{"id":106306,"date":"2025-03-25T09:45:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T07:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/veteran-journalist-geoffrey-nyarota-dies-at-74-after-battle-with-cancer"},"modified":"2025-04-04T14:09:50","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T12:09:50","slug":"veteran-journalist-geoffrey-nyarota-dies-at-74-after-battle-with-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/veteran-journalist-geoffrey-nyarota-dies-at-74-after-battle-with-cancer","title":{"rendered":"Veteran Journalist Geoffrey Nyarota Dies At 74 After Battle With Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Veteran journalist Geoffrey Nyarota, the founding editor of the independent Daily News, has passed away at the age of 74 after a long battle with colon cancer. He died on Saturday around 8 PM at the Murambi Garden Clinic in Mutare.<\/p>\n<p>Nyarota was known for his work as a human rights activist and his fearless investigative reporting. He played a major role in exposing the Willowgate Scandal in the 1980s while serving as editor of the State-run Chronicle.<\/p>\n<p>The scandal, involving the illegal resale of vehicles purchased by government officials, led to the resignation of five ministers.<\/p>\n<p>In 1999, Nyarota became the founding editor of Daily News, where he continued his work as an outspoken journalist. During his time at Daily News, he was arrested six times.<\/p>\n<p>On August 1, 2000, it was reported that the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) had sent a man named Bernard Masara to kill Nyarota.<\/p>\n<p>However, Masara reportedly changed his mind after meeting Nyarota and warned him of the plot, which was later verified by the paper\u2019s editors.<\/p>\n<p>In 2003, Nyarota and his family fled Zimbabwe, first moving to South Africa and later to the United States.<\/p>\n<p>He was awarded a fellowship at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University and also taught journalism at Bard College.<\/p>\n<p>In December 2024, a fundraising initiative was launched by friends to assist with Nyarota\u2019s ongoing cancer treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Born in 1951, Nyarota began his career as a teacher before joining The Rhodesian Herald as a trainee in 1978. He became editor of The Chronicle in 1983.<\/p>\n<p>Nyarota is survived by his wife, Ursula, and their three children: Tafirenyika, Itayi, and Rufaro.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Zimbabwe<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. Veteran journalist Geoffrey Nyarota, the founding editor of the independent Daily News, has passed away at the age of 74 after a long battle with colon cancer. He died on Saturday around 8 PM at the Murambi Garden Clinic in Mutare. 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