MCINISELI KUNENE’S PORTFOLIO

Mciniseli Kunene receiving his Academic Excellence Award from the late Prime Minister, Madvulo Dlamini during the 2018 Limkokwing University of Creative and Technology convocation ceremony.

Background

Mciniseli Kunene comes from humbling beginnings having been raised by his mother. He did his primary education at Nhlambeni Nazarene Primary School before moving to the Southern part of the country, Nhlangano. He did his secondary and High School at Madulini High School. In 2015, he enrolled at Limkokwing University of Creative and Technology where he was pursuing an Associate Degree in Public Relations. He Excelled in his studies thus earning a fully paid scholarship to study at Limkokwing University of Creative and Technology, Botswana campus. He fell in love with journalism which is why he decided to enroll for an Honours degree in Journalism and media. After finishing his studies, he became a lecturer at Limkokwing University of Creative and Technology, where he made a name for himself through producing journalists that are taking the industry by storm.

Mciniseli sharing a light moment with one of his students during a field trip organized by Khulekani Nene (Wearing Black clothes).

An Astute Public Relations Practitioner

Mciniseli Kunene is an astute Public Relations Practitioner who is one of the pioneers of the Public Relations Institute of Southern Africa, Eswatini chapter. He is a PR consultant who has played an important role in improving the PR sector in the Kingdom of Eswatini.

Some of the PRISA, Eswatini chapter posing for a picture with former PRISA (RSA) president, Victor Sibeko at Malandela, in Malkerns.

A press statement written by Mciniseli on behalf of his client, SM Jele Attorneys

Graphic Designer

Having done Public Relations at Limkokwing University of Creative and Technology, Mciniseli Kunene fell in love with graphic design a skill he honed later on after enrolling for his Honors Degree in Journalism and Media.

Mciniseli designed this magazine as a final project in Botswana from scratch. He wrote the stories and also did page layout thus earning a distinction for his work.

A Sub Editor

As a lecturer at Limkokwing University of Creative and Technology, Mciniseli Kunene played the role of being a sub editor for all the students’ publications under the Writing for Print Media module. He graded the students’ graphics and layout, their stories, and other elements.

Later on, he became the Sub Editor for Swaziland Viral News, an in-house newspaper that was established by a group of students as part of their internship programme. This newspaper went on to produce many publications and one of the publications can be accessed using this link:

https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/swaziviral-3cb50.appspot.com/o/SwaziViral%20Newspaper%2FSwaziViral%20News%2004%20June%202021.pdf?alt=media&token=7ee6b58c-f1f7-4b2c-b27a-c71b6403a2ee&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQPMjc1MjU0NjkyNTk4Mjc5AAEeWbX3OPpi_C3fDWtXyVq1Oo3TWo3xbpUoTceQ0XntdOf8Ytu5HzhDs2QRIQs_aem_F8XedO5pxOWogxzI1SqHOA

He assisted the interns in refining their newspaper’s layout and assisted in improving their Media Writing Skills after spotting many grammar errors in their publications.

Conclusion

Mciniseli kunene is a creative and results-oriented Journalist and PR Practitioner who has strive to be the best. He has produced gems who are taking the industry by storm. He has what it takes to work as a Sub-Editor at a big media outlet like the Times of Eswatini.