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Faizel Patel

Senior Journalist

Faizel is a multi-award-winning Journalist. He began his career in journalism at a local community radio station before moving to EWN & doing some correspondence reporting for BBC. Faizel is the Vodacom Journalist of the Year Gauteng National Winner 2022 in the Opinion Category. Faizel 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 brave & top Journalist in South Africa in 2020, 2021 and 2022. Faizel 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.