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Having studied Media Studies and Journalism at University of the Free State, I must say, I was fortunate to get a job in the field that I studied 3 months after graduating. Coming from a small town called Welkom in the Free State, I make use of where I come in my stories. South Africa has a lot of inspiring stories and some of them come them are in the most overlooked places.
My experience as a journalist started off at Times Media Group as an intern in 2014, where I was trained as a journalist and writer. This came with rotating at different newspapers within the organisation. From Sowetan, The Times and Sunday Times we were part of the newsroom and were expected to deliver stories daily. Through the training, I developed a unique voice as a Features Writer that I wired for at The Times and Sunday Times newspaper.
As a Features Writer I'm required to submit daily diary on stories I'm working on which leads to writing the stories for the publication, with some of my stories getting published in the Sunday Times Lifestyle. Some of the key beats that I cover include:
*Fashion
*Food
*Art
*Personalities
*Travelling
*Social issues
Recently, I have also acquired online production skills, as a website producer for Sunday Times Digital. This comes with working behind the website so that it comes through to the audience in a manner that in readable and attractive. I choose which stories go with what photos and what time to the story should be published.
In my spare time, I'm an analyst for the television show called Trendz on SABC Dstv channel 404. I'm a guest on the show as a fashion police for red carpets and fashion week's shows that take place locally and internationally.
