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Award winning Journalist,Print, social media journo,radio sports producer,radio sport presenter,photo-journalist, videographer&The Herald newspaper reporter

Eastern Cape South Africa
Joined June 2011
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Thank you, journalism. Thank you, @HeraldNMB . Some encounters leave an indelible mark, and meeting the iconic uTata uHotstix was one of them. Though decades my senior, his humility, reverence for his craft, and genuine engagement in our conversations left me in awe...
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...Talent may make a star, but respect makes a legend and that’s exactly what he is. An honor I’ll never forget. #TheHerald's180YearsofLegacy
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Children were sent home by parents as well as the Sapphire Road Primary School on Monday morning due to the alleged shortage of teachers which is leading to a high failure rate. 📹 @sonic303
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@HeraldNMB Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Barbara Creecy in Motherwell launched the national Municipal Cleaning and Greening Programme that is aimed at clearing 7,251 illegal dumping hotspot areas nationally.
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@HeraldNMB Creecy added that they had identified 512 sites that needed cleaning in Nelson Mandela Bay Metro.
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#NZLvRSA #Springboks #Rassie #rugbyworldcup2023 #RWCFinal #GoBokke  #Kant @SuperSportTV @ss_schools @SABCNews @SABCSportHub This is a Xhosa Gwijo song sung by Queens College Boys' High School. It means: We're asking for strength father (God), we asking for blessings.Even when
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...it's hard you will defend us. Exce bros I love you, exce gents I love you, we have to fight, we have to fight heeewu heee haaaaye... It's a prayer, a call to go to war, with the confidence and the courage that we are not going to fight alone #StrongerTogether
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@HeraldNMB @PatriciaDeLille Tourism minister Patricia De Lille in partnership with South African Tourism and the Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency along with the greater tourism sector officially launched the summer season campaign at Pabala private Nature Reserve on Tuesday.
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@HeraldNMB @PatriciaDeLille MEC for Finance, Economic Development and Environmental Affairs Mlungisi Mvoko welcomed Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille and thanked her for launching the Summer campaign in Hankey.
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@HeraldNMB @PatriciaDeLille other honoured guests include MEC for Finance, Economic Development and Environmental Affairs Mlungisi Mvoko, Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency CEO Vuyani, Sarah Baartman Municipality mayor Deon de Vos.
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@HeraldNMB The Eastern Cape Department of Transport in partnership with the National Development Agency at the Mendi art centre in New Brighton is hosting a youth Indaba dialogue to explore youth opportunities in the transport sector as part of the youth months programs.
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@HeraldNMB in photo transport MEC Xolile Nqatha
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@HeraldNMB The Eastern Cape Department of Education MEC Fundile Gade along with his delegation at the VW-Pavillion in Kariega on Friday are sending off three special needs Eastern Cape students to the international table tennis and swimming championships in Germany and Japan.
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@HeraldNMB Ntando Nokama (blue shirt on the left) will be competing in Japan from June 12 - 20 in the U17 wheelchair tennis from Vukuhambe Special School. Sinothando Adonis (middle) will be competing in Germany along side with Siphesihle Vuyelwa in Germany.
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@HeraldNMB Adonis from Lonwabo special school will compete for the table tennis championships. While Vuyelwa from Mzamomhle Special School will compete in the swimming championships.
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A prank that had people swearing and taking sides between who right between Dr Mthembeni Tebelele (left) and Mafa Bavuma (right) were left laughing as they announced they used the prank as a build up for their Roast event which will be November 25 in Gqeberha - Reports @sonic303
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New Zealand police were searching for eight people still missing after Cyclone Gabrielle struck two weeks ago, authorities said on Sunday, amid warnings of more wild weather for the nation's North Island. heraldlive.co.za/news/world/…
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The Springbok Sevens will face Fiji in the Cup quarterfinals of the HSBC LA Sevens on Sunday after an Saturday’s eventful first day of sevens at Dignity Health Stadium in Los Angeles.  heraldlive.co.za/sport/rugby…
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The NMB district commissioner Major-General Vuyisile Ncata who received the memorandum thanked the different churches for their petition, saying he heard that they were willing to work with the police to fight crime.
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The SA Council of Churches (SACC) metro regional secretary Xhantilomzi Mhlontlo read the memorandum to NMB district commissioner Major-General Vuyisile Ncata before handing it over.
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The SA Council of Churches (SACC), on the back of a spate of shootings in Kwazakhele, is marching to the New Brighton police station where a petition will be handed over. SACC metro region chair reverend canon Themba Mahuwa said people lived in terror due to housebreakings.
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Between electing new leaders and debating organisational policies, the DA’s Eastern Cape congress took a moment to celebrate some of the party’s top performers and activists who had contributed to its growth. heraldlive.co.za/news/politi…
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Moja LOVE has parted ways with Uyajola 9/9 presenter Molemo “Jub Jub” Maarohanye.  heraldlive.co.za/lifestyle/l…
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An Instagram post has revealed that a female Nelson Mandela University student who could not find accommodation last week was allegedly forced to have sex with another student just to have a bed to sleep in. heraldlive.co.za/news/2023-0…
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