2008 MISA John Manyarara Investigative Journalist of the Year Award and the MISA John Manyarara Upcoming Investigative Journalist of the Year Award respectively.

Charles Mpaka and Mike Chipalasa receive a cash prize of 4000 Euros for their entry MSCE Examinations Leaked which was an expose of the selling of Malawi School Leaving Certificate (MSCE) exam papers which resulted in some officials working in the country's examinations board being brought to book. In the upcoming investigative journalist of the year category, Conceição Vitorino won a cash prize of 2000 Euros as well as a scholarship to the tune of 6000 Euros to further develop her investigative journalism skills. She won for a series of stories she wrote on the powder magazine explosion.

MISA would also like to congratulate John Grobler, the runner up in the investigative journalist of the year category for his story Mafia Linked to Namibia's Gems as well as Orirando Manwere and Busani Ncube who were runner-ups in the upcoming investigative journalist of the year category for the series of stories on a scam in Zimbabwe's High court.

The awards were given on 28.10.08 at a Power Party which was part of a just ended 3 day Power reporting training workshop that brings together investigative journalists and aspiring investigative journalists from Africa as well as abroad.

While giving her welcome remarks at the party, 2008 Benjamin Memorial Award winner and MISA Trust Fund Board (TFB) member, Beatrice Mtetwa, noted that the celebration of investigative journalism in the developing world is particularly important because of the many obstacles that investigative journalists encounter including repressive and draconian legislation, poor remuneration, absence of mentoring due to skills flight from the profession among others.

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