Veteran TV journalist drowns in Mozambique
Said drowned yesterday while on holiday with his family.
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The well-known reporter had just rejoined eNCA as Director of News after spending several years abroad, working for a Turkish broadcaster.He leaves behind his wife and two daughters.
[NOTE] It is with devastation, shock, and deep sorrow that eNCA announces that the channel’s Director of News, Ben Said, drowned while on holiday with his family in Mozambique on Monday afternoon. https://t.co/QsPAwt928Q pic.twitter.com/P8ALvzDlHh
— eNCA (@eNCA) August 27, 2019
eNCA says his loss to the channel is immense.
“Ben was one of the country’s best television journalists and his loss to the station is immense. Having just re-joined the station, he was already making his presence felt across all aspects of the business. We are all in deep shock,” said eNCA's Jeremy Maggs.
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Government said in a statement that the death of a journalist of Said's calibre makes the media profession poorer.