Geoff Hill (South African journalist)
Geoff Hill is a journalist and author working in London, Nairobi and Johannesburg.
Biography
Geoffrey Rex Alexander Middleton Hill spent his childhood in Malawi, Rhodesia, and South Africa.[1]
His father, Hugh Middleton Hill was federal water engineer for Nyasaland, during the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, and went on to establish water projects across southern Africa. Geoff had a total of 12 schools before completing his education at Northlands Boys' High School in Durban.
His early writing for biology journals and poetry magazines, was encouraged by his mother, Zaeta (pronounced Zeeta). After school, he read zoology at the University of Natal.
In 1982 he moved to Australia and worked on various newspapers including the Townsville Bulletin and The Australian. In 1992, with Nick Russell, he co-founded African Safari Magazine which ceased publication in 2000. He married Hope Kleoudis in Sydney in 1995 and they moved to Zimbabwe in 1997.
From 2002 until 2010, Hill worked as East and Southern Africa bureau chief for The Washington Times.[2]
In 2011, he founded the private intelligence firm, Africa.cx.
Published works
- The Battle for Zimbabwe (Zebra Press, 2003)
- What Happens After Mugabe? (2005) (ISBN 978-1770071025)
Awards
References
- ↑ Guma, Lance (19 May 2005). 'Behind the Headlines' interviews Geoff Hill, SW Radio Africa, Retrieved 23 November 2010
- ↑ Hill, Geoff. What Happens After Mugabe? (2005) (ISBN 978-1770071025)