{"id":76051,"date":"2017-12-04T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-12-04T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/76051\/a-mashup-of-beauty-and-brains\/"},"modified":"2017-12-04T15:37:47","modified_gmt":"2017-12-04T13:37:47","slug":"a-mashup-of-beauty-and-brains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2017\/12\/04\/a-mashup-of-beauty-and-brains\/","title":{"rendered":"A \u2018mashup\u2019 of beauty and brains"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mash, as she introduced herself, was crowned as the reigning Mrs Mpumalanga<\/a> on 4 November. And since the crown has found a resting place on her pretty head, she has wasted no time getting to work.<\/p>\n

She visited the www.mobserver.co.za<\/a> offices to introduce herself to the local media and reach out in partnership for future endeavours.<\/p>\n

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A busy schedule<\/h4>\n

If you listen to all that the vibrant beauty has planned during her reign as Mrs Mpumalanga, it is clear that Mash is no stranger to pulling up her sleeves,\u00a0getting involved and making things happen.<\/p>\n

As the first black winner of the beauty title, Mash has set her sights on creating unity across all races in order to address important issues effectively.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we want to address issues in our community, we must speak in one voice. We must work together, not against each other,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

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Mash Mokgatle is more than just a pretty face, and she plans on using her Mrs Mpumalanga title to change things for good.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Thus the brainy beauty queen has embarked on a road trip through the province, to see for herself the challenges that each town faces.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want to read the stats. I want to hear problems from the people themselves. That is why I decided to go to each town and speak to the people who live there, face to face.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Mash aims to bring issues raised by local communities under the attention of the right people by taking hands with the government, the media and local businesses.<\/p>\n

Passionate about entrepreneurs<\/h4>\n

Being the owner of her own successful communications and media agency, Red Carpet Marketing<\/a>, Mash is passionate about helping entrepreneurs to start their own businesses.<\/p>\n

She is a registered mentor with the National Youth Development Agency<\/a> and will be running several workshops to refine skills and help entrepreneurs to run profitable businesses.<\/p>\n

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\u201cEntrepreneurship is a powerful tool to alleviate poverty and lower the current unemployment rate,\u201d Mash says.<\/p>\n

Help to combat child trafficking<\/h4>\n

She is also an ambassador for Child Welfare South Africa<\/a> and wants to help implement plans to combat child trafficking.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to change the mindset of people. This title is a platform to help me do something worthwhile. It gives me an opportunity to engage with game changers in communities throughout Mpumalanga,\u201d Mash says.<\/p>\n

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Other news:<\/h3>\n

Warning: Severe thunderstorms possible today<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Woman suffocated, set alight and cut into pieces<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Policeman hijacked, shot whilst returning from crime scene<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Woman claims muti made her teeth fall out<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Watch: Miss South Africa crowned Miss Universe 2017<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Adopt a pet for Christmas, don’t buy one<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Add us on WhatsApp. Save the Middelburg Observer standby number 072 248 3855 on your phone and send a WhatsApp message with the words \u201cAdd me\u201d to receive news links.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What do you get when you mix a shot of beauty together with a hearty helping of brains? You get our current Mrs Mpumalanga, Mahlatse (Mash) Mokgatle of course!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1848,"featured_media":76052,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"Jana Boshoff","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,2],"tags":[9637,9636,8721,9641,9639,9634,21966,21990,9635,9640,9638],"class_list":["post-76051","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news","category-news-headlines","tag-african-queen","tag-beauty-queen","tag-child-trafficking","tag-combat-child-trafficking","tag-icon","tag-mash-mokgwatle","tag-middelburg","tag-mpumalanga","tag-mrs-mpumalanga","tag-red-carpet-marketing","tag-strong-women"],"category_labels":{"Category":"News","SubCategory":"Local news"},"tag_labels":["african queen","beauty queen","child trafficking","combat child trafficking","icon","mash mokgwatle","middelburg","Mpumalanga","mrs mpumalanga","red carpet marketing","strong women"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76051","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1848"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76051"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76051\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76052"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76051"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76051"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}