Media & Journalism
Landmark
Edna Machirori
The first Black woman to edit a mainstream Zimbabwean newspaper
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Why they are here
First Black woman news editor in the country, then first to edit a national paper outright, at the Financial Gazette.
Edna Machirori was the first Black woman news editor in Zimbabwe, and the first Black woman to edit a mainstream Zimbabwean newspaper, the Financial Gazette.
The International Women's Media Foundation gave her its Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013.
The International Women's Media Foundation gave her its Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013.
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