MHPR - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Public Relations Executive

His career in journalism began in 1974, when he joined The Herald. In 1976 he went to the United Kingdom and went into social work, where he gained considerable experience in working with people in a variety of settings and providing counselling and advocacy services. He underwent a two-year qualifying course in social work and was employed as a social worker by Kent County Council and later by the London Borough of Lewisham. He returned to Zimbabwe in 1982 and resumed his career in journalism at Ziana, which at the time had the reputation of being one of the best news agencies in Africa. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of South Africa and the United Kingdom Certificate of Qualification in Social Work. He is a past President of the Zimbabwe Institute of Public Relations (ZIPR) and a member of the ZIPR Advisory Board. He is well travelled, having visited a number of countries in Africa and Europe, mainly on business but also on holiday, as well as spending a month touring the United States on an International Visitor programme. In 2004 he travelled as part of the Homelink team to the United States, United Kingdom and South Africa to promote the Homelink concept among Zimbabweans in the diaspora. He has both management experience and experience of heading a workers' committee and trade union branch. He has successfully managed industrial action from both employer and employee perspectives and successfully promoted harmonious worker/employee relations. This, together with his advocacy experience as a social worker, has complemented his journalistic experience and contributed to his considerable communication skills and all-round public relations expertise.