Zimbabwe: Lewis Machipisa – Pioneering Zimbabwean Journalist Remembered As a ‘Good Soul Who Touched Many Lives’

Lewis “Lew” Machipisa, a veteran Zimbabwean journalist who spent nearly two decades at the BBC World Service and was known for his warm personality and dedication to African journalism, died in his sleep at his home in Catford, Southeast London, on January 7, 2025. He was 52.

His passing was announced by family and colleagues at the BBC, where he had worked as a producer for flagship programs Network Africa and Focus on Africa until 2020. He is survived by his three children, Dudu, Dumi, and…