MEET THE PROGRAMME DIRECTOR FOR THE VC'S DISTINGUISHED AWARDS

WSU is honoured to welcome alumna, Ms Chriselda Lewis, as the Programme Director for the 2025 Vice-Chancellor’s Distinguished Awards which will be hosted this afternoon.

A graduate of Walter Sisulu University's Journalism programme (Class of 2003), Chriselda Lewis has become one of South Africa’s most respected and recognisable broadcast journalists.

With 22 years of experience across print, radio and television, she currently hosts the flagship Prime Time News on SABC TV, and anchors 'The Agenda' every weekend on SABC Channel 404.

Lewis’s journalism journey began in East London, writing for a community newspaper before moving to influential newsrooms such as the Sowetan, the South African Press Association, and Talk Radio 702. She later joined the SABC as a news producer, quickly rising to become a news anchor and one of the country’s leading investigative reporters.

Lewis was one of the first SA journalists to interview Zimbabwe's former vice president Joice Mujuru after being sworn in office. During her career, she covered Zimbabwe's elections, including the recent polls, The Fall of Robert Mugabe, the 2015 Nigerian elections, and worked in the volatile trenches of the DRC in 2017 covering South African troops on peacekeeping missions.

In her illustrious career, Lewis has earned multiple accolades, including:

● National Press Club Journalist of the Year 2024

● (Television: In-depth Features & Interviews)

● Three-time Adcock Ingram Brave Journalist Award (2024, 2023, 2022)

● SABC Group CEO’s Award 2023

● Communication Workers Union Award
SABC Woman of Worth Award

As she returns to her alma mater to Programme Direct the prestigious Vice-Chancellor’s DistinguishedAwards, we celebrate her as a shining example of WSU's impact.

The awards will be broadcast live on WSU's Facebook and YouTube Channel.