The top five influential women to follow on social media industry 

This is my second blog to write and I am so exited and would like my followers to give me the feedback. I am a public relations student, would like to explore in the media industry and we all know that PR is all about building the image of the brand and enhancing our social media reputation. As it is women's month i decided to create a blog that will embrace the beauty of being a women and tribute to this inspiring women who played a good role in the social media as the best influential icons.

Basetsana Julia “Bassie” kumalo is a South African business women, personality, beauty pageant and a philanthropist. She is one of the brand ambassador of Ackerman’s and Cadillac, she won multiple awards namely nelson Mandela foundation, young global leader and UNICEF pampers. She is also known as the experienced and well established as a CEO for business women investment.

Basetsana Khumalo

http://www.ybsmedia.co.za.

Bonang Matheba referred as the “queen B” of South Africa in the social media. She is an entertainer, presenter and a radios Dj from metro FM her shown is often known as the front row. She also won multiple awards namely the glamour and style. She is the face of local design power house of Geert Coetzee’s fashion label. Follow her on twitter.

Bonang Matheba

http://ts4.mm.bing.net/th?id=HN.607992933563763756&pid=1.7

Lerato Molapo is one of the South African celebrated Afro jazz singer and known as “lira”. She won South African music awards which is album of the year. She has featured in the most South African magazines and has also featured in the Woolworths summer campaign.

Lerato Molapo

http://whoswho.co.za/sites/default/files/imagecache.

Deborah Patta is a South African investigative journalist. She is a foreign correspondent and the executive producer. Deborah was a anchor for the television programmer  called 3^rd degree, she is the best journalist in south African and a very dedicated women.

Deborah Pata

http://cdn.mg.co.za/uploads/2009/07/30/debora-patta.jpg

Masechaba Moshoeshoes is a south african actress,televison presenter,radio host and a voice over artist known best for hosting her talk show the big question.she presented in many television programmes such as motwsako were she was a producer,morning live and getting PC.

Masechaba Moshoeshoe

http://blogs.sowetanlive.co.za/wp-content/themes.

what happened to innocent until proven guilty?

Good times with his wife at SA awards.

Bad times at Pretoria court.

Prior to the 14 February 2013 whenever the name Oscar Pistorious was uttered what usually followed was notions of success, endurance, champion, survivor, and gold medalist. After 14 February 2013 if the same name was uttered, what usually followed was notions, disgust, and woman abuser, short tempered and murderer. How does one go from being loved by millions to being hated by even more? All this is in a very short space of time, well now you know the power of the media and its ability to sway public opinion.It is dreadful that one’s person reputation can be ruined within a second or minute. He was a leading south African runner, who won attention as an athlete with a disability competing at the high level including multiple Paralympic games.

On the 14 February 2013 Oscar Pistorious was charged with the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, by 15 February 2013 news had flooded the airwaves with sensationalist headlines such “bloody Valentine” or “Red Valentine”. Oscar was the brand ambassador of Nike and Oakley even though the brands reputation were tarnished. He was the inspiration to the disabled communities throughout the entire world, hence he inspired and prospered despite the odds and gave those young kids strength to achieve their goals. His brands started cut ties hence he raised awareness and increased sales. I don’t blame these brands for doing refraining it’s not like Oscar did not benefit financially and socially yet they did not want to be dragged down the drain by the negative comments from media.

His trial began with a media excitements being the first televised South African court case, he is ‘not guilty plea’ but force people to believe his infamous and wealth would acquit him of his crimes. It was started that one of the reason for this televised court case was to increase public assurance of the legitimacy of South African justice system. The truth is we all make mistakes never mind circumstances we face or overcome but the actions that we make at the end they affect us positive and negative yet we all know that not all mistakes can be erased but they can be forgotten.