Faizel is a multi-award-winning journalist. He began his career in journalism at a local community radio station before moving to EWN and doing some correspondence reporting for BBC.
Faizel is the Vodacom Journalist of the Year Gauteng and National Winner 2022 in the Opinion Category.
He was nominated as the best news anchor and field reporter at the MTN Radio Awards.
Faizel has also received awards from Adcock Ingram, sponsors of Brave, as a top journalist in South Africa for four years consecutively from 2020 to 2024.
He is an avid tech reporter and reviewer hosting a tech show on a community radio station. He also features frequently on mainstream TV channels in South Africa, providing updates on technology and other news.
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