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Geoffrey Nyarota
Journalist

Geoffrey Nyarota

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Exposing Willowgate and founding Zimbabwe’s Daily News.

Willowgate reporting · Against the Grain

Born
1951
Birthplace
Southern Rhodesia
Died
23 March 2025

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Geoffrey Nyarota

Geoffrey Nyarota was a Zimbabwean journalist whose investigations challenged government corruption. His career included newspaper leadership, exile and online publishing.

Early life

Teaching first

Trained as a teacher before joining newspaper work in 1978.

Career

  1. 1978

    Newsroom entry

    Joined The Rhodesia Herald as a trainee.

  2. 1989

    Chronicle editor

    Helped expose the Willowgate car-resale scandal.

  3. 1999

    Daily News

    Founded the independent newspaper.

  4. 2002

    Exile

    Left Zimbabwe after losing his position at the paper.

Selected work

Willowgate reporting

The investigation led to ministerial resignations.

Against the Grain

Published his memoir.

Beyond work

Press freedom

Continued journalism from exile, including the online Zimbabwe Times.

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