POLOKWANE – Department of Sport, Arts and Culture MEC Onicca Moloi hosted an event at Mercuries Polokwane on Thursday, 29 June, where different guests where invited from different companies.
Actor and Radio Host, Skhumbuzo Mbatha (known as Meneer Manaka in Skeem Saam) was invited as the guest program director for the night.
Thalita Koum Girls Network started by Moloi, is a charity organization whose primary objective is to improve the lives of young girls from disadvantaged areas and to help needy learners enroll at institutions of higher learning.
Moloi explained that Talita Koum means “young girl rise”.
She also explained that they were inspired by the Dorcus story in the Bible who was a volunteer, helping the needy. Onicca goes on further to say that it’s always very wise and a good thing to do to help the individuals that cannot give back.
Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard
