Candace Mwakalyelye is a TV and radio broadcaster and media practitioner.

Early life

Mwakalyelye was born on 8 August 1986. Not much is known about her birthplace and parentage although other sources say she is half Tanzanian and half Zimbabwean.

Career

Mwakalyelye, whose nickname is NdiCandice or Malkia, the Lion Queen, is a TV and radio broadcaster, media practitioner, MC and brand ambassador who is currently based in

Zimbabwe file:Zimbabwe, relief map.jpg, upright=1.22, Zimbabwe, relief map Zimbabwe, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Bots ...

. She has worked in

Tanzania Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to t ...

for broadcasting stations there as well as in the private sector. She worked for ZiFM from 2012, a radio station in Zimbabwe and left in 2016 before returning in 2018. She is a winner of various awards including the Megafest National Business Awards - Media and Business Information Personality of the Year (2013), Zimbabwe International Women Awards- Media Professional of the Year (2015). As an MC, she has hosted the prestigious

Zimbabwe Achievers Awards Zimbabwe Achievers Awards (Z.A.A.) also referred to as Zim Achievers Awards is an awards ceremony that seeks to recognise Zimbabweans based in the diaspora for outstanding and notable achievements. Among the awards recipients include Hollywood a ...

which were held in London.

References

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