Since 2011 Ive written stories about the Soshanguve community - a township north of Pretoria. It is a vibrant and cultured place for anyone to be in. Soshanguve has a population of over half-a-million, and according to the Tshwane Investment Projection, in 2006, the township constituted 24, 4 percent of the total population of Tshwane. The gender distribution is 51, 1 % female and 48, 9 % male.The people of Soshanguve speak predominantly Setswana. IsiZulu, IsiNdebele, XiTsonga, Sesotho, TshiVenda and Sepedi are also spoken in this township. And as of lately, Shona is also becoming a widely used language. This is as a result of the influx of Shona-speaking Zimbabwean nationals.
My time spent on researching, sourcing out stories was a lesson indeed. The people Ive met, the friends I made and the moments vreated shall be cherished in my heart forever.Here is a few of my published articles:
My first big story on a correction of naming a widely used main road in Soshanguve.
This story was on a talent search competition story in a Mabopane shopping centre. Watching all the participants was fun.
The Dance school was such an inspiration to many of the children in Soshanguve Block H. It was great to see a graduate helping out local kids.
Nyaope smoking is one of the most common abused drug in the Tshwane area. Communities, organisations have implemented projects and created awareness yet the drug abuse is still increasing. It was good to know that people are aware of it and want to fight it.
Covering online stories is the most easiest part in Journalism yet the tricky part comes when one has to write a big story in 200 words. I really wanted to to do with the story yet not always can one do so.
