Rex Chikoko is a Malawian investigative journalist, media, corporate communication consultant and media analyst. He is currently a freelance journalist and communication consultant. Previously, he worked as Public Relations and Communications Manager for the government-owned National Oil Company of Malawi. He was the Editor at Times Group Limited, responsible for The Daily Times, Malawi News and The Sunday Times. He is known for his work at Nation Publications Limited and the Thomson Reuters Foundation. He is known for his coverage of illicit transfers of money and money laundering. His coverage of the 2013 cashgate scandals involving Malawian government financial irregularities and fraud were widely published. He was also known for uncovering a story in which the Malawi government’s deal with a Brazilian mining company,

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for the construction of a railway was unproductive for Malawi. He is also known for his television and radio commentary current affairs that was regularly featured on Times Television as well as Times radio. He also hosted a television programme, The Constitution.ently

Background

He attended an Illicit Finance Journalism Program at

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. He was affiliated with the Mail and Guardian Centre for Investigative Journalism (MGCIJ) in Johannesburg. He developed an interest in investigative journalism after attending training workshops in Malawi and South Africa. He served as Chairperson of the Association for Journalists Against HIV/AIDS.

Awards

In 2016, Chikoko won Misa-Malawi's Business and Economics Journalist of the Year-Print award. In 2018, Chikoko won Misa-Malawi's Democracy and Good Governance Journalist of the year-Print award.

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Interview
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