PELEKELO LISWANISO: CURRICULUM VITAE

C/o Zambia Daily Mail
Longolongo Road

P.O. Box 31421

Lusaka
Zambia 101010

Tel/Fax: 260-211-221364
Mobile: 260-97 -7-280464

Home: 260-211-264543

E-mail: pelekelo05@yahoo.com

PELEKELO LISWANISO
Postgraduate Diploma in Media Management (PDMM), Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa.
Fellow (Journalism and Public Affairs), University of Maryland, USA,
BA (Journalism), Stefan Gheorghiu Academy, Bucharest, Romania,
Certificates 1& 2 (Marketing) Copperbelt University, Kitwe, Zambia
Certificate (Public Relations), Evelyn Hone College of Applied Arts and Commerce, Lusaka, Zambia.

Date of Birth: 31-1-59

Place of birth: Sesheke, Zambia

Nationality: Zambian

Marital Status: Married/Two children

Objective:To become a successful and enterprising Media Manager /Consultant/Diplomat

EXPERIENCE: More than 20 years as a Journalist/Editor/Media Manager/Advocate for sustainable development including on democracy, the environment, water and HIV/AIDS.

EMPLOYMENT:

April 6, 2009 to May 20, 2009, Zambia Daily Mail, Lusaka, Zambia

Acting Deputy managing Editor-

Duties: Head of editorial department and proving policy guidelines to line editors and supporting staff including the Sunday Mail. Writing daily commentaties and in charge of the administration of the Company, which has a total workforce of 160 employees.

July 2004 to April 6, 2009. Zambia Daily Mail, Lusaka, Zambia
ONLINE/PRODUCTION EDITOR-
Duties: In charge of the Online version of the Zambia Daily Mail and its sister paper- the Sunday Mail; Copy editing and layout; supervising quality controls in the production of the two newspapers. Being the last gatekeeper in the information chain before printing in close liaison with Sub-Editors.

July 1998 – July 2002, Zambia Daily Mail, Lusaka
CORRESPONDENT/ HUMAN RESOURCES & ADMIN OFFICER:

Duties: Writing in-depth articles, commentaries and analysis on political, social and economic issues for local and international publications in Southern Africa; Published weekly column- Tuesday Spotlight; Supervising workforce of 138 employees in terms of discipline, training, recruitment and general administration at head office and regional bureaus in Kitwe, Ndola and Livingstone. Acted Human Resources and Administration Manager September 1999 to March 2000.

May 1998 – July 1998, Zambia Daily Mail, Lusaka
CHIEF SUB-EDITOR-
Duties: Head of the Sub-editors. Copy editing; co-coordinating page design, lay- outs and headlines on a computerized network and proof-reading in readiness for camera work; selecting and editing foreign copy;

April-May, 1998, Zambia Daily Mail, Lusaka
ACTING EDITOR- IN- CHIEF-
Duties: In charge of all editorial departments providing policy guidelines to desk editors. Chairing editorial meetings and coordinating marketing functions, printing and distribution of the newspaper.

April 1997 to May 1998, Zambia daily Mail, Lusaka
NEWS EDITOR-
Duties: Head of news; In charge of head office in Lusaka and the regional offices in Livingstone, Kitwe and Ndola; plan, supervise and coordinate news gathering activities; selecting and editing news on computer from staff reporters, correspondents and stringers on a daily basis to meet deadlines; co-coordinating news diaries and photographs; liaising with chief sub-editor on stories available and allocation; attending editorial meetings; in charge of staff discipline, office maintenance and budgetary requirements including transport for all the offices; providing professional guidance to student journalists on attachment from Evelyn Hone College of Applied Arts and Commerce, Africa Literature Centre and Norma - Jean College of Broadcasting and Communications; as the link man between the Managing Editor and the other departmental editors in the general administration of the company; liaising with Marketing and Advertising Manager to improve advertising revenue and sales; monitor the performance of Chief reporters for periodic appraisal; liaising with news agencies; establish and maintain reliable news sources and cover major national and international events.

Sept 1996- April 1997- Zambia Daily Mail, Lusaka
SENIOR SUB - EDITOR/COLUMNIST/Correspondent
Duties: Page design and layout of the Zambia Daily Mail and its sister papers the Sunday Mail and Financial Mail on a computerized network; co - ordinating flow of stories and photographs with desk editors; writing headlines; correcting grammar and editing out defamatory material in copy;

As a columnist: - Gathering and writing in depth articles and analysis on the trend in Zambia's mining industry for my weekly column Spotlight on the Mines in the Zambia Daily Mail

As a Correspondent for: - African Mining- a leading South African mining magazine- Writing in-depth articles on mining activities in Zambia and serving as the magazine's representative in Zambia for advertising and subscriptions.

As a Correspondent for: - The Voice, a newspaper in Botswana, and the Mirror, a newspaper in Malawi, providing in-depth articles on issues of public interest in the region through Letter from Zambia columns and with Panos Feature service in London.

December 1987 - to August 1996, Zambia Daily Mail, Kitwe
BUREAU CHIEF-.
Duties: As head of the daily paper's regional office, serving as Chief Reporter in charge of staff of 10, covering fax and telex transmissions of general news, features, sports and business desks and advertising for the Zambia Daily Mail and the sister papers - Sunday Mail and Financial Mail, supervising the distribution of the three papers in the region.
Under my supervision, staff gathered hard news, features, photographs and advertisements from around the Copperbelt towns of Kitwe, Chingola, Chililabombwe, Kalulushi and the North Western provinces; performed duties as the company’s spokesman or public relations officer on professional queries in the region; providing professional guidance to student journalists on industrial attachment; responsible for the general administration of the office, maintenance and staff discipline.

December 1986 to December 1987, Zambia Daily Mail, Ndola
SENIOR REPORTER-
Duties: Covering day to day news on political, economic and social issues; accompanying the state president on international conferences at OAU, The PTA and SADC; covering civic functions, disasters; sometimes in charge of regional office in the absence of Chief Reporter; Writing in-depth news for features desk, Business Mail and Weekend Entertainment pullout.

February 1984 to December 1986, Zambia Daily Mail, Lusaka.
REPORTER-
Duties: Gathering and writing day-to-day news and feature articles on social, political, economic and scientific issues. Covering courts and investigative reporting; summarizing speeches and rewriting press statements; accompanying the state president on official international visits and conferences as well as covering state house functions; feature writing on issues of poverty, agriculture, international cooperation, population control, health, environmental problems, transport, food shortages, shelter, clothing etc

Aug 1982 to Sep1983 Zambia News Agency, Lusaka
REPORTER-
Duties: Joined as Assistant Reporter and rose to Reporter; gathering and writing hard news stories for broadcasting on Radio and Television Zambia and for dissemination to the local and international news agencies such as Reuters, Tass, PANA and AF; gathering and summarizing news from house journals, speeches and press releases

Education/ Training
· Postgraduate Diploma, Media Management and Leadership, Rhodes University, South Africa, February 2005- November 2006
· Fellow (Journalism and Public Affairs) Philip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland, USA, September 2002- June 2003.
· Certificate (English for professional development/Communications), University of Arizona, USA, August 2002
· Intern, Washington Times, Washington D.C., USA, December 2002-January 2003
· Certified Member (American Management Association (AMA), March 2003.
· Intern, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Washington D.C., April 2003
· BA (journalism), Faculty of Journalism, Stefan Gheorghiu Academy, Bucharest, Romania, October 1979- June 1982.
· Certificate (Public Relations), Evelyn Hone College of Applied Arts and Commerce, Lusaka, November 1993.
1st and 2nd Certificates in Marketing, Copperbelt University, Kitwe, 1994-1995.
University of Cambridge School Certificate, December 1978; School Certificate in Division Two with five "O" Levels in Joint Examination for the School Certificate and GCE held at Libala Secondary School 1978, Lusaka.

Short courses/Seminars
· Economic Reporting - World Bank, Inter - Continental Hotel, 1992, Lusaka
· The Role of the Media in the Third Republic- Nkana Hotel, 1992, Kitwe
· The Media and Consumerism - Edinburgh Hotel, 1993, Kitwe
· The Media and Secretaries - Edinburgh Hotel, Kitwe 1993
· French language - Alliance Francaise, Lusaka, Ndola and Copperbelt University,
· Rural Reporting - Panos Institute (UK) and the Zambia Union of Journalists, 1994 Mongu and villages in Western province.
· The impact of HIV/AIDS in the Community, Africa Literature Centre Kitwe, 1995
· Reporting from a Foreign Country, Nordic-SADC Journalism Centre, Harare, 1995.
· International Water symposium/Underground water /ZCCM, Konkola 1995
· Ethnicity and the Media - Africa Literature Centre and the World Association of Christian Communications, 1995, Kitwe.
· Desktop publishing - Zambia Institute of Mass Communication, November 1996,
· Environmental Reporting - Institute for the Advancement of Journalism, Johannesburg, South Africa, December 1996.
· Convention of African Journalists on AIDS/ HIV Reporting, Pamodzi hotel, Lusaka, April 1997.
· Internet use by Journalists/Environmental focus, ZAMNET/ University of Zambia Lusaka, June 1997.
· Gender sensitisation. Gender in Development, / Ministry of Information and Broadcasting- Rimo Motel, Kafue, September 1997.
· Economic and Financial Concepts, Inter Press Service (IPS) Harare, Zimbabwe,
· November 1997
· National workshop on alcohol, tobacco and drub abuse- Andrews Motel, Lusaka, March 9-14, 1998.
· Global Water Partnership, briefing on Water Resources/ International Conference
· on Water and Sustainable Development, Le Meridien Montparnasse / UNESCO
· Headquarters, March 18-21, 1998- Paris, France.
· Global Water Partnership (GWP) Consultative Committee Meeting, April 1998,
· Harare, Zimbabwe.
· Packaging Population Advocacy, Information, Education and Communication by
· Journalists, August 31-October 23, I998, Accra, Ghana.
· National Workshop of Drug/Alcohol Abuse, Siavonga, May 1999
· X1th International Conference on AIDS and STDs, Lusaka, September 1999
· Business Management for Print Media Executives, RhodesUniversity, S.A. 1999
· Xth Congress of the International Water Resources Association (IWRA), Melbourne,
· Australia, March 200
· Global Water Partnership launch of the Southern Africa Water Partnership- May
· 2000, Accadia hotel, Pretoria South Africa.
· X111th International Conference on AIDS, July 2001, Durban, South Africa
· 2nd Asian Water and WasteWater Conference, May 6-10, 2001, Tehran, Iran.
· Ist Annual Consultative Partners Meeting of the Global Water Partnership (GWP)-Southern Africa, July 25-26 2001, Harare, Zimbabwe.
· 9th International Conference on the Conservation and Management of Lakes, October 11-16, 2001, Shiga, Japan.
· 2nd Annual Consultative Partners Meeting of the Global Water Partnership
· (GWP) - Southern Africa, July 4-7, 2002, Farm Inn, Pretoria, South Africa.
· Power Point presentation skills November, 2002, University of Maryland, USA
· Society for Environmental Journalists Convention, October 2002, Baltimore, USA
· International Finance and development, International Monetary Fund (IMF)/World Bank headquarters, March 24-28, 2003, Washington D.C., USA
· Conflict resolution, April 20-25, University of Maryland, USA

Community projects
· Vice-Secretary, Zambia Fulbright Humphrey Alumni Association, ZFHAA April 2005 to date
· Chairman, Southern African Editors Forum (SAEF), August October 2004 to date
· Editor/Writer, HIV/AIDS News, (a National Aids Council publication), June 2004 to date
· Secretary, NAC Information/Advocacy Committee Committee, March 2005 to date
· Chairman, Media Enviro Forum, April 2001 to date
· Member, International Institute of Education (IIE) network, USA, June 2003 to date.
· Consultant, Culture and International affairs (Meridian International Center), Jan 2003-June2003, Washington D.C., USA
· Member, Press Association of Zambia, 1995 to date
· Member, Olympus gym, September 2002-June 2003, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
Member, Bethel Outreach Church, September 2002-June 2003, Silver Spring Maryland, USA, Regional Secretary, Planned Parenthood Association (PPAZ) 1990 - 1996.
Member, Programme Evaluation and Development Committee (PPAZ) 1996 to Present
· President, Kitwe Press Club 1991.
· Vice - President, Kitwe Press Club, 1989 - 90.
· Vice - Secretary, Ndola Press Club, 1986 - 87.
· Member and Public Relations Officer (Itimpi Lions Club - Kitwe), 1995 - 1996.
· Member, T&T Sports Club, 2000 to present
. Member Bank of Zambia Social Club, 1998 to Present
. Member, Lions Club of Kapila, 1999 to 2001

. Member, Seventh Day Adventist Church, 2007 to date

Hobbies
Writing articles for the African Mining in South Africa, Panos Institute London, Inter Press Service (IPS), The Voice in Botswana, the Mirror in Malawi, National Aids Council publication, World Health Organisation, Style magazine in South Africa, Network Africa on the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and Gemini News Service, Commonwealth Press Service, drama and theater, music, movies, chess and basketball.
Countries visited

Countries visited
Albania, Angola, Austria, Botswana, Cyprus, Italy, Kenya, Romania, Tanzania, Yugoslavia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, South Africa, France, Britain, Ghana, Singapore, Australia, United Arab Emirates, Iran, Hong Kong, Japan, the United States of America, Namibia, Swaziland and Mozambique.

Referees
Dr. Inonge Mbikusita-Lewanika
Zambia’s Ambassador to the United States of America
2419 Massachusetts Ave., N.W
Washington D.C., 20008
USA.

Professor Reese Cleghorn
Philip Merrill College of Journalism
University of Maryland
College Park 20742
USA

Mr. Parkie Mbozi
Regional Manager

Panos Southern Africa

Plot 32A, Leopards Hill Road
P. O. Box 39163

Woodlands, Lusaka

Zambia.

Mr. Francis Mdlongwa
Director, Sol Plaatje Media Leadership Institute (SPI)
Rhodes University
P.O Box 94
Grahamstown
South Africa.