Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister, Monica Mutsvangwa has mourned veteran journalist, Sandra Nyaira, who succumbed to Covid-19 on Tuesday in Harare.
In a statement yesterday, Minister Mutsvangwa said Nyaira’s death is a great loss to the media fraternity and the whole country at large.
“Nyaira’s legacy is that of a hardworking trailblazer who executed her duties in a professional, yet warm manner,
“She will forever be etched in history for being the first woman in Zimbabwe to take a leadership role in the newsroom as the Daily News political editor, achieved at the age of 26.” She said.
Nyaira will be remembered for having joined the journalism profession at a time when few women dared or dreamt to enter the profession.
Her illustrious career which spanned over 20 years, encompassed spells at the Zimbabwe Inter-Africa Agency and The Daily News before she moved to the United States to pursue other ventures.
At the time of her passing on Nyaira was the communications and public information officer at the UN Economic Commission for Africa in Ethiopia.
