In the spirit of Youth Month and Tribeca’s ongoing commitment to growing the next generation of communications professionals, the agency has welcomed two new interns, Khutso Uoane and Ofentse Motau, to its team.
Uoane and Motau joined Tribeca’s internship programme and bring fresh energy, a love for storytelling and a keen curiosity that is bound to set their careers off to a great start.
‘I’ve always believed that great PR professionals are grown, not born and that starts with creating spaces for young talent to learn and thrive,’ said Kelly Mossop, business unit director at Tribeca. ‘Both Uoane and Motau bring unique perspectives, passion and loads of potential to the team, and we’re thrilled to play a role in their career journeys.’
For Uoane, it was a chance encounter with a PR textbook that changed the course of her studies. ‘I was meant to be studying HR, but something wasn’t clicking. When I stumbled across a textbook titled ‘Public Relations’, I saw a table full of microphones on the cover and something just lit up inside me,’ she said. ‘PR didn’t just find me. It chose me.’
Motau’s path to PR started with a curiosity about how brands exist and grow. Along with his side hustle as a promoter, this led to unexpected lessons in marketing and human connection. ‘Being a mascot at the Mall of Africa taught me how much joy you can bring to others even when people don’t know who’s behind the mask. I knew then that I wanted to be part of something bigger.’
Tribeca’s internship programme is an ongoing commitment to bringing fresh talent into the public relations industry and giving graduates a real chance to learn by doing.
‘Interns at Tribeca don’t just observe from the sidelines. They’re immersed in client work, mentored by experienced teams and are given space to develop their skills in a supportive yet fast-paced environment,’ said Mossop.
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