By A Correspondent| Strive Masiyiwa, founder of the Econet Group, has been honoured by Harvard University for his extraordinary contributions to African and African American history and culture.

Masiyiwa was among eight distinguished individuals awarded the coveted W. E. B. Du Bois Medal at the ninth Hutchins Centre Honours, hosted by the Hutchins Centre for African & African American Research at Harvard University on Tuesday (October 1, 2024).

The W. E. B. Du Bois Medal is Harvard’s highest honour in African and African American studies.