Dingindaba Jonah Buyoya | |
Birth Date: | 7 February 1997 |
Birth Place: | Choma, Zambia |
Nationality: | Zambia |
Occupation: | Journalism |
Years Active: | 2014 - Present |
Known For: | Journalism |
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Television: | Diamond TV Zambia |
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Awards: | Komla Dumor Award (2022) |
Dingindaba Jonah Buyoya (born 7 February 1997 in Choma, Southern Zambia) is a multi-award-winning Zambian journalist, winner of the BBC Komla Dumor Award 2022 and television presenter at Diamond Television, a leading private TV station in Lusaka Zambia.[1] [2] [3]
Jonah studied at St. Edmunds' Secondary School and is currently pursuing tertiary qualifications at Cavendish University and Zambian Open University.
He began presenting news at Diamond Television in 2017 introduced by Costa Mwansa and has been at the station since then, often interviewing politicians and Zambian public figures on national issues.
In 2022, Buyoya won the BBC Award for African journalism.[4]