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Luke Charter

South Africa
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Luke Charter’s Biography

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I am a highly experienced print and digital media specialist with a proven track record of excellence in publishing and tech, including Digital Publishing, Social Media Management, Hard News Digital Strategy, Community Management, Sales, and Marketing, Writing, Editing, Web Design, UX Design, Graphic Design, Media Production, and Operations Management.

Luke Charter’s Journalist Portfolio

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Determined former teacher blazes a trail in medical field

Determined former teacher blazes a trail in medical field

From a classroom in rural Ngqamakwe to specialist training, Dr Phathiswa Sifuba-Makapela's journey has broken…

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Mkambati rises on global conservation stage

Mkambati rises on global conservation stage

Wild Coast reserve recognised as Eastern Cape's first Ramsar site in boost for tourism

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Games go on while sports facilities lie in ruins

Games go on while sports facilities lie in ruins

Ongoing vandalism highlighted after primary school pupils compete at Buffalo Flats field with clubhouse in so…

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Games go on while sports facilities lie in ruins

Games go on while sports facilities lie in ruins

Ongoing vandalism highlighted after primary school pupils compete at Buffalo Flats field with clubhouse in so…

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Bridge heroes show government how to get things done

Bridge heroes show government how to get things done

When you drive along roads or over bridges in the Eastern Cape, you see something quite remarkable: An odd pa…

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Tavern tragedy | 'There was a strange smell - and then all hell broke loose'

Tavern tragedy | 'There was a strange smell - and then all hell broke loose'

Grieving East London teenagers, who were among the partygoers at Enyobeni tavern in Scenery Park, have given …

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BREAKING | Highgate survivors dealt another blow in 33-year search for answers Original

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By Luke Charter
| Daily Dispatch (South Africa) Verified
The survivors of the Highgate Hotel massacre, who have spent more than three decades searching for the men who killed five people and changed their lives forever, have been dealt another blow after the investigation into the case was closed. The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) informed the survivors and victims’ families that it had exhausted all avenues without finding further evidence.
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Little creature side-tracked, but home after 2,000km adventure

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By Mpumzi Mshweshwe, Luke Charter
| Daily Dispatch (South Africa) Verified
A tiny KuGompo City stowaway has completed an unlikely 2,000km adventure to Johannesburg and back — including a flight home, an airline rejection and a champagne brunch thrown in his honour. Shell-Vis Presley, a hermit crab barely the size of a thumb, was safely returned to the shores of Kidd’s Beach on Saturday after his accidental trip inland sparked a rescue effort involving animal welfare organisations, conservationists, residents and an airline.
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Eastern Cape sheds a further 43,000 jobs

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By Luke Charter, Aphiwe Deklerk, Mpumzi Mshweshwe
| dailydispatch.co.za
The Eastern Cape’s unemployment crisis has deepened sharply, with the province recording the highest jobless rate in the country as thousands more people lost work amid mounting pressure from rising food and fuel prices. According to Stats SA’s latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey, the province’s official unemployment rate rose to 44.6% in the first quarter of the year from 42.5% in the previous quarter.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes

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Rita Skeeter

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Elon Musk