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PHAKISI
from Upcoming Mag 2021
by Upcoming Mag
Tshekiso Solly Goliath (Born 27 August 1997)professionally known as Phakisi The Comedian ,is a South African Standup comedian ,MC/Presenter ,Actor andEvent Organiser from Tshing Location –Ventersdorp deep in North West Province. Phakisi The Comedian gain significant attention the time he was traditional dance and drama and he was at intermediate school by then, Later when he was doing grade 11 he started introducing his other talent which is standup comedy at open mic session called Momega Bokamoso that was held at Ext 2 sportsground at Tshing Location Ventersdorp .After that session he started getting invitation to a gala dinner to perform Standup Comedy and other shows he was invited to perform standup comedy and being a mc. After his matric at 2019 he started doing his first show which was One Man Show comedy night where he was inviting other local comedians to come and expose their comedy skills too, it was 14 February 2019 at Fana’s place. Since then he started working as solo artist, He has made few comedy videos which were captured by Lenyatso Motladile and upload them at YouTube and Twitter. Around 20 September 2019 hisex-convict friend Sunnyboy Montshiwa asked him to do event and share Sunnyboy’s biography where he was telling his real life story about the life he had at prison, that name was Godiragalang Crime Prevention Campaign and the event was published on Herald News Paper.
Phakisi The Comedian made another event in 2020 called Charity Donation and Talent Show where his aim was to help the Children who come from Disadvantage backgrounds and Adults by donating to them school uniforms, school shoes ,sanitary pads /towels, pampers and other products. Charity donation and Talent Show event was supposed to have happened on the (04 April 2020) due to the unforeseen Covid19 pandemic we were forced to reschedule our date’s . The event took place on the 05 December 2020; the event was we reached a maximum of 120 audiences who were attending the event. The event was unique we were able to invite local branders to come and sell their brands, local artist’s from different places to come and perform to raise funds, he marketed it on different local radio stations such as Star FM, Vaalter FM, Village FM and other two newspapers , Upcoming Mag (online magazine) and Herald newspaper. After that event he delivered the donations to the needy.
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