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Written by Phemelo Ramasu
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Thursday, 28 February 2013 |
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 The world over is abuzz with all the technological advances. And one of these fastest phenomenons is blogging. Amateurs, professional writers and laymen are catching up to this fever throughout the world. Botswana through its enterprising youth is also catching up with the rest of the countries.
When it comes to Botswana, the number of those who have taken to penning their thoughts on the internet is still low compared to the rest of the world. And the youth are particularly leading in championing this cause. One of these remarkable youths who have taken to the internet and is busy blogging her thoughts and what she is seeing around her, is a young woman by the name Lenah Kedikaetswe. Lenah puts the expression dynamites comes in small packages to good use and she is busy setting trends with an online magazine known as Prestine online Magazine.
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Read More "WINner Profile: Lenah Kedikaetswe"
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Sunday, 15 January 2012 |
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 “I’ve realized that I am now capable of being a leader, I feel more responsible and I have learned to come up with solutions”, says Leatile Gaolape of The Guardian Sun in Botswana, referring to the impact of her participation in the Women in News (WIN) programme.
Leatile is a Sophomore participant in WIN, a capacity building programme launched by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) in 2010 to equip high- potential women media professionals with the skills, strategies and support networks to progress to leading roles within their news organisations.
“WIN is not only about your profession, it is about personal development: the motivational speakers, the experiences of the other ladies in the programme and how they balance between family and work - I realise that I am not alone.”
Since enrolling in the programme, Leatile along with 27 of her peers from the editorial and business side of newspapers in Botswana, Namibia and Zambia, has engaged in multiple capacity building activities such as career coaching, peer mentoring, networking and targeted skills development workshops.
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Written by Kagiso Madibana
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Friday, 02 December 2011 |
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 The growth I experienced in my professional life this year can only best be described as surreal. I wanted more but I had no idea what more constituted. It was a struggle of sorts to attain what I have achieved today and I would like to extend some of the credit to the Women In News (WIN) programme.
Through WIN peer mentoring and coaching exercises, it has helped me improve my professional confidence as well as my ability to stand in a room full of people and face them.
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Read More "WIN improved my professional confidence"
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Written by Chandapiwa Baputaki
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Friday, 13 May 2011 |
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 “Never take short cuts because they will take you longer than intended,” this are the words of former Oprah Magazine Editor, Thami Ngubeni.
In her late thirties, bubbly and easy going Ngubeni said this when giving a keynote address to participants of a groundbreaking leadership programme for African women working in the media held at Indaba Hotel, Johannesburg South Africa.
Ngubeni told the women that they are their own authors and none should dictate to them what they should do. “You influence others through the work that you do and what you should ask yourself is what influence you have on others,” Ngubeni said.
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Read More: “I am driven by the feeling that I am living a purposeful life"
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Written by Sinqobile Ndlovu-Tessa
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Wednesday, 05 January 2011 |
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 The first year of the Women in News programme ended on a high note in Johannesburg on December 14 as participants got an inspirational and motivational talk from one of Southern Africa’s veteran journalist and founder of Zambia's Breeze 89.3 FM, Mike Daka.
Daka, who is now in his 50's, spoke of the journey that he has travelled, the risks that he took despite disapproval from family and friends and his ultimate success after setting up Breeze FM. As difficult as it was in the beginning, with no loan to launch the station, Daka did not give up on his dream.
His perseverance, determination and hard work thus eventually paid off as Daka is now a successful businessman running a successful commercial radio station in Zambia, which is also based in a rural part of the country.
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