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Former Mutare Boys High’s Mallon Marume is the winner of the 5th DStv-Eutelsat Star Awards for the artistic creativity poster competition that was held in Kenya recently.

Marume won first prize and will be visiting Eutelsat centre in Paris to get a feel on how satellites benefit users, their operational procedure and how they are piloted.

Running under the theme-Creating space for African ideas, the competition saw more than 10 African countries vying for top honours in essay writing and poster categories.

This is a consecutive win for Zimbabwe as Joseph Mahiya (Hellenic Academy) won top honours in the essay category last year.

In an interview, Mallon expressed his joy.

“I am overwhelmed by this award, I always prayed to win it for my country and make my family proud. I am happy I have set myself a milestone,” he said.

He echoed his passion for art that made him enter the competition.

“Paints bring me more closely to the world of art and one thing i know is that, a mission is the key and the ambition is the need,

“When I entered the competition, I never thought it could get me this kind of recognition. I am proud and hope I will have a great time when I go to Paris the land of my dreams” he said.

In a statement,one of the judges, Francis Doku said he was impressed by Marume’s art work.

“Congratulations to this young man for making himself, his parents, his teachers and most importantly his country proud,

“I don’t know if I am allowed to say what I have said above, but I couldn’t help than to share,” he said.

Last year in the essay category, Joseph Mahiya (Zimbabwe) won a trip to Paris and onwards to a launch site to witness a rocket blast into space to place a satellite into orbit.

The runner up in the essay category was João Nuno Freire Melo (Angola) who wins a trip for two to visit MultiChoice facilities and the South African National Space Agency near Johannesburg.

The theme for the essay category was to imagine yourself as a satellite looking down on earth and consider the key issues shaping Africa and how satellites can help development.