By james art Paula has been the editor of Connecting Africa since June 2019 and has reported on key developments in Africa’s telecoms and ICT sectors for most of her journalistic career.
The award-winning journalist, based in South Africa, previously worked as a producer and reporter for business TV channels Bloomberg TV Africa and CNBC Africa, was telecoms editor at online publication ITWeb and started her career in radio news. He holds an Honors Diploma in Journalism from Rhodes University.
Paula was recognized by Empower Africa as one of the 35 pioneers shaping Africa’s tech landscape in 2023 and won the Excellence in ICT Journalism category at the 2017 MTN Women in ICT Awards.
Travel is always on Paula’s mind, she has visited 40 countries so far and is currently researching her next adventure.