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 on CBC Gem and CBC-TV. Reach her at thandiwe.konguavi@cbc.ca.

Latest from Thandiwe Konguavi

Edmonton chiropractor facing 8 new sexual assault charges after complainants come forward

Edmonton police say eight more complainants have come forward since they announced a sexual assault charge against chiropractor Bradley Basaraba last month.

Alberta thermal coal mine expansion gets green light without federal impact assessment

A large expansion of the Vista thermal coal mine near Hinton, Alta., has been given the go-ahead by the federal government, without the need for a federal impact assessment.

Edmonton police seek publication ban to protect identity of officer in fatal shooting

The Edmonton Police Service is asking for a publication ban to protect the identity of the officers involved in the fatal police shooting of Mathios Arkangelo, citing “credible threats” to the life of the subject officer.

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.