Experience

British High Commission Pretoria
• Telecommunications
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Deputy Head of Communications

  • Jan 2023 - Present

Newzroom 405
• Assignment Editor

  • Jun 2019 - Mar 2023


SABC

• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• Acting Assignment Editor: TV News

  • Oct 2018 - Mar 2023

• Television News Reporter

  • May 2016 - May 2019

  News storytelling across South Africa.Live Broadcasts of stories and special events.Maintaining strong relations with government communicators, NGO's, universities and ordinary South Africans.

• Presenter and Producer Radio Current Affairs

  • Feb 2016 - May 2017

  Present a news current affairs programme on Motsweding FM.Organize and conduct live and recorded interviews with politicians, government, newsmakers on a daily basis. Keeping abreast with all the latest news and finding new angles to stories.

• Bulletin Editor, Television News

  • Jan 2013 - Feb 2016

  Working as a bulletin editor has equipped me with leadership skills as a result of guiding and supervising a team of producers and presenters on a daily basis. This position has armed me with the relevant knowledge and expertise of a senior producer or journalist working within a dynamic newsroom.It is here where I have learned and continue to practice the art of identifying newsworthy stories and events, checking the quality of stories, being a copy or sub-editor, assigning stories to producers, writing scripts, arranging interviews across a variety of topics and trending stories. Within this role, I also took on the responsibility of an Executive Producer by being part of the crew in studio, making sure that SABC News delivers news accurately and on time. It is within this role that I learned to be responsible for a 3 hour live bulletin, where I made crucial decisions with precision and dedication. Show less