Welcome to the 216th episode of the award-winning Diverse Minds podcast. It’s Black History Month, a momentous occasion to recognise and celebrate the invaluable contributions of Black people to British society.
This year's theme of ‘Saluting our Sisters’ highlights the crucial role that black women have played in shaping history, inspiring change, and building communities. This year’s celebration will showcase pioneering black women who have made remarkable contributions to literature, music, fashion, sport, business, politics, academia, social and health care, and more.
To join me on the show today is Mukelwa Hlatshwayo.
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Mukelwa Hlatshwayo is an award-winning Nairobi-based journalist, covering general news in East Africa.
As a journalist with more than 15 years of experience, she has covered a wide range of news items such as conflict, crime, and climate change. Mukelwa has reported for various international media houses including Sky News, France24, Al Jazeera, New York Times, and is currently the senior producer for Reuters, East Africa.
Mukelwa began her career reporting current affairs for one of South Africa’s then flagship current affairs show, 3rd Degree, in 2006. From then she moved to the New York Times in their Southern Africa bureau, a position that initiated her journey reporting to global audiences.
The news beat closest to her heart is women and children. This has taken her to the heart of Johannesburg's inner-city reporting on illegal backstreet abortions, hijacked buildings, and stories of survivors of what was called “corrective rape”.
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