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 ==Biography==
-Born and grew up in East London, and attended Dale College in King Williams Town. He trained as a journalist with South African Associated Newspapers. He worked at ''[[The Herald]]'' in Port Elizabeth before taking up a role as a [[Radio Today]] correspondent (based in Port Elizabeth) and then as a producer for [[Radio Today]] in Johannesburg for about eight years. He was subsequently transferred back to Port Elizabeth and began working for two years as a news reader and breakfast show producer for the then [[Radio Algoa]] alongside his work as a writer for ''[[The Herald]]''.
+Born and grew up in East London, and attended Dale College in King Williams Town. He trained as a journalist with South African Associated Newspapers. He worked at ''[[The Herald]]'' in Port Elizabeth before taking up a role as a [[Radio Today]] correspondent (based in Port Elizabeth) and then as a producer for [[Radio Today]] in Johannesburg for about eight years. He was subsequently transferred back to Port Elizabeth and began working as a news reader and breakfast show producer for the then [[Radio Algoa]] alongside his work as a writer for ''[[The Herald]]''.
-He was the former ''[[Weekend Post]]'' news editor and Arts editor for ''[[The Herald]]''.
+He was subsequently the ''[[Weekend Post]]'' news editor and Arts editor for ''[[The Herald]]''.
 In 2021, he co-founded (with [[Charl Barnard]]) ''[[Two Dam Fools]]'', an online tourism promotion project on [[YouTube]].

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 ==Biography==
-Born and grew up in East London, and attended Dale College in King Williams Town. He trained as a journalist with South African Associated Newspapers. He worked at [[The Herald]] in Port Elizabeth before taking up a role as a [[Radio Today]] correspondent (based in Port Elizabeth) and then as a producer for [[Radio Today]] in Johannesburg for about eight years. He was subsequently transferred back to Port Elizabeth and began working for two years as a news reader and breakfast show producer for the then [[Radio Algoa]] alongside his work as a writer for [[The Herald]].
+Born and grew up in East London, and attended Dale College in King Williams Town. He trained as a journalist with South African Associated Newspapers. He worked at ''[[The Herald]]'' in Port Elizabeth before taking up a role as a [[Radio Today]] correspondent (based in Port Elizabeth) and then as a producer for [[Radio Today]] in Johannesburg for about eight years. He was subsequently transferred back to Port Elizabeth and began working for two years as a news reader and breakfast show producer for the then [[Radio Algoa]] alongside his work as a writer for ''[[The Herald]]''.
 He was the former ''[[Weekend Post]]'' news editor and Arts editor for ''[[The Herald]]''.

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 Born and grew up in East London, and attended Dale College in King Williams Town. He trained as a journalist with South African Associated Newspapers. He worked at [[The Herald]] in Port Elizabeth before taking up a role as a [[Radio Today]] correspondent (based in Port Elizabeth) and then as a producer for [[Radio Today]] in Johannesburg for about eight years. He was subsequently transferred back to Port Elizabeth and began working for two years as a news reader and breakfast show producer for the then [[Radio Algoa]] alongside his work as a writer for [[The Herald]].
-He was the former ''[[Weekend Post]]'' news editor and Arts editor for ''[[The Herald]]''. He started working exclusively for the ''[[Weekend Post]]''  in 1996.
+He was the former ''[[Weekend Post]]'' news editor and Arts editor for ''[[The Herald]]''.
 In 2021, he co-founded (with [[Charl Barnard]]) ''[[Two Dam Fools]]'', an online tourism promotion project on [[YouTube]].

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-[[Brett Adkins]] (?-2026). Journalist, playwright and actor.
+[[Brett Adkins]] (?-2026). Journalist, radio producer, playwright and actor.
 ==Biography==
-Born and grew up in East London.
+Born and grew up in East London, and attended Dale College in King Williams Town. He trained as a journalist with South African Associated Newspapers. He worked at [[The Herald]] in Port Elizabeth before taking up a role as a [[Radio Today]] correspondent (based in Port Elizabeth) and then as a producer for [[Radio Today]] in Johannesburg for about eight years. He was subsequently transferred back to Port Elizabeth and began working for two years as a news reader and breakfast show producer for the then [[Radio Algoa]] alongside his work as a writer for [[The Herald]].
 He was the former ''[[Weekend Post]]'' news editor and Arts editor for ''[[The Herald]]''. He started working exclusively for the ''[[Weekend Post]]''  in 1996.
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 ===As an actor===
-He appeared in a number of productions, including: ''[[Ritual for Dolls]]'' ([[PEMADS]], 1985), ''[[Kennedy's Children]]'' (1988), ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'' ([[Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival]], 1989), ''[[M. Butterfly]]'' ([[CAPAB]] & [[Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival]], 1991), ''[[Twelfth Night]]'' ([[Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival]], 1993), ''[[An Ideal Husband]]'' ([[PEMADS]], 2003), ''[[Blithe Spirit]]'' ([[PEMADS]], 2010).
+He appeared in a number of productions, including: ''[[Richard III]]'', ''[[Ritual for Dolls]]'' ([[PEMADS]], 1985), ''[[Kennedy's Children]]'' (1988), ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'' ([[Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival]], 1989), ''[[M. Butterfly]]'' ([[CAPAB]] & [[Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival]], 1991), ''[[Twelfth Night]]'' ([[Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival]], 1993), ''[[An Ideal Husband]]'' ([[PEMADS]], 2003), ''[[Blithe Spirit]]'' ([[PEMADS]], 2010).
 ===As playwright===

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	==Biography==		==Biography==
		+	Born and grew up in East London.

	He was the former ''[[Weekend Post]]'' news editor and Arts editor for ''[[The Herald]]''. He started working exclusively for the ''[[Weekend Post]]'' in 1996.		He was the former ''[[Weekend Post]]'' news editor and Arts editor for ''[[The Herald]]''. He started working exclusively for the ''[[Weekend Post]]'' in 1996.

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 * ''[[Summit]]'' (1995)
 * ''[[Esmerelda Elephant in Nkululekuland]]''
 ==Awards==