Vusumuzi Shangase

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Vusumuzi Blessing Shangase
ID No: 760820 5563 086
Address: KwaBova,
P.O. Box 6476, Umkomaas, 4170
Residential address: Area 5 Danganya
Email: vusishangase@gmail.com or
50086677@mylife.unisa.ac.za
Cell: 083 545 8080
Code 10 (C1) Driver's license (with PDP)
License No: 2005500039JM2
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PERSONAL DETAILS
Health : Physically fit
Criminal record : None
Marital Status : Single

EDUCATION
Institution : University of kwaZulu Natal
Course : BA Honours in Media and Cultural Studies
Status : in progress (2018)
Credits : 128
NQF level : NQF 8
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Institution : UNISA
Course : BA Communication Science
Status : Completed (2016)
Credits : 360
NQF level. : NQF 7
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Institution : Institute for the Advancement of Journalism (IAJ)
Course : Fundamentals of Radio Management
Year : 2005

WORK EXPERIENCE
Current employment. : S8ince 31 January 2018
Company : Boston Media House
Designation : Part time radio lecturer
Reference : Brett Langton
Contact : brett@boston.co.za
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October 2013 to present : Provincial Coordinator
Organisation : Provincial AIDS Council and Show Me Your Number
Designation : Civil Society's Sport, Art and Culture KZN Chairperson
Reference : MabalaneMfundisi and Patrick Mdletshe
Contact : 011 - 042 6254/ 073 481 3939

September 2011 to present : Independent Communication Consultant (Meeting Chair & Secretary)
Project : Sappi Saiccor-CAER meetings (Umkomaas)
Reference : Samantha Johns
Duties : Secretary and CAER quarterly meetings facilitator
Contact : 039 9738071/ 039 973 8354
CAER : Community Awareness and Emergency Response

May 2007 -November 2010 : Serongwanyane Technologies
Occupation : Regional Manager (KZN)
Supervisor : MabalaneMfundisi (CEO) 073 481 3939
Reason for leaving : Company hit by recession and terminated contracts
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1998 - 2007 : Durban Youth Radio Station
Occupation : Acting Station Manager (March 2005-Feb 2007)
: Training Manager (September 2003-February 2005)
: Programs Manager (January 1999-August 2003)
Reason for leaving : Career advancement
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2000 : SACRIN-South African Community Radio information Network
Occupation : Radio Script writer for IEC radio programmes
Project : Local Government elections radio program.
Reason for leaving : Seasonal project for the local government elections
Contact : ElelwaniRaphunga 073 166 9376

1997-1998
Employer : Next Magazine
Occupation : Freelance Journalist
Reason for leaving : Magazine ceased to exist
Editor : Mike Mtakati
1995 - 1997
Employer : Unitrans Sugar (now Unitrans Freight)
Occupation : Truck body Repairer
Reason for leaving : Contract expired

LEADERSHIP
2006 - 2007
Organisation : NCRF (National Community Radio Forum)
Position : NEC Board Member and Assistant Secretary

INTERESTS
Internet searching; research; reading financial books and magazines; Media and Communication; listening to music; sharing ideas; business; board meetings; watching movies and travelling.

ACHIEVEMENTS
• Hosted the Sappi Saiccor's Award Ceremony as a Master Of Ceremony in July 2012
• I hold a record for the highest radio listenership figure for Durban Youth Radio in 2006. Source: www.saarf.co.za/rams/community
• Became a Presenter, Radio show Producer, Progammes Manager, Training Manager and Station Manager for Durban Youth Radio from 1998 to 2007
• Have presented all Radio prime time slots programmes
• Freelanced for Next Magazine in 1997/8.
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PROFESSIONAL ATTRIBUTES
• Aspiring towards being the world best communicator and built a media career.
• Coordination perfection
• Computer literate in the following applications (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet, e-mail and digital editing using Adobe Audition and Cool edit software).