A night of glits and glamour at the Women of Wonder(WOW) awards 2019 brought to you by Panache Promotions and Events on Saturday, 2nd November 2019. A CEO who takes the time to make things happens. Farzana Mayet who is the CEO has hosted the WOW awards for five years in a row.
I was caught off guard by a loving angel and soul Nahima Ahmed, my former editor at the Daily Sun Newspaper and a dear friend/sister who thanked me, and three other dear friends Zamo, Everson and Lethabo while saying her speech that her little son had drafted for her. Unexpected what she would say but she thanked us all. Nahima who is my former editor never stopped being my dear friend when I left the daily sun in December 2011 to join The Citizen Newspaper, and then left for India to study journalism in 2012.
I am no perfectionist, from being mentored first by a beautiful soul named Reshana Roopnarain from Lenasia Rising Sun Newspaper who taught me about the 5W's and H and to type a story on the pc, which my habit was a pen and paper. To Nahima throwing me into bigger stories at the paper we all know as the funny newspaper - the Thokolse stories in the Daily Sun Newspaper. Doing many Horror Affairs (Home affairs) stories, to fake samgomas stealing people's money, to witchcraft stories, crime, and soft news, to joining The Citizen, leaving for India July 2012 to returning back home from India in 2013 May and missing my opportunities again at funny newspaper but we all remained friends. Started at the Lenasia Times with one Senior Journalist/book writer Uncle Fakir Hassen who said when he met me when I just started as a journalist - "You will be a very good Journalist". And yes I am back as one. Like said by Melini Moses - Sabc Radio editor: "once a journo always a journo". I totally agree as my roots as a journalist has never been forgotten. Thank you to each journo and photographer who has touched my heart in the media industry.
Well done Nahima my dear friend /sister.
Zamo, Priya, Lethabo, Nahima and Everson
Myself and Nahima
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