Phuti Mosomane
Mukurukuru Media Publisher and Editor Lucas Styles Ledwaba walked away with the much-coveted Journalist of the Year in the Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards over the weekend.
Ledwaba won in the features category for the work he did titled: “On a quest for healing justice”, based on the struggle of families to find closure over the missing loved ones assassinated by apartheid security forces.
The second body of work, titled “Gold mining widows battle with trauma and poverty”, focused on the troubled legacy of gold mining in South Africa. Thousands of families have lost their fathers, husbands, uncles, brothers, sons, who contracted the deadly lung disease silicosis while working down the gold mines of the country for a pittance.
Ledwaba, who regularly contributes to Inside Education publication, was praised by the judges for his “intensely poignant writing” and “commendable journalism.” His work has highlighted critical issues facing South
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