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Ügen Vos
Ügen Vos is a recipient of the 2010/2011 Taco Kuiper Grant for Investigative Journalism, with previous experience working as a journalist in South Africa, Afghanistan, Iraq, the Gaza Strip and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Show profile Hide profileÜgen Vos is a recipient of the 2010/2011 Taco Kuiper Grant for Investigative Journalism, with previous experience working as a journalist in South Africa, Afghanistan, Iraq, the Gaza Strip and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
His work was previousy featured in the first issue of Coup Online Magazine ("Emerging Reporter from the Heart of Darkness"). As a freelancer, he has also worked with the New York Post (during the outset of the Oscar Pistorius trial); collaborated with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (during the Nelson Mandela funeral); and travelled to Afghanistan on behalf of the Sunday Times and FHM.
As a Senior Journalist and Crime Reporter with the Media-24 group, Ügen was intimately involved in covering the so-called Marikana Massacre at the Lonmin platinum mine and asked to give analysis on the massacre on Canadian radio.
He was previously employed as Chief Reporter and Senior Journalist for The Citizen newspaper (the flagship national newspaper of the Caxton/CTP Media Group), and also has experience working as the Citizen's Acting Crime Chief and the Caxton group's official Cape Town correspondent for the 2010 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament.
Ügen possesses a strong background and proven track record in journalism, and has extensive experience working alongside major international publications. He has previous experience partnering with national and international public health providers and humanitarian aid groups / NGOs, and has extensively covered humanitarian aid efforts in the wake of major natural disasters like the Pakistani floods and Haitian earthquakes.
Ügen has a strong background in Psychology, Literature, Computer Science, Audio-Visual Production Management, Photography and Interactive Media. He is fully bilingual, possesses a diverse knowledge of South Africa and the Southern African region, and has dealt extensively with various issues affecting the African continent - with particular emphasis on the influx of Zimbabwean refugees into South Africa and the situation in Zimbabwe, Angola, Nigeria, Mozambique, the Sudan and Somalia.
Ügen has always worked closely with the South African government, emergency services and police, and maintains a large network of trusted sources in a variety of different areas. As a senior South African journalist, he has dealt extensively with a number of high-profile matters of direct interest to the South African public - often leading highly complicated investigations into these events.
Ügen Vos is a recipient of the 2010/2011 Taco Kuiper Grant for Investigative Journalism, with previous experience working as a journalist in South Africa, Afghanistan, Iraq, the Gaza Strip and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
His work was previousy featured in the first issue of Coup Online Magazine ("Emerging Reporter from the Heart of Darkness"). As a freelancer, he has also worked with the New York Post (during the outset of the Oscar Pistorius trial); collaborated with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (during the Nelson Mandela funeral); and travelled to Afghanistan on behalf of the Sunday Times and FHM.
As a Senior Journalist and Crime Reporter with the Media-24 group, Ügen was intimately involved in covering the so-called Marikana Massacre at the Lonmin platinum mine and asked to give analysis on the massacre on Canadian radio.
He was previously employed as Chief Reporter and Senior Journalist for The Citizen newspaper (the flagship national newspaper of the Caxton/CTP Media Group), and also has experience working as the Citizen's Acting Crime Chief and the Caxton group's official Cape Town correspondent for the 2010 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament.
Ügen possesses a strong background and proven track record in journalism, and has extensive experience working alongside major international publications. He has previous experience partnering with national and international public health providers and humanitarian aid groups / NGOs, and has extensively covered humanitarian aid efforts in the wake of major natural disasters like the Pakistani floods and Haitian earthquakes.
Ügen has a strong background in Psychology, Literature, Computer Science, Audio-Visual Production Management, Photography and Interactive Media. He is fully bilingual, possesses a diverse knowledge of South Africa and the Southern African region, and has dealt extensively with various issues affecting the African continent - with particular emphasis on the influx of Zimbabwean refugees into South Africa and the situation in Zimbabwe, Angola, Nigeria, Mozambique, the Sudan and Somalia.
Ügen has always worked closely with the South African government, emergency services and police, and maintains a large network of trusted sources in a variety of different areas. As a senior South African journalist, he has dealt extensively with a number of high-profile matters of direct interest to the South African public - often leading highly complicated investigations into these events.
