Jonah Buyoya
{{Short description|Zambian journalist}}
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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.{{Cite web |title=TrueLove |url=https://www.snl24.com/truelove |access-date=2023-06-02 |website=TrueLove |language=en-US}}
Education and career
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.
Awards
In 2022, Buyoya won the BBC Award for African journalism.{{Cite web |date=2022-08-15 |title=Zambia journalist Dingindaba Jonah Buyoya win BBC News Komla Dumor award |url=https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/articles/cy7l2n2g7gzo |access-date=2023-06-02 |website=BBC News Pidgin}}
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Category:People from Choma District
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