Hopewell Rugoho-Chin’ono is an award-winning Zimbabwean journalist, documentary filmmaker, and anti-corruption activist with more than three decades of experience reporting on politics, governance, and social justice across Africa. He is a Harvard University Nieman Fellow and also an African Leadership Institute Tutu Fellow at the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School.

He commands a large digital following, where he engages millions with incisive commentary and a steadfast belief that journalism must serve the public interest. He has over 1.7 million followers on social media.

Trained in journalism in the early 1990s, he has built a reputation for fearless reporting and a commitment to holding power to account, often at significant personal risk. His journalism has not only informed citizens but has also shaped public debate and policy conversations across the continent.

In 2008, he was named African Journalist of the Year for his documentary film Pain in My Heart, which examined the human toll of HIV and AIDS through a powerful interview with the late African music legend, Oliver Mtukudzi. He won the 2020 African Journalist award for his Covid-19 corruption scandal investigations and in 2022 he won the United Nations International Anticorruption Award.

Beyond the newsroom, Chin’ono is a prominent voice on democracy, accountability, and media freedom. He has addressed international forums and institutions, and his work and career have been profiled in Professor Anthony Feinstein’s book Moral Courage, which highlights journalists who have demonstrated exceptional bravery in the face of adversity. He remains one of Africa’s most influential investigative journalists, dedicated to truth, accountability, and the defence of democratic values.