Mtetwa, a prominent local and international lawyer operating in Zimbabwe and the region, is a Senior Partner at the law firm Betrice Mtetwa & Tawanda Nyambirai Attorneys and Legal Practitioners (Private) Limited.
She is joint boss with prominent due diligence expert and Chief Executive of TN Financial Holdings Limited (TN), Tawanda Nyambirai.
Nyambirai, a prominent businessman, is also a top lawyer in Zimbabwe.
He is also Chairman of telecommunications giant Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Holdings Limited (Econet) whose majority shareholder is Strive Masiyiwa, now based in South Africa.
Hudson-Dean said Mtetwa, is "a free press advocate who is well known for her sterling work in defending journalists and fighting for a free press in Zimbabwe".
"Human rights lawyer and free press advocate, Beatrice Mtetwa, is the 2011 recipient of the Inamori Ethics Prize," Hudson-Dean said.
Mtetwa sits on the Board of Directors of top firms including some listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE).
She sits on the Board on Trevor Ncube's Alpha Media Holdings (Private) Limited, publishers of The Zimbabwe Independent, The Standard, NewsDay and several trade publications.
Mtetwa also sits on the Board of the ZSE-listed firm, Zeco Holdings Limited (Zeco), owned by flamboyant business tycoon, Phillip Chiyangwa.
She has represented several prominent and top clients in and outside Zimbabwe such as the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) when it faces charges, journalists including from The Zimbabwe Independent, The Standard, The Daily News, as well as the wealthy Meikles Africa Limited (MAL) family when it initiated legal proceedings to boot out international banker Nigel Chanakira, as Chief Executive of the diversified Kingdom Meikles Africa Limited (KMAL) Group.
During her high profile career, however, Mtetwa has had a "nasty experience" and an "ironic brush with the law" when she was surprisingly "slapped on the face" by female business tycoon, Jocelyn Chiwenga, wife of Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) Commander, General Constantine Chiwenga.
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