[VIDEOS] Reaga Polokwane finalists go live for votes
The municipality in conjunction with Energy FM launched a competition where youngsters from around the city could enter poems or a rap that tell people about Polokwane and what it stands for
POLOKWANE – To get people in the city informed about what’s happening in and around them, the Polokwane Municipality decided to launch a special competition.
Projects like smart meters and pipe replacements fall under a program in the city called Reaga Polokwane and the municipality, in conjunction with Energy FM, launched a competition where youngsters from around the city could enter poems or a rap that tells people about Polokwane and what it stands for. Friday, 31 August marked the end of the competition and the top three finalists performed their pieces live on Energy FM for votes.
The prize for the winner was a undisclosed amount of cash as well as a tablet worth R2000.
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
