The first-ever ‘African Podcast and Voice Awards’ took place virtually on Sunday, 25 September to honour voice talent from across the continent. ManTalk KE, hosted by Eli Mwenda & Oscar Koome Mbabu, came away with the biggest award of the night winning ‘Podcast of the Year’.
Here’s a list of the podcast category winners:
Podcast of the Year: Eli Mwenda and Oscar Koome Mbabu (Man Talk)
Diasporan Podcast of the Year: Joan Nwosu (IRISE Conversations with Joan)
Rising Talent of the Year: Akumu Fiona/Claire Baker (The Yes Girls Podcast) Winner
Lifestyle and Entertainment: Rodney Omeokachie (The Young God Pod)
Comedy: Adebayo Oduwole (What A Joke)
Fiction: Faith Nwani (The Writer’s Sauce Podcast)
Non Fiction: Eliot Moleba, Jedi Ramalapa, Neo Rakgajane (Sound Africa)
Crime: Nicole Engelbrecht (True Crime South Africa)
Sports: Olamide O. Abe (Made In Africa Sports) Winner
Society and Culture: Chulu Chansa (Africana Woman with Chulu)
Music: Hafeestonova Onitilo (Cha Cha Music Review Podcast)
Relationship: Kezia Vilawa (Young in Love podcast)
Arts: This Audio Is Visual (This Audio Is Visual)
News and Current Affairs: Africa Check (What’s Crap)
Education: Gracie Imo (Grow &Glow podcast)
Career and Entrepreneurship: Zeze Oriaikhi-Sao (Third Culture Africans)
Personal/ Self Development: Queen Raffy (Queen Raffy Space Podcast)
Science, Technology and Innovation: Anne Linda (The Root Of The Science Podcast)
Advocacy and Social Change: Janet Mbugua (My First Time Stories)
Check out the full list of nominees here. And for those who missed the ceremony, you can watch the replay here.
