POLOKWANE – Greg Mortenson once said: “When you take time to actually listen to what people have to say, it is amazing what you can learn. Especially when the people who are doing the talking also happen to be children”.
This rang true when the question ‘Why does a camel have two humps on its back?’ was asked to a couple of Gr R’s at Noordjieland. The answers ring testimony that creative thinking is not just age bound seeing as these youngsters had their teachers in tears laughing. Although some were too shy to share their opinion, others took centre stage at discussing their point of view with the amount of confidence that would make any actor blush.
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
