POLOKWANE – Aircraft lovers were treated to amazing showcases by pilots at the 2017 Polokwane Air Show at the Polokwane International Airport on Saturday, 7 October.
Among the showcases was that of the impressive Gripen Fighter Jet, used in South Africa’s Air Force.
Despite a rainy start to the day, with doubts that the show would go on, the rain cleared just in time for the pilots to start their engines and show off their skills.
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
