Experience

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  Global Water Partnership Southern Africa

  • Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

  • Senior Communication Specialist

    • Aug 2020 - Dec 2021
    • Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

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  Ilifa Labantwana

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Communication Manager

    • Mar 2015 - Aug 2020
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Ilifa Labantwana is a national programme dedicated to progressive change in Early Childhood Development systems - so that all SA children can have an equal start in life. I build public consensus around the importance of investing in Early Childhood Development, focusing on: - Strategy - Publications (long and short format) - Copywriting (op eds, blogs, long-format feature articles) - Website management (WordPress) - Social media strategy and execution - Media relations (in-house)- Event management - Narrative (storytelling) communications

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  CNBC Africa

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Executive Producer: Cape Town

    • Jul 2011 - Mar 2015
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    I was responsible for the management of CNBC Africa's Cape Town bureau. I drove editorial content from the Western Cape, built and maintained business relationships and strategic partnerships with various stakeholders in the region, and led a team of eight. Focus: - Curating content originating in the Western Cape and managing its broadcast on the channel. - Producing the daily programmes, the Money Manager and The Market Report, and the weekly Business FM. - Project managing coverage of major events such as Mining Indaba, Budget Day, State of the Nation Address, World Economic Forum (Africa, Annual Meeting in Davos, and Meeting of New Champions in China) - Client relationship management - Ad hoc presenting/reporting (entrepreneurship programme My Business Rules)- Writing for Forbes Africa magazine.

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  Fin24.com

  • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

  • Journalist and Multimedia Editor

    • Feb 2009 - Jun 2011
    • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

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  CNBC Africa

  • Market Producer

    • 2007 - 2009

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  Summit TV

  • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

  • Reporter

    • Feb 2005 - Apr 2007
    • Johannesburg Area, South Africa