A former Political Editor with the banned Daily News in Zimbabwe, in 2002 Sandra was one of the three winners of the International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) Courage in Journalism Award for her work in Zimbabwe. Sandra holds an MA in International Journalism from the City University in London and has written for newspapers in several countries, including the Sunday Times, The Guardian, the British Journalism Review, The Institute for War and Peace Reporting, Africawoman and many others. She enjoys both reading and researching.