Rumbidzai Takawira

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Rumbidzai Takawira
Born (1990-01-11) January 11, 1990 (age 32)
Harare, Zimbabwe
OccupationJournalist, news anchor
Employer Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation News 2014-2020

Rumbidzai Takawira is a prominent Zimbabwean television personality, TV producer, broadcast journalist and former Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation main news anchor. [1] [2] [3] [4] She is also a karateka, she represented Zimbabwe at the World Karate Championships in Shizuoka, Japan. [5]

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Early life

Born in Harare on the 11th of January 1990, Rumbidzai Takawira grew up in Harare and attended her early education at Eaglesvale Primary and Secondary School. She studied journalism with CCOSA Journalism School. [6]

Career

She started her career in 2010 when she was doing announcements during COTTCO Rugby Festival now known as Dairibord Zimbabwe Rugby Festival. In August 2012, Rumbidzai then auditioned for radio news at ZBC TV and was one of the successful participants. She began her career in radio news on ZBC's Power FM Zimbabwe and SpotFM (now Classic 263). She was Sub-Editor for news and current affairs at PowerFM and Classic 263 from October 2012 until 2017 then from 2017 to 2018 she was also the Producer/Presenter for the Actualities bulletins. [7] [8]

In July 2013, Rumbidzai Takawira started anchoring an early morning news bulletin on ZBC TV called Good Morning Zimbabwe and from May 2014 to February 2020 she became the leading anchor on the prime time News Hour bulletin (now the Main News) at 8pm. [9] As her popularity grew, she was given the name "News Bae" by viewers through social media. [10] [6] She was appointed ZBC TV acting Diplomatic Correspondent from July 2019 – May 2020. [11]

Rumbidzai Takawira is an entrepreneur and a brand ambassador. In 2018 Rumbidzai was appointed Anti-Poaching brand ambassador for WildAid and The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority along with Danai Gurira, Jah Prayzah and Selmor Mtukudzi [12] [13] [14]

June 2020, she was appointed Judicial Service Commission of Zimbabwe Head of Communications, Corporate Affairs and Spokesperson. Rumbidzai is the Director of MedEsther Brands PR Consultancy, a public relations and corporate communications company. [15] [16]

In 2021, Takawira was an actress in a documentary about Rhino anti-poaching titled Behind the Horn directed by Nigel Lozane and written by Imire Wildlife Conservation. [17]

Notable events hosted

Sport

Rumbidzai Takawira is also a Karateka, she has a 2nd Kyu brown belt. In 2016 she was part of the Zimbabwe national team that participated at the World Karate Championships in Shizuoka, Japan. Then in 2017 she represented Zimbabwe at the Second All Africa SO-Kyokushin Full Contact Karate regional Tournament that was held in Chitungwiza. [22] [23]

Awards and recognition

Rumbidzai Takawira has been a member of the Board of Management of Events for The Airforce of Zimbabwe Charity Fund since 2014.

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