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

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of The Walking Dead TV Series, and

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as well as Luthuli Dhlamini of South Africa's TV Series

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History

The Zimbabwe Achievers Awards (Z.A.A.) was founded in 2010 by Conrad Mwanza, a Zimbabwean businessman who is based in the

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. He worked closely with his founding partners including UK based Zimbabwean public figure Soxx Peter Soko and Washington Kapapiro now in Africa. The ZAA currently has four editions which are the UK Edition, the USA Edition, the Australian Edition and the South African Edition. Over the years, the ceremony has had several different sponsors including Steward Bank, Food World, Mukuru,

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, Impala Car Rental and Hamilton Insurance. The most recent partnership was with

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were announced as the global partner for ZAA International in March 2018. They headlined the event in 2018 which honoured the achievements of Zimbabweans in the UK. The company also partnered to headline the South African, USA and Australian editions.

2018 UK Edition

The 2018 Z.A.A awards hosted Tsitsi Masiyiwa, the wife of Zimbabwe's first billionaire businessman

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. Tsitsi Masiyiwa was the keynote speaker of the UK Edition on 26 May 2018 in

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Awards categories

*Business Of The Year *Male Entrepreneur Of The Year *Female Entrepreneur Of The Year *Professional Of The Year *Community Champion Of The Year *Music Video Of The Year *Music Artist Of The Year *International Gospel Artist Of The Year *Male Personality Of The Year *Female Personality Of The Year *Sports Personality Of The Year *Fashion Designer Of The Year *Event Of The Year *People's Choice *Break Through Award *Young Achiever Of The Year

Top awards recipients

* Tsitsi Masiyiwa * Patrick Mavros *

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* Luthuli Dlamini * Chiedza Mhende * Ernest Ndlovu * Jah Seed * Jah Prayzah * Buffalo Souljah * Nadia Nakai *

Oliver Mtukudzi Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi (22 September 1952 – 23 January 2019) was a Zimbabwe, Zimbabwean musician, businessman, philanthropist, Human rights activists, human rights activist and List of UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador f ...

Thomas Mapfumo Thomas Tafirenyika Mapfumo (born July 3, 1945) is a Zimbabwean musician. He is nicknamed "The Lion of Zimbabwe" and "Mukanya" (the praise name of his clan in the Shona language) for his immense popularity and for the political influence he wie ...

* Brian Nhira *

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* Dj Edu * Farai Gundan * Taponeswa Mavunga * Petina Gappah *

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* Derick Chisora * Khama Billiat * Esrom Nyandoro *

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* Hillzy * Takesure Zamar Ncube * Kazz A.K.A Mr Boomslang * Zimcelebs

References

External links

*{{Official website, http://www.zimachievers.com/ Zimbabwean awards