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Godwin Muzari's Greatest Hits His job was to tell the stories of others; he kept his in the privacy of a quiet, enigmatic personality. What can be objectively known about Muzari is that he was one of the best minds to step into a newsroom. His stories were well-circulated, discussed and acted on. Whatever you thought of him, you could not question his journalistic stature. By Mukoma Onai | September 27, 2020 A silver linings playbook is a mental deposit of bright spots in an otherwise dark space. If you are a young journalist just trying to get chase some shine, you will need the playbook as much as you will need your notebook. You will need all the positivity you can gather because the newsroom is the place that will drain your energy like a Bitcoin farm and question your human...

Bill Saidi Was a Renaissance Man Bill Saidi was a proud and free spirit. He maintained a bare-knuckle approach to journalism, paid occasionally for standing in the way of power but became a presence wherever he turned. By Mukoma Onai, January 10, 2017 Bill Saidi was a proud and free spirit. He maintained a bare-knuckle approach to journalism, paid occasionally for standing in the way of power but became a presence wherever he turned. The black-and-white columnist mugshot with a Stalinist moustache arched above a stubborn smile had its day from Zimpapers to Modus Publications, ANZ and AMH. His stylish op-eds occupied real estate across the main stables as he pompously hopped from newsroom to newsroom like a journalism equivalent of Moses Chunga. Saidi had lost his ...

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Godwin Muzari’s Greatest Hits

Bill Saidi Was a Renaissance Man