Winners of African Podcast and Voice Awards 2022 announced

The winners of the 2022 African Podcast and Voice Awards (APVA) were announced on Sunday, September 25, 2022.

The 2022 award ceremony which was held as a virtual event had 42 award categories.

APVA, Africa’s first audio industry award, aims to celebrate and appreciate the continent’s unique voices in different categories, including the APVA legacy, podcast, voice-over and spoken-word.

Meanwhile, Podcast of the Year winner is ELI MWENDA and Oscar Koome Mbabu (Man Talk) – Captivate. Olamide O. Abe (Made In Africa Sports) won the sports category while Africa Check (What’s Crap) won the News and Current Affairs, among others.

Click here to see the full list of the Awards winners.

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