Zimbabwean media academic and consultant Dr Delta Ndou, former Zimpapers head of digital, Sunday News columnist and marketing officer at a top internet service provider, has been appointed the chief executive of Rubicon Group, which is setting up three newspapers in Eswatini. 
The Rubicon Group board announced the appointment of the Cape Town-based Ndou as chief executive to steer the setting up of three new publications, Eswatini Financial Times (EFT), Eswatini Daily News (EDN) and Eswatini Sunday News (ESN), in the politically volatile country.
In a statement, Rubicon Group said:
Ndou holds a PhD from the University of Cape Town and is also a media graduate from Sussex University. She also studied at the University of Zimbabwe.
She worked for Zimpapers in Bulawayo and Harare, an internet service provider in the capital and is a passionate gender activist who writes media columns.
She has also contributed a lot to various studies or research works, consultancy and academic tasks before her new job.
She has also contributed a lot to various studies or research works, consultancy and academic tasks before her new job.
Ndou says she will use her new appointment as an opportunity to leverage her critical role to train entry-level media practitioners, especially women who are mainly marginalised in society and media structures, and to champion empowering forms of journalism in the digital era.
The NewsHawks is involved in various programmes to empower female journalists, including training a new generation of female investigative reporters and fighting sexual harassment at workplaces, particularly in the newsrooms.
It is working with Women in News in some initiatives.
It is working with Women in News in some initiatives.
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