Thandiwe Konguavi

Journalist

Thandiwe Konguavi is an award-winning journalist who was born in Zimbabwe and has received honours from the Canadian Church Press, the Canadian Association of Black Journalists and the Radio Television Digital News Association Canada. She is a web writer and editor of First Person columns at CBC Edmonton. She is also the digital producer of CBC's docuseries, Black Life: Untold Stories, debuting on CBC Gem and CBC-TV in October. Reach her at thandiwe.konguavi@cbc.ca.

Latest from Thandiwe Konguavi

Missing Edmonton woman found dead, former partner facing 2nd-degree murder charge

Police arrested Collin Boucher-Gionet Tuesday night, a few days after discovering 32-year-old Aylissa Rovere's body west of Edmonton.

Highway 16 opens to commercial traffic on a limited basis as Jasper wildfire continues to burn out of control

While out-of-control wildfires continue to burn and smoulder in Jasper, the critical highway route through the national park is reopening on a limited basis to commercial traffic. 

Jasper faces 'significant loss' of buildings, infrastructure as wildfire engulfs Alberta town

Buildings in Jasper, Alta., are in flames, while smoke in the town has forced more first responders fighting an out-of-control wildfire to leave the scene.

'Aggressive fire behaviour' led to sudden evacuation of Jasper, Parks Canada says

Parks Canada staff say aggressive fire behaviour prompted the decision to have thousands of people flee the Jasper area late Monday night. 

Nearly 1,100 Albertans forced from homes as extreme heat fuels wildfires

About 89 more residents have been evacuated due to wildfires in Alberta, as an out of control fire continues to burn near Chipewyan Lake, bringing the total number of evacuees province-wide to about 1,097, the province said in an update Friday. 

Edmonton police working with tech company to employ autistic workers' skills to review bodycam footage

A new opportunity uniquely suited to the skills of people with autism has employees poring through hours of body camera footage.

Alberta firefighters facing challenging conditions as heat wave sweeps Western Canada

Sweltering conditions from a heat wave gripping Western Canada are presenting challenging conditions for firefighters in northern Alberta on Tuesday.

Gas metering station incident sparks grass fire west of Edmonton

Yellowhead County in west-central Alberta says a fire that prompted the closure of a major highway west of Edmonton involved a gas metering station.

'It's tough to see': Edmonton fans down as Oilers fall to Panthers in Game 7

The Edmonton Oilers fell short of a comeback for the ages, losing Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final 2-1 to the Florida Panthers, which earned its first Cup — and redeemed its runners-up finish from last season.

Edmonton fans the home ice advantage that could send Stanley Cup final to Game 7, former Oiler says

Former Edmonton Oilers player and coach Craig MacTavish says the fans will give Edmonton a ‘decided advantage’ in Friday's Game 6 against the Florida Panthers.