Ejat Awards 2018

On 12/ May/ 2018 the ‘Excellence in Journalism Awards Tanzania-2017’ (Ejat-2017) gala organized by the Media Council of Tanzania (MCT) was held making it the ninth edition of the Ejat Awards that saw to Mwananchi Communications Limited (MCL) fielding 12 finalists.

In due course of time and events, MCL journalists scooped seven awards in different categories: Ms. Imani Makongoro, Mr. Bernard James, Ms. Tumaini Msowoya, Ms. Devotha John, Mr. Omari Fungo, Ms. Saumu Mwalimu and Mr. Nuzulack Dausen.

Earlier, the MCT executive secretary, Mr. Kajubi Mukajanga, said that MCL led by submitting 79 journalistic jobs for consideration, compared to IPP Media Group’s ‘The Guardian Newspapers Limited’ which fielded 64 – all out of a total of 545 ‘works’ that were submitted for consideration in the ‘Ejat-2017’ competition.