INFORMATICS & DESIGN

Name of degree: Master’s in Public Relations

Title of Dissertation: Social Media and Agenda Setting: The South African Trade Unions’ Perspective

My study will look at how South African trade unions are using social media for agenda setting. I started at CPUT in 2017 and hope to graduate in 2021. Being at CPUT reignited my fire for academics and the world of media. I enjoyed being around people from different backgrounds and hearing their views on the world. It was a huge achievement for me when I completed my proposal and got approval from the ethics committee. I didn’t think that I could reach that point.

Read, read, and read some more.

I grew up in Mitchell’s Plain, Cape Town, Western Cape, and now live in Muizenberg.

My advice for those wishing to succeed at postgrad studies: You are capable. Read, read, and read some more. Take in all the knowledge that you can. And always, always be teachable and greedy to learn.

Watch Nazmia explain her research here.