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Vision Group journalist Tenywa wins COMESA Environment Award
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who is the COMESA chairperson, handed over the award to Tenywa during the COMESA media awards ceremony on Thursday (October 22) in Harare, Zimbabwe.
Vision Group environment reporter Gerald Tenywa
By: Vision Reporter, Journalist @New Vision
HARARE - Vision Group environment reporter Gerald Tenywa has won the Common Market for East and Southern Africa (COMESA) Environment Reporting Award 2026 after emerging as the best journalist in the print and online category.
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who is the COMESA chairperson, handed over the award to Tenywa during the COMESA media awards ceremony on Thursday (October 22) in Harare, Zimbabwe.
Another Ugandan, Henry Okurut, a journalist with Uganda Broadcasting Corporation, also won the television category in environmental reporting.
Another Ugandan, Henry Okurut, a journalist with Uganda Broadcasting Corporation, also won the television category in environmental reporting.
Other winners are: Désiré Uwekemno from DR Congo's Radio Umoja Mahagi, who won in the radio category and Nirina Lalao Claude Rakotomiarintsoa from Madagascar, who won in the digital reporting on clean energy integration category.
The awards ceremony coincided with the official opening of the 25th meeting of the heads of state and government under COMESA at the new parliament in Harare, Zimbabwe.
Vice President Jessica Alupo represented President Yoweri Museveni at the COMESA Summit.
The awards ceremony coincided with the official opening of the 25th meeting of the heads of state and government under COMESA at the new parliament in Harare, Zimbabwe.
Vice President Jessica Alupo represented President Yoweri Museveni at the COMESA Summit.