2015 SAGE Award Recipient – Literature Category Tecla Tawonezvi’s evocative and colorful memoir – Diary of my Pilgrimage of Faith is a fascinating tale that covers her own sojourns over the last decade or more, from growing up in the war torn South Africa and Zimbabwe, to her emigration to the strikingly different environs of
Sage Award
Helena Kaufman The Afro News Writer of the Year 2010
on February 28th, 2011

As columnist, profile and feature writer she has covered stories of interest to the readership at large. She joined the team soon after her arrival in Vancouver from Manitoba through a series of multicultural connections that led to her work with TAN.
Michelle Lee Williams The Afro News Community Life time Achievement and Legacy Award
on February 26th, 2011
It is the light she shone on internal issues a community must face to grow and gain. It is the focus on the Afric interests in art, education, sport and business within the community and outside towards a progressive interaction that serves all.