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| birth_name = Faith | | birth_name = Faith Zanyadza Kandaba | ||
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1975|06|27}} | | birth_date = {{Birth date|1975|06|27}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Kitwe]], [[Zambia]] | | birth_place = [[Kitwe]], [[Zambia]] | ||
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'''Faith | '''Faith Zanyadza Kandaba''' (27 June 1975 — 24 February 2016) was a [[Zambia]]n journalist and broadcaster who worked for the state broadcaster [[Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation]] (ZNBC) for close to 20 years. | ||
==Early life and education== | ==Early life and education== | ||
Kandaba was born on 27 June 1975 in [[Kitwe]]. She was the third-born child of Simon Kenneth Kandaba, who worked as a policeman before he set up a transportation business. Her mother, | Kandaba was born on 27 June 1975 in [[Kitwe]]. She was the third-born child of Simon Kenneth Kandaba, who worked as a policeman before he set up a transportation business. Her mother, Rose Lunda, worked with the Young Women Christian Association (YMCA). | ||
Before she became a journalist, she was involved in charity work with the Catholic nuns, usually providing home-based care for the sick or visiting prisoners. She then studied journalism at the Norma-Jean University College of Broadcasting and Communication in [[Lusaka]].<ref name=ZADAMA>[https://www.daily-mail.co.zm/faith-kandaba-blunt-sharp-soft/ Faith Kandaba: Blunt, sharp, soft], [[Zambia Daily Mail]], 27 February 2016</ref> | Before she became a journalist, she was involved in charity work with the Catholic nuns, usually providing home-based care for the sick or visiting prisoners. She then studied journalism at the Norma-Jean University College of Broadcasting and Communication in [[Lusaka]].<ref name=ZADAMA>[https://www.daily-mail.co.zm/faith-kandaba-blunt-sharp-soft/ Faith Kandaba: Blunt, sharp, soft], [[Zambia Daily Mail]], 27 February 2016</ref> | ||
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==Death== | ==Death== | ||
Kandaba died in the early hours of 24 February 2016 at the [[University Teaching Hospital]] (UTH) after an illness. About a week before her passing, she had been complaining of a headache, although that hardly kept her from work. However, when the pain got worse, she was admitted to UTH, where she died. | Kandaba died at age 40 in the early hours of 24 February 2016 at the [[University Teaching Hospital]] (UTH) after an illness. About a week before her passing, she had been complaining of a headache, although that hardly kept her from work. However, when the pain got worse, she was admitted to UTH, where she died. | ||
In a statement released by then minister of Information and Broadcasting Services and Government Spokesman, [[Chishimba Kambwili]], Kandaba was described as ''an efficient newscaster and interviewer who will be missed by the Corporation, the Government and the country as a whole''.<ref>[https://www.lusakatimes.com/2016/02/24/znbcs-faith-kandaba-dies/ ZNBC’s Faith Kandaba dies], [[Lusaka Times]], 24 February 2016</ref> | In a statement released by then minister of Information and Broadcasting Services and Government Spokesman, [[Chishimba Kambwili]], Kandaba was described as ''an efficient newscaster and interviewer who will be missed by the Corporation, the Government and the country as a whole''.<ref>[https://www.lusakatimes.com/2016/02/24/znbcs-faith-kandaba-dies/ ZNBC’s Faith Kandaba dies], [[Lusaka Times]], 24 February 2016</ref> | ||
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[[Category:Zambian journalists]] | [[Category:Zambian journalists]] | ||
[[Category:Zambian broadcasters]] | [[Category:Zambian broadcasters]] | ||
[[Category:1975 births]] | |||
[[Category:2016 deaths]] | [[Category:2016 deaths]] |
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