Hamilton Wende @HamiltonWende
Journalist and author. My most recent book is Red Air a story of fathers sons and war in Afghanistan. hamiltonwende.com Johannesburg Joined April 2009-
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2nd year in row! National Press Cluub Journalist of the Year Print Online Features!
This year marks 30 years since the 1994 Rwanda Genocide. Over 800, 000 people died in the Hutu-led campaign against the Tutsis. Journalist Hamilton Wende details the horrific scenes of the aftermath of the genocide he and his colleagues witnessed. tinyurl.com/57r3a83y
Hillary called us ‘deplorables’, Biden calls us ‘fascists’, but Trump calls us ‘Americans’ dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-0…
@"Jo'burg's forgotten Royal History"linkedin.com/pulse/joburgs-… on @LinkedIn
Massed voices of Regina Mundi spirit me back to dreadful days of 1984 dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/20…
Next week is 100 years of radio in South Africa! dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-1…
As the Gulf War raged, a tiny, pink-nosed hedgehog offered an opening back into my own psyche dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/20…
Remembering Reeva Steenkamp "Our Need For Truth And Forgiveness"linkedin.com/pulse/our-need… on @LinkedIn
Of Rome and its emperors timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/b… # via @TimesLIVE
The tangled thread that joins Steve Tshwete to Siya Kolisi and World Cup victory dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/20…
I hope the @Springboks see this! ❤️🇿🇦❤️
'Rwanda did not leave me. The images and memories, never go away, even after nearly 30 years' dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-1… How after nearly 30 years I was able to make some sense of what I witnessed in Rwanda
Out today!! We could have spoken to @HamiltonWende all day - he is amusing and clever and charming and we learnt so much. You will too!
Out today!! We could have spoken to @HamiltonWende all day - he is amusing and clever and charming and we learnt so much. You will too!
You don’t want to miss tomorrow’s fascinating discussion with war reporter, novelist, and children’s author HAMILTON WENDE 🥳🥳 @HamiltonWende
I had the pleasure of listening to an enthralling tale by @HamiltonWende and #insights from Bruce Moyo at the latest @psasouthafrica Pretoria Chapter Meeting. #speaking #professionalspeakers
Proud to be invited to talk about my experiences with the US Marines in Afghanistan by the Pretoria chapter of the PSA!
My latest piece for Daily Maverick dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-0…
Hamilton Wende interviews Darrel Bristow-Bovey on ‘Finding Endurance’ | A deep dive into memory, imagination and storytelling timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/b… # via @TimesLIVE
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Congratulations Tony!
2nd year in row! National Press Cluub Journalist of the Year Print Online Features!
#NuffSaid Well deserved!
2nd year in row! National Press Cluub Journalist of the Year Print Online Features!
@HamiltonWende Well done, Hamilton, very well deserved. You submitted a really good portfolio of work!
For those who enjoy news typos 😆
Morning light in my kitchen.
Congratulations! 👏 Winners (part one): Print & Online: Features/Investigative Journalist of the Year: HAMILTON WENDE - Freelance Journalist Print & Online: Photojournalist of the Year: SANDILE NDLOVU - Sunday Times Radio News: Journalist of the Year: LERATO MOTSA - Power FM
Well written @HamiltonWende ...@dailymaverick
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