award in the education, health and social development category with Petrus Muronga.<\/p>\n<p>Two awards were given to investigative unit journalist Timo Shihepo, including the politics and good governance award and another for agriculture, environment, forestry, and fisheries.<\/p>\n<p>Former investigative unit journalist Esther Mbathera was awarded the economic journalism award. In her speech, Mbathera dedicated the award to three other journalists.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis award is dedicated to two other journalists, as it was co-authored by me, Lazarus Amukeshe, and Andreas Thomas. I would like to say to all the journalists who did not enter, thinking that it was not enough: when you do your stories, do not do them to be recognised, but because they matter to the community out there. When you write, your story should make a difference in the community,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Sheefeni Nikodemus, who won the sports journalist award, expressed similar sentiments to Mbathera.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy dear journalists, keep writing with the idea that you want to make a difference in your community, not just because you want to win. I am grateful for this award,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>According to EFN\u2019s Toivo Ndjebela, there were 52 entries from 24 journalists for this year\u2019s awards.<\/p>\n<p>FNB Namibia announced a sponsorship of N$250 000 towards the organisation of this year\u2019s Editors\u2019 Forum of Namibia Journalism Awards.<\/p>\n<p>The sponsorship supported organising the awards, which includes cash prizes for winners in two categories: business and finance journalist of the year and journalist of the year.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, FNB Namibia described itself as a strong advocate of press freedom and recognised journalism\u2019s critical role in an independent and democratic Namibia.<\/p>\n<p>Other sponsors at the awards included Ohlthaver &amp; List Group, Old Mutual, Bank of Namibia, and Cecil Nurse. Additional sponsors included Bosman, African Marketing, and Signarama.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\">Namibia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. The Namibian Investigative Unit journalists walked away with four awards at the Editors\u2019 Forum of Namibia (EFN) 2024 Journalism Awards in Windhoek on Thursday. 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