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Tammylee gets serious about self-defence

Tammylee Ferreira (17) recently hosted a self-defence class with the Krav Maga Polokwane team as part of her journey as a Miss Regal International Teen SA finalist.

POLOKWANE – As a finalist of the Miss Regal International Teen SA competition, Hoërskool Pietersburg (PHS) learner Tammylee Ferreira (17) hosted an action-packed self defence class on Saturday, October 8.

The class formed part of her mandatory community work and aligns with her chosen community organisation, StandUnited SA that is against gender based violence, child abuse and bullying.

“The organisation aims to create awareness and be a voice to help victims,” she told the Polokwane Observer.

Tammylee joined Wayne Zandberg and Justin Pierce of the Krav Maga Polokwane team at PHS where they equipped women with neccessary self-defence skills.

Krav Maga Polokwane’s Justin Pierce demonstrates a move. Photo: supplied.

“It was a wonderful morning where we learnt neccessary skills needed to defend ourselves in case of an unforseen emergency situation or attack,” she said.

Krav Maga Polokwane’s Justin Pierce and Wayne Zanberg. Photo: supplied.
Wayne Zanberg (Krav Maga Polokwane), Miss Regal International Teen SA finalist Tammylee Ferreira and Justin Pierce (Krav Maga Polokwane) and Keryne-Lee M’Crystal (Krav Maga Polokwane). Photo: supplied.

Tammylee also recently visited her alma mater, Oosskool, to address the learners on bullying.

She told the Observer that she entered her first pageant at the age of seven and joined ACE Models Limpopo when she was 14 after being with Superior Models Polokwane from the age of four.

In 2021, at the age of 16 she spread her wings and joined ACE Models JHB North where she was chosen to participate in a bridal show and a Catrice Cosmetics campaign.

The finale for Miss Regal International Teen SA is on February 4 in Johannesburg.

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Raeesa Sempe

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

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