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Mpeoane Mahase, popularly known as AprilBarbie (born 03 April), is Mosotho television presenter, radio personality, actress and social media personality. Born in Maseru, she is known for her flamboyant presenting skills and her signature voice. April presented the music show Urban Jams alongside Rated R in the early 2000. This paved her way to the spotlight in the industry. She also presented a radio show on Ultimate Radio. She did all this a a volunteer for many years until she decided to look for greener pastures.

April got her education from Primary at Katleho Primary School, then later shifted to Unity English Medium School. Did her high school at Lesotho High School and obtained her Associate degree in Radio and tv broadcasting at Limkokwing University.

After her completion, she pushed so hard to make a living with her talent but during those times, the media industry was non existent. However as the very ambitious girl she is, she opted to do something else, she invaded the beauty industry, became a self thought make up artist as well as nail technician. She then opened her own shop in the heart of Maseru, where she did all this and sold clothes as well. As a make up artist she did the gorgeous face of the famous Tsholo Motsie. However circumstances led to the shop shutting down.

After this incident April moved back to SA in pursuit of flourishing her career. She then joined impulse radio, an online radio station based in the heart of Sandton, fourways, impulse radio. Still as a volunteer and when she saw no hope she moved to Cape Town with her then white boyfriend who she claims gave her a 5 star lifestyle she will never forget. But all things come to and end.

2 years later she moved back home, and it wasn’t easy as she had to start from point one. However hee pulsating desire to make it made her push through regardless. She got her first job as a waitress at the former club266, and started getting recognition because she just had that outstanding thing about her, she later on was made MC at the same club but left due to reasons she refuses to expose.

However this seemed to have been a great move for April. She started getting booked left right centre and has shown so much dedication to her work. She shared the stage with young Stunna at the massive Shelly brown carwash earlier this year. She recently shared the stage with Patrick Motsoene as an MC at the grand Lesotho Fashion Week, she’s hosted the very popular Mo

Introducing our Woman Crush Wednesday World renowned film director Ayesha Khuele

Ayesha Khuele is an Award-Winning Filmmaker, Actress and a Youth Activist on U-Report Lesotho and U-Report Global. Born on March 28
2000. She is the eldest daughter in a family of 4. Her passion for Film and acting started when she was 10 years old and at that time she was still in
Grade 5 at Kingsgate English Medium Primary School. She went to Kingsgate English Medium High School where she and some of her classmates started a drama show where she practiced on her passion for acting. She played in a school show as Sarafina and she also embarked on different characters from being a nurse, a lawyer and a teacher.

After High School, she went to pursue her dream and studied Honours in Digital Film and-
Television Production at Limkokwing University of Creative Technology. She graduated in the year 2022, Top One of her class. Limkokwing University saw it fit to make her a student ambassador upon her arrival in 2019, as she had proven to be a young leader that Lesotho will surely need in the future. After her first Film “ MOLISANA” Ayesha established a name for herself in the film industry and has since marked her niche in story telling where she focuses heavily on issues affecting young people as she believes in today’s era, nobody can tell young people’s stories better than themselves.

In November 2018, she starred in BOIKANO a student Film. Early 2019, she became lead character in The Title 2019 a film by Kabelo Lerata and Tleneng tsa Tau a short film by Tumelo Mosito.
She bears a role of writer Director of SETEPE (2019), an official selection of LEAWA
(Learners Evaluation and Work Assessment) Film and Television Festival hosted by Limkokwing University of Creative Technology. She has also written, and Directed a Film called IT’S TIME (2019). She became an assistant Producer in the Film SELIALIA (2018) a film by Thandie Lekalakala. She again wrote and Directed TORMRNTED which is an official selection of the 2021 Best Short film at Lesotho film festival.

Ayesha went on to advocate for youth inclusion in decision-making processes and was one of the 7 U-Report Ambassadors from Africa and Europe who went to represent their countries at the AU-EU summit 2022 in Belgium Brussels, where her focus and concern were on transforming Education and combating Climate Change.
Her Film ‘’ Tormented’’ was also selected to have its own virtual booth at the summit on the culture event of which Ayesha was the host.

She continues to be a role model for young girls and boys and aims at helping them both at a national and International level and hopes to always tell stories that resonate with her country Lesotho and stop the underrepresentation of Children in the media. With her good representation at the AU-EU summit, she received a special invitation from the office of the Prime Minister to attend the 3rd APRM continental Youth Symposium In Uganda.

She currently joined the movement of helping young people on knowing about sexual reproductive health, menstrual health and hygiene, child rights and protection and governance and Climate change.
At 19 years of age, Ayesha became a Five Time International Film Nominee for her short Film Molisana which she backed the Writer and Director role. Molisana was nominated 6 times with nominations from Lesotho film Festival, where it received a certificate of appreciation, Waco Family and Faith International Film Festival (USA), Moinho Cine Fest (Portugal) Lift-off Global Network Sessions (England UK) The BeBop Channel Content Festival (USA) and First Time Filmmaker Sessions (New York).

Ayesha received an Award for Best Upcoming Filmmaker from Women
Empowerment Code and was labelled the Young Film Industry revolutionist from Motion Pictures Association of Lesotho (MPALE). She also Directed an advert for Lesotho Red Cross Society and well as shooting their Covid-19 documentary. She had made 5 jingles for LENEPWHA (Lesotho Network of People living with HIV/AIDS), she shot and was acting in the jingles. She hopes to further her studies in Film and use film as a means of advocacy and education.
Her Awards include Best Short Film from Lesotho International Film Festival, for the film she wrote and Directed “ TORMENTED’’, Best Student Film (LIFF) For her film (SOUL CONNECTED), A University Colours Award from Limkokwing University of creative technology, A Limkokwing Leaders Award. She holds a certificate of international recognition from MOINHO Cine Fest Portugal and a Certificate of LEADERSHIP from UNICEF Brussels for her outstanding work in youth advocacy.

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Dwayne Douglas Johnson (born May 2, 1972), also known by his ring name The Rock, is an American actor and former professional wrestler. Widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time,he was integral to the development and success of the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) during the Attitude Era, an industry boom period in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Johnson wrestled for the WWF for eight years prior to pursuing an acting career. His films have grossed over $3.5 billion in North America and over $10.5 billion worldwide, making him one of the world's highest-grossing and highest-paid actors.