What was your first job as a journalist?
Volunteered as a student journist.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No.
How is social media changing news?
People now address their concerns directly to the person responsible rather than using media t do it on their behalf.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
None
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Accurate.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
The anti-ban of alcohol after the police minister Bheki Cele told South Africans to drink water instead during this pandemic.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Anyhow it is fine
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
My PC and cellphone, a diary too.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Malungelo Booi.
Why did you become a journalist?
I love the art of storytelling and meeting new people every day this makes learning one of the hobbies attached to this career.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
A profile story about a young man who started a pro-writer challenge on Instagram, called InstaGrammys.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Read as much as you can because it is embarrassing to say "I do not know" as a journalist. Know a bit of everything happening around you.
When's the best time to pitch you?
08:00
What's the best pitch you ever got?
All of them.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
none so far
What's your favorite drink?
Water
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
At home chilled.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Timeslive
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
I do not have a specific beat.
