Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
References
Accomplishments
Publications
FUTURE ACADEMIC PLANS
Timeline
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Kagiso Selabe

Kagiso Selabe

Media, Literary & Visual Arts Practitioner
Mochudi

Summary

Hard working, literary and Visual Arts enthusiastic with background on Communications, Public Relations and Print Journalism, with exceptional track record to execute successful product launches. I also have a healthy relationship with both the private and government media obtained from previous service, evidenced by several appearances on Botswana Television, RB1 and RB2, during my literary and visual arts project campaigns

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Department of Broadcasting Services (BTV)
01.2017 - Current
  • Liasing with perfoming artists for music acquisition and placement on BTV
  • Assist and monitor adherence and compliance by perfoming artist to set MOA standards between BTV and COSBOTS
  • Responsible for media management, product positioning and branding and stakeholder relations
  • Effective information screening, vetting and dissemination
  • Production of internal and external corporate material to sensitize stakeholders and general public about Btv programs
  • Product screening, media vetting, editing and transmission

Founder & Coordinator

National Annual Young Authors Awards (NAAYA)
01.2017 - Current
  • Was funded by Companies and Intellectual Property Authority (CIPA) to a tune of P1 Million to capacitate and hold a national tour culminating in creative writing competitions across 48 Junior & Secondary Schools (2017-2021)
  • Has been funded by Ministry of Sports and Culture (BNLS-Literary Grant) to a tune of P60 000.00 to capacitate and hold a national tour culminating in creative writing competitions across
  • Entirely responsible for NAYAA brand formation, growth and maintenance
  • Several Btv appearances on The Breakfast Show, The Day Break, and Silent Shout, promoting and campaining for the Literary arts projects i had founded,

Teaching Assistant

University Of Botswana (Communication & Study Skills Unit)
01.2013 - 01.2015
  • Attend Departmental Seminars, Holding Tutorials and Grading Projects
  • Assist with teaching, lecturing tasks and Marking tests.

Information Officer

Information Services
01.2010 - 01.2012
  • News gathering and writing for Daily News & Kutlwano
  • Photography
  • Newsreel Reading

Reporter

Sunday Standard & The Telegraph
01.2009 - 01.2010
  • News Gathering and Writing & Advertorial Writing

Intern

Sunday Standard
01.2007 - 01.2008
  • News gathering, Writing & Photography

Education

MA - Politics & International Relations

University of Botswana
01.2019 - 01.2021

BA - Media Studies

University of Botswana
01.2006 - 01.2010

BGCSE Certificate - undefined

Molefi Senior Secondary School
01.2004 - 01.2005

Skills

Microsoft: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, (Expert)

References

Onkokame, Babue, Principal Broadcasting Officer, 3658183, 72984165, Department of Broadcasting Services (Btv), Botswana Television

Accomplishments

  • Successfully initiated a nationwide project involving thousands of students
  • Played a lead role in the NAYAA project growth, supervised 15 project employees, persuaded and influenced stakeholders and sponsors to take part in the project.
  • Succeeded under immense pressure and overcame all the setbacks that came with a project of such a magnitude.

Publications

  • Selabe K. (2010) RUSTING GOLD- a tale of hope through hopelessness, Lambert Academic Publishing, Berlin, Germany. AVAILABLE @ http://www.amazon.com/RUSTING-GOLD-tale-through-hopelessness/dp/3838399005 and other online international booksellers.
  • Banda Wa Mokone.(2016) self published

FUTURE ACADEMIC PLANS

  • I am a keen scholar and plan to enroll for Master of Arts and Theater during the start of the next academic year
  • I also intend to enroll in any future short courses, and development programs that my employer may recommend

Timeline

MA - Politics & International Relations

University of Botswana
01.2019 - 01.2021

Department of Broadcasting Services (BTV)
01.2017 - Current

Founder & Coordinator

National Annual Young Authors Awards (NAAYA)
01.2017 - Current

Teaching Assistant

University Of Botswana (Communication & Study Skills Unit)
01.2013 - 01.2015

Information Officer

Information Services
01.2010 - 01.2012

Reporter

Sunday Standard & The Telegraph
01.2009 - 01.2010

Intern

Sunday Standard
01.2007 - 01.2008

BA - Media Studies

University of Botswana
01.2006 - 01.2010

BGCSE Certificate - undefined

Molefi Senior Secondary School
01.2004 - 01.2005
Kagiso SelabeMedia, Literary & Visual Arts Practitioner