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Maureen began her broadcasting career at the age of 18 as a continuity presenter at ZNBC in 1986 -- all the while begging her bosses to let her do the news which was the preserve of 'the veterans' at the station. Then one day the news presenter did not show up on time and she asked them to let her read the news which they reluctantly allowed her to. The news was watched by virtually everyone in the country including President [[Kenneth Kaunda]]. When she concluded the take, her director was ecstatic with her performance. Having noticed her evident talent, the station invested in Maureen by sending her for formal training. | Maureen began her broadcasting career at the age of 18 as a continuity presenter at ZNBC in 1986 -- all the while begging her bosses to let her do the news which was the preserve of 'the veterans' at the station. Then one day the news presenter did not show up on time and she asked them to let her read the news which they reluctantly allowed her to. The news was watched by virtually everyone in the country including President [[Kenneth Kaunda]]. When she concluded the take, her director was ecstatic with her performance. Having noticed her evident talent, the station invested in Maureen by sending her for formal training. | ||
She resigned from ZNBC to join BOP (Bophuthatswana) television as an executive producer and presenter where she became their lead TV anchor of the flagship programme, Panorama, for which she won a Marang award. BOP TV was one of the first commercial television stations in Africa in 1984. Bophuthatswana was a self-governing homeland within South Africa during the apartheid era. Her moving to BOP TV was timely, as she was facing rampant sexual harassments from some of her bosses at ZNBC. | She resigned from ZNBC to join BOP (Bophuthatswana) television as an executive producer and presenter where she became their lead TV anchor of the flagship programme, Panorama, for which she won a Marang award. BOP TV was one of the first commercial television stations in Africa in 1984. Bophuthatswana was a self-governing homeland within South Africa during the apartheid era. Her moving to BOP TV was timely, as she was facing rampant sexual harassments from some of her bosses at ZNBC.<ref name="dailymail">[https://www.daily-mail.co.zm/?p=27288 Zambia Daily Mail, Chimwemwe Mwale, April 24, 2015]</ref> | ||
After studying for her master’s degree, she worked for the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) as chief international correspondent and TV news anchor. It was through her elaborate work as a roving reporter, covering civil war and conflicts, elections, humanitarian and developmental issues that Maureen was spotted by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in 2001 to work as their Africa specialist and presenter of the flagship programme, Focus on Africa. | After studying for her master’s degree, she worked for the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) as chief international correspondent and TV news anchor. It was through her elaborate work as a roving reporter, covering civil war and conflicts, elections, humanitarian and developmental issues that Maureen was spotted by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in 2001 to work as their Africa specialist and presenter of the flagship programme, Focus on Africa.<ref name="dailymail"/> | ||
Six years later, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) appointed Maureen as Regional Communications Adviser for East and Southern Africa. And after nearly four years at the UNDP, Maureen was again head-hunted in 2012 by the African Union’s NEPAD Agency as Head of Communications. | Six years later, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) appointed Maureen as Regional Communications Adviser for East and Southern Africa. And after nearly four years at the UNDP, Maureen was again head-hunted in 2012 by the African Union’s NEPAD Agency as Head of Communications. | ||
