Account manager | Phoenix Partnership
Cape Town, South Africa | 2010 - present

Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations

Senior journalist | Cape Times | Independent Newspapers Cape (Pty) Ltd
Cape Town | 2005 - 2010

Publishing, Printing and Print Media

Western Cape High Court correspondent and senior justice writer. Reported on the functioning of the justice system and its leadership, the Constitution and constitutional development, criminal law, human rights, children's rights, sexual offences, prevention of organised crime, refugee rights, environmental law, governance, financial crimes, insolvency law, labour, agriculture, high-profile criminal and civil trials, fundamental and grassroots justice matters.

Stellenbosch High School, Stellenbosch (1999)

University of Stellenbosch

Stellenbosch, South Africa | 2000 - 2005

B Phil Journalism, Hons Political Science (International Relations & Democracy in Africa) - Journalism, International Relations & Democracy in Africa.

Subjects included German and Mandarin.

Reporter of the month | 2010

Academic bursary, University of Stellenbosch | 2004

Academic bursary, University of Stellenbosch | 2003

Academic bursary, University of Stellenbosch | 2002

Attendance of Republican National Convention with select group of SA students | 2004

Selected among only 8 students from across Southern Africa to attend the Republican National Convention and various political seminars at the convention, in New York City. The selection was facilitated by a Washington think tank and entailed the presentation of an essay and former academic and other achievements.

Subject of play about a crime reporter, KKNK | 2011

Karen's adventures as crime reporter investigating the reign of terror by kidnapper and rapist Hansie Mowers in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley near Hermanus, became the subject of the site-specific play "Hel op Hemel-en-Aarde" at the Klein Karoo National Arts Festival in 2011. Karen's character, "Karen Rautenbach", was played by 7de Laan actress and television presenter Elma Postma.

Selected to write for Die Fees Burger at KKNK | 2003

Selected among a handful of students nationally to write for Die Burger newspaper's Klein Karoo Arts Festival edition in 2003, while studying Hons in International Relations at University of Stellenbosch.

Actor in drama production at KKNK | 2004

Performed in sold out site-specific drama De Familie Wagenaer at the Klein Karoo National Arts Festival (KKNK) with Vicky Davis, Neels van Jaarsveld, Tersius Kapp, Floyd de Waal, Schalk Joubert and Mark-Marcel Muller.

Selected to write for Krit, festival newspaper of the KKNK | 2004

One of two students in B Phil Journalism class of 2004 chosen to write for Krit, the festival newspaper of the Klein Karoo National Arts Festival.

Guest lecturer | 2006

Guest lecturer on journalism as career at Department of English, University of Stellenbosch

German exchange student | 1999

Exchange student in former East Germany through exchange programme Freundeskreis Südafrika.