Bheki Makhubu, the Swaziland editor jailed for two years for publishing articles critical of judges has won the Press Freedom Awardat the CNN / Multichoice journalism awards.
Makhubu, editor of the Nation, a small-circulation monthly comment magazine, was jailed with Thulani Maseko, a writer and human rights journalist in July 2014.
The judge's citation for the award said, 'Bheki Makhubu is in jail. Where a journalist should not be. One of far too many journalists on the continent.
'Bheki and his columnist and human rights lawyer colleague, Thulani Maseko, remain in jail facing sedition charges.
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