Bio
John began his career in journalism with Network Radio News, at the time South Africa's largest supplier of independent radio news, in 1997.
In his two years at NRN he covered several high-profile stories including the civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, post-genocide Rwanda and political violence in Richmond, KwaZulu Natal.
John moved to 702 Talk Radio in 1999 as a reporter, news reader and talk show host. He presented a weekly current affairs show, and later became the station's unofficial International Affairs correspondent.
He travelled to 15 countries while working at 702, reporting on the major international news events of the past five years.
His assignments included the impact of international sanctions on Iraq, the build-up to the American invasion of Afghanistan, the second Gulf War, the land invasions in Zimbabwe, the floods in Mozambique and the outbreak of ethnic strife in eastern DRC.
He left 702 in 2004 to launch a television production company called GIANT Media International. The move coincided with his first assignment as a presenter for Carte Blanche in April 2004.
John graduated with a degree in politics from the Rand Afrikaans University in 1994, and also has a journalism diploma from Damelim College. He has written a book called 'The Zanzi Bar - Africa Through the Lens', which was published in 2003.