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Thabang Kuaho

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  • Journalist and Digital Content Creator, Freelance
Cape Town, Johannesburg
As seen in: News24, Midrand Reporter, The Citizen (South Africa), Netwerk24, TygerBurger, Rekord East, Letaba Herald, Alex News, Northcliff Melville Times, Rosebank Killarney Gazette
Covers:  Community news.
Doesn't Cover: Sports
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Thabang Kuaho’s Biography

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I am a journalist for the Tygerburger, a community newspaper in the Northern suburbs of Cape Town, currently covering stories for the Goodwood edition which forms part of the over 300 000 copies distributed weekly AND recently placed second at tye FCJ Excellence Awards under the Best Free Corporate-owned newspaper with pagination under 24.

My mission, when covering stories for the paper, is to inform, educate as well as inspire the public.

Writing about youth that are doing great things to bet…

Thabang Kuaho’s Journalist Portfolio

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Overgrown plot still a threat

Overgrown plot still a threat

The open field, with overgrown vegetation, at what used to be a popular shopping centre in Peerless Park East…

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Palliative care takes back seat during pandemic

Palliative care takes back seat during pandemic

With Thursday 4 February being World Cancer Day, TygerBurger looks into how the Covid-19 pandemic has affecte…

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'Happiness lies in following your dreams'

'Happiness lies in following your dreams'

Living his life as a dancer, Kraaifontein's dance extraordinaire, Lee Kotze, says the only way youth can trul…

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Young foodie on the way to success

Young foodie on the way to success

A young man from Bloekombos has been offered the opportunity to attend a year-long internship programme in Am…

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Animal rescue needs a new home

Animal rescue needs a new home

Imagine Animal Dreams, a rescue, rehabilitation and re-home organisation for stray dogs and cats, is looking …

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Illegal shacks stop sewage clearing

Illegal shacks stop sewage clearing

The City of Cape Town says it is not possible to clear the sewer blockage causing the overflow in Wallacedene…

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The Weekly Recap by Thabang - Revue

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The Weekly Recap by Thabang By Thabang Kuaho This newsletter will keep you up to date with articles I have written in the week, interesting findings from the interweb and some of my social media posts.
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Two arrested in Goodwood business robbery

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| Netwerk24 Verified
33 min. Thabang Kuaho @Thab_Journo Deel 0:00 Intekenare kan na hierdie artikel luister A special police task force was summoned to the scene in Goodwood where a business robbery took place. Police arrested two men, aged 29 and 35, after being tipped off of a robbery at a shop in Goodwood this morning (Wednesday 12 January). “At around 08:20 the armed suspects held the owners of a shop situated in Voortrekker Road at gunpoint,” says Western Cape police spokesperson Col Andrè Traut says.
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Spotlight on muscular dystrophy

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Muscular dystrophy is a genetically and clinically heterogeneous group of rare muscle disorders that cause progressive weaknesses and breakdown of skeletal muscles over time. There are over 30 types of muscular dystrophy and the effects thereof differ from sufferers based on the type and extremity of the disease. With September being Muscular Dystrophy Month, non-profit organisation Muscular Dystrophy Foundation aims to educate the public on this incurable rare disease.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I was an online intern at the Rekord Newspaper in Pretoria.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes. In 2006 when Computer Applications Technology, the subject, was introduced. We did not yet have computers at school.

How is social media changing news?

Everything happens on social media. The shorter, the better. Short and sweet.