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- ↑ "Here Is The Full List Of The 2020 NAMA Award Winners". iHarare News. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ↑ "NAMA Awards 2010". Pindula. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ↑ "NAMA Awards 2009". Pindula. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ↑ "NAMA Awards 2008". Pindula. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ↑ "NAMA Awards 2007". Pindula. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ↑ "NAMA Awards 2006". Pindula. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ↑ "NAMA Awards 2005". Pindula. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ↑ "NAMA Awards 2004". Pindula. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ↑ "NAMA Awards 2003". Pindula. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ↑ "NAMA Awards 2002". Pindula. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2020.