Two contestants emerge overall winners of EJAT 2019

 

 

Halili Habibu Letea of Mwananchi newspaper and Hilda Amedhastone Phoya of Mlimani TV are the overall winners for the 11th edition of the Excellence in Journalism Awards Tanzania (EJAT) 2019.

The two were presented trophies, certificates and dummy cheques of TZS Three million each by the Tanga Regional Commissioner, Martin Shigela during the event’s gala night held at Tanga Beach Resort on September 28, 2020.

This is a second time two overall winners emerge in EJAT.

In 2014 Lucas Liganga and Mkinga Mkinga both from the Citizen newspaper were the overall winners after their joint entry exposing the Tegeta escrow account scandal won highest points in the competition.

Other winners in EJAT 2019 are Neema Jua Goyayi of AFM Radio Dodoma and Fatma Abdalla Chikawe of Azam TV who picked awards in the Sports and Culture category for TV and Radio respectively.

The Open Category Award went to Amina Semagogwa from Radio Kwizera and Sauli Gilliad of Daily News.

A new category in the Awards Adverse Effect of Chemical to Health and Environment – Print went to Gwamaka Alipipi of Nipashe newspaper for TV the Award was won by the late TV presenter of ITV, Agnes John Almasi. Deogratias Damian Macha of Fountain Radio won the award for Radio.

Business, Economy and Finance Reporting Award for TV has been won by Hilda Amedhastone Phoya of Mlimani TV while for Radio the award went to Asha Ahmed Omar of Chuchu FM Zanzibar.

Halili Habibu Letea of The Citizen won the  Oil, Gas, and Mining Governance Reporting  Award  while Sanula Athanas of Nipashe scooped the Tourism and Conservation Reporting  Award and  Rajabu Mustapha Mrope of Pangani FM won the award for Radio. Sanula Athanas of Nipashe also won award for Good governance Reporting Category for print.

Joseline Joseph Kitakwa of TBC FM won the Agriculture and Agri – business Reporting Award for Radio, Jamaly Hashim Said of Azam TV emerged winner for TV and Baraka Jailos Messa of Habari Leo won the award for print media.

Khamis Suleiman Said of Channel Ten won the Best Cameraman Award while Abdul Kingo of The Guardian won the Best Editorial Cartoonist Category- Print

Adella Herry Tillya of EFM and Agnes Aggrey Mbapu of TBC emerged winners of Sexual and Reproductive Health Reporting Award for radio and TV respectively with Christina Stephen Mwakangale of Nipashe  winning it for print media.

Education Reporting Award for Radio went to Anord Jovine Kailembo of Radio  Kwizera,  Faraja Sendegeya of Azam TV emerged winner for TV and Halili Habibu Letea of Mwananchi for print.

Two journalists from Radio Sauti Yohanne Gwangway and Dominic Mrimi won the Data Journalism Reporting Award for Radio and for print the award went to Halili Habibu Letea of Mwananchi.

Habari Leo’s Alfred Lasteck Mushi won the Investigative Journalism Award.

Herieth Isaya Makwetta and Godfrey Kahango both from Mwananchi newspaper won the Children Reporting Award for print while Hilda Amedhastone Phoya of Mlimani TV won the award for TV.

Another new category of Menstrual Health and Hygiene Management Reporting was won by Rehema Goodluck Matowo of Mwananchi newspaper, Faraja Sendegeya of Azam TV and Adam Gabriel Hhando of CG FM.

The Gender Reporting Award was won by Rahma.J Ali of  Zanzibar Leo and Hadija Omari Nasoro of Voice of Tabora.

Road Safety Reporting Award for print went to Crispin Samson of The Guardian, Hilda Amedhastone Phoya of Mlimani TV and Anord Jovine Kailembo of Kwizera Radio…

Award for Innovations for Human Development Reporting which is also a  new category introduced  for the 2019 EJAT  for  Radio the award was won by Philip Clement Mwihava of Clouds FM and Tatu Abdullah Kazimoto of TBC1 for TV.

The full list of winners is as follows:

 

 OVERALL WINNER

SN WINNER MEDIA OUTLET CATEGORY
1. Halili Habibu Letea Mwananchi Overall winner
2. Hilda Amedhastone Phoya Mlimani TV Overall winner

 

WINNERS

SN WINNER GENDER MEDIA OUTLET REGION CATEGORY
1 Neema Jua Goyayi female AFM RADIO Dodoma Sports and Culture Reporting Category – Radio

 
2 Fatma Abdalla Chikawe Female AZAM TV DSM Sports and Culture Reporting Category – TV

 
3

 

 Amina Semagogwa  

Female

 Radio Kwizera Ngara, Kagera Open Category – Radio

 
4 Sauli Gilliard male Daily News DSM Open Category – Print
5 Gwamaka Alipipi Male Nipashe DSM Adverse effect of chemical to Health and Environment – Print
6 Agnes John Almasy Female ITV Dar es Salaam Adverse effect of chemical to Health and Environment – TV
7 Hilda Amedhastone Phoya Female Mlimani TV Dar es Salaam Business, Economy and Finance Reporting –TV
8 Asha Ahmed Omar Female Chuchu FM Zanzibar Business, Economy and Finance Reporting –Radio
9 Halili Habibu Letea Male The Citizen Dar es Salaam Oil, Gas, and Mining Governance Reporting – Print
10 Sanula Athanas Male Nipashe Dar es Salaam Tourism and Conservation Reporting – Print
11 Joseline Joseph Kitakwa Female TBC FM Dar es Salaam Agriculture and Agri – business Reporting – Radio
12 Jamaly Hashim Said Male Azam TV Dar es Salaam Agriculture and Agri – business Reporting – TV
13 Khamis Suleiman Said Male Channel 10 Dar es Salaam Best Cameraman  – Category
14 Adella Herry Tillya Female EFM Dar es Salaam Sexual and Reproductive Health Reporting – Radio
15 Agnes Aggrey Mbapu Female TBC1 Dar es Salaam Sexual  and Reproductive Health Reporting – TV
16 Anord Jovine Kailembo Male Kwizera Radio Kagera Education Reporting Category – Radio
17 Faraja Sendegeya Male Azam TV Dar es Salaam Education Reporting Category – TV
18 Christina Stephen Mwakangale Female Nipashe Dar es Salaam Sexual  and Reproductive Health Reporting – Print
19 Yohanne Gwangway Male Radio Sauti Mwanza Data Journalism Reporting Category – Radio
20 Dominic Mrimi Male Radio Sauti Mwanza Data Journalism  Reporting Category – Radio
21 Halili Habibu Letea Male Mwananchi Dar es Salaam Data Journalism  Reporting Category – Print
22 Alfred Lasteck Mushi Male Habari Leo Dar es Salaam Investigative Reporting Category –Print
23 Baraka Jailos Messa Male Habari Leo Mbozi, Songwe Agriculture and Agri – business Reporting – Print
24 Halili Habibu Letea Male Mwananchi Dar es Salaam Education Reporting Category – Print
25 Deogratias Damian Macha Male Fountain Radio Kilimanjaro Adverse effect of chemical to Health and Environment Reporting – Radio
26 Herieth Isaya Makwetta Female Mwananchi Dar es Salaam Children Reporting Category – Print
27 Godfrey Kahango Male Mwananchi Dar es Salaam Children Reporting Category – Print
28 Hilda Amedhastone Phoya Female Mlimani TV Dar es Salaam Children Reporting Category – TV
29 Rajabu Mustapha Mrope Male Pangani FM Pangani Tanga Tourism and Conservation Reporting – Radio
30 Rehema Goodluck Matowo Female Mwananchi Geita Menstrual Health and Hygiene Management Reporting – Print
31 Faraja Sendegeya Male Azam TV Dar es Salaam Menstrual Health and Hygiene Management Reporting Category – TV
32 Adam Gabriel Hhando Male CG FM Tabora Menstrual Health and Hygiene Management Reporting Category – Radio
33 Rahma .J Ali Female Zanzibar Leo Zanzibar Gender Reporting Category – Print
34 Sanula Athanas Male Nipashe Dar es Salaam Good governance Reporting Category – Print
35 Crispin Samson Male The Guardian Dar es Salaam Road Safety Reporting Category – Print
36 Hilda Amedhastone Phoya Female Mlimani TV Dar es Salaam Road Safety Reporting Category – TV
37 Anord Jovine Kailembo Male Kwizera Radio Kagera Road Safety Reporting Category – Radio
38 Hadija Omari Nasoro Female Voice of Tabora Tabora Gender Reporting Category – Radio
39 Abdul Kingo Male The Guardian Dar es Salaam Best Editorial Cartoonist Category- Print
40 Philip Clement Mwihava Male Clouds FM Dar es Salaam Innovations for Human Development Reporting Category – Radio
41 Tatu Abdallah Kazimoto Famale TBC1 Njombe Innovations for Human Development Reporting Category – TV