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Journalist @thecitizentz 📰 | Samia Clean Enegry Award| 3x EJAT Award | Best Tanzanian Global Journalist | Sanlam Financial Journalism Award | Singer

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Deputy Minister for Energy, @hon.salomemakamba, Director of Clean Cooking Energy at the Ministry of Energy, @nolasco_tz, and my fellow journo, @macrsara.

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Julius Maricha @julius_maricha has been nominated as African Global Journalist of the Year 2026 at the Tanzania Global Awards 2026 @tanzaniaglobalawards

The nomination recognizes the important role of journalism in informing communities, shaping conversations, amplifying voices and documenting stories that matter across Tanzania and Africa.

Through his work in the media industry, Julius Maricha joins a distinguished group of professionals being considered for recognition at this year's Tanzania Global Awards.

📺 Follow Lecturer TV News Updates for more nominee spotlights, awards announcements and the latest stories from Tanzania, Africa and beyond.
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+1 🥇One of the reasons @gachib says @blackdot_tz is more than music. You can come across what you never even imagined 😂… Plus, more than 15 awards in journalism since 2023. #WeTheBlackdotFamiliy by @julius_maricha

Thank you @mediacounciloftanzania @thecitizentz @mwananchi_official another day, another award🙏 by @julius_maricha

Editor of Mwananchi newspaper, Mr Abeid Othman, The Citizen journalist, Mr Julius Maricha, and contributor Ms Lucy Bosco have emerged among the top winners of the Merck Foundation Media Recognition Awards 2025.

The three secured first, second and third positions respectively in the same category of the annual international journalism competition.

Mr Othman was recognised in the Diabetes and Hypertension category, where he took first place.

Mr Maricha also earned recognition in the “More Than a Mother (Zaidi ya Mama)” category for East Africa, where he was placed third.

Ms Bosco, who writes a lifestyle and diabetes column in Mwananchi newspaper, secured second place in the same category.

During the awards ceremony held online on Thursday, May 7, 2026, Mr Othman was honoured for his work producing articles that educate the public on the effects of, and prevention measures against, diabetes and high blood pressure, non-communicable diseases that continue to affect large populations in Tanzania and globally.

Speaking after receiving the award, Mr Othman said his experience managing a health magazine inspired him to go beyond editorial oversight and contribute directly to writing.

Read more on The Citizen website by @julius_maricha