Koliwe Majama
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| Organization: | Media Institute of Southern Africa - Zimbabwe Chapter |
| Affiliation: | Fellowship Program |
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| Region: | Africa |
| Country: | Zimbabwe |
| Email: | koliwe@koliwemajama.co.zw |
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| LinkedIn: |  Koliwe Majama
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| Twitter: |  @@koliwemajama
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Koliwe Majama is a Zimbabwean journalist and media rights activist with over 15 years experience. Koliwe has worked both as a print and broadcast journalist and contributed significantly to the development of community media in Zimbabwe.
Career History[edit | edit source]
In her current position, as Programme Officer at the Media Institute of Southern Africa’s Zimbabwe Chapter and alumni of the African School of Internet Governance, Koliwe is prominently involved in Zimbabwe’s with internet governance processes through research, multi-stakeholder engagement, regional & global networking and thought leadership.
ICANN and Internet Governance Participation[edit | edit source]
Koliwe has in the recent past been involved in a number of Internet Governance platforms that include:
- Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa - Kampala, Uganda – September, 2016 Moderation - Clickbait Journalism: Experiences in African media
- Internet Governance Forum (IGF-11) - Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico - December, 2016 • Rapporteur - African Union [Open Forum] – 7 December, 2016 • Remote Moderation – Main Session - Trade agreements and the internet main session - 8 December, 2016
- Internet Freedom Festival – Valencia, Spain • Joint session - The Case for Digital Rights: Strategies for increasing Private Sector accountability and transparency – 7 March, 2017
- Internet Freedom Forum – Lagos, Nigeria – 27 April, 2017 • Presentation- Country Update [Zimbabwe]
Education[edit | edit source]
She holds a diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication from the Harare Polytechnic College and acquired a BSc in Media and Society Studies at the Midlands State University.