Experience

Mpumalanga Department of Social Development

• South Africa
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Communication: media Liaison and stakeholders relations

  • Oct 2021 - Present

  • Update Event of Calendar • Update Departmental Stakeholders list • Coordinate Departmental Events • Manage Departmental Corporal manual (Exhibitions) • Participate in Departmental Events Committee • Brand venues during Departmental Events / Provincial / National Events • Write Reports for Departmental Events • Develop Concepts Document for Departmental Events • Participate in stakeholder engagement Activities (DSD Stakeholder forum) • Provide Write Ups for Social Media purposes • Social media management and marketing Show less



Mpumalanga Department of Community safety security and liaison

• South Africa

• Ex. Public Relations and media Liaison intern

  • May 2018 - Apr 2020

  • Coordinating Media Liaison and Monitoring Activities for the Department • Facilitating media platforms including website management • Compile Daily News Brief / Media summaries • Monitor electronic and print media on daily basis • Monitoring and Managing Social Media platforms (facebook, Instagram and twitter pages of the department) • Writing Media statements/ Media Invite / Alert • Provide Content Development Function which includes (drafting of speaking Notes for the MEC, Provide Content for departmental flyers, Broachers, Update Departmental Notice Boards) • Compiling Monthly Media Analysis report • Taking pictures and videos during departmental/ provincial events • Conducting exhibitions during departmental and Provincial events • Contribute with News Articles for Departmental News letters • Advice the Head of Communication on media issues affecting the department and the Member of the Executive Council • Participate in government communication forum. Show less



African Eye News Service

• South Africa
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Journalist

  • Sep 2016 - Jun 2017

  • Writing news and magazine articles. (News24, Daily Sun, Beeld, NewsHorn and Move Magazine ) • Photography/ Videography • Research and interviews. • Investigation • Feature writing • Digital management • Writing news and magazine articles. (News24, Daily Sun, Beeld, NewsHorn and Move Magazine ) • Photography/ Videography • Research and interviews. • Investigation • Feature writing • Digital management



Penreach

• Mpumalanga, South Africa

• Communication abd marketing volunteer

  • Apr 2017 - Apr 2017

  • Co-ordinate Media Briefing for the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) • Arrange Interviews for the Chief Executive Officers. • Write and Edit Articles for Penreach Publications • Interacting with the media/ Journalists • Place Adverts and Advertorials on Selected Media Houses • Doing graphic design for the newsletter, booklets, flayers and posters. • Social media and website management • Conducting campaigns and exhibitions (Branch Venues, Penreach Events • Provide Videography and photography function (produce tv adverts, for departmental website) • Market and promote Penreach in various media platforms including radio/television and limited to public events • Sub-editing and proofreading articles for the organisation’s print and electronic newsletters. • Provide Research on funding of ECDs and its operations Show less



Brandhouse media

• Mpumalanga, South Africa

• News Editor

  • Jan 2016 - Sep 2016

  • Gather, prepare, rewrite and edit copy to improve readability • Write, proofread and correct spellings errors, punctuations and syntax in articles • Allocate print space for story text and illustrate according to space parameters and copy significance, using knowledge of layout principles • Writing news articles • Verify facts, dates and statistics using reference sources • Review and approve proofs submitted by composing room prior to publication production • Photography • Videography production • Digital/online and social media management Show less



Lowveld Media- Mpumalanga News

• Mpumalanga, South Africa

• Journalist

  • Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

  • Researching, investigating, gathering and writing news articles for Mpumalanga news, Mirror and Lowvelder newspapers • Conducting interviews for news articles • Digital management/Uploading stories on the website (online stories) • Videography and photography • Researching, investigating, gathering and writing news articles for Mpumalanga news, Mirror and Lowvelder newspapers • Conducting interviews for news articles • Digital management/Uploading stories on the website (online stories) • Videography and photography