Rekindling The Love

Hey there fellow blogumists, there's no we today, it's just Vumani flying solo for today. I've rekindled my love for journalism today (not that the love was fully extinguished; the flint was temporarily drenched in fatigue). Anyway today I met popular radio personality Glen Lewis, by the way he prefers to be called a radio personality instead of a DJ,quite silly isn't it. What an awesome and laid back guy he proved to be. He'll be featuring in the Sunday Times' My Jozi segment, luckily for me I was able to accompany the journo who interviewed him. I even got a chance to throw in a few questions here and there, some very intelligent questions at that might I add. With a story of mine being published in the Sowetan today, things are looking on the up. Anyway got to go. Check out Glenzito's piece in the Metro section on Sunday,and keep tapping away my fellow scribes. Lata.

The Blog Take Over is complete

Hey there people this is the new Avusa Graduate Training Group.We've taken over the blog! Apparently last year there were more females than males but this time around, the tables have definitetly changed with the ratio at 7:5. The past 2 weeks have been interesting to say the least. For the most part, from the beginning we pretty much gelled with each other. We have a very diverse group, with people coming from different parts of the country, different institutions, different social backgrounds and certainly with different ambitions. We expect to work hard but have fun too. At the end of the year we hope to have a clear idea of how the media industry works, be employable as well as know the different cultures of Avusa's publications.

Just to let you know, this is how we are going to be writing the blog. We have separated ourselves into groups of 4. Issues that will be discussed range from current affairs, worst and best front page and anything that might grab our attentlion during the course of the year.

Class of 2008

Thirteen graduates from around the country have been selected for the 2008 Programme which is now called the Avusa Pearson Journalism Training Programme
They have all returned their signed contracts. We await their arrival in Rosebank on 21 January 2008. Here are their names:
Lekotjolo, Nkosana Prince - BA Pol Sci (UKZN/PG Dip Jour Rhodes
Guvi, Candy B. Soc Rhodes
Chilwane, Luphert BA UNISA
Moeng, Katlego Dipl Journalism Damelin
Molefe, Lehlohonolo BA Wits
Matsaneng, Lerato ND Journalism DUT
Mkhize, Vumani BSoc Sci (Media & Comm) Univ KZN
De Kock, Rochelle BA NMMU
Pongoma, Luzuko ND Journalism WSU
Thulo. Lebohang BJourn Rhodes
Moiloa, Tsebeletso B.Economics/Media Univ Free State
Uithaler, Jocelyn BA.Hons History/B.Phil Journ Univ Stellenbosch
Tsele, Lebogang B. A. Commun/Film Production UJ/Cons Dynamix