Lisa MacLeod has won Woman in Business of the Year in the South African Chamber of Commerce Business Awards 2012. Currently an assistant editor at the Financial Times Lisa has been involved in most of the strategic newsroom integration projects at the FT over the past nine years, and been part of the senior management team for the past few years

Rob competed in the World Canoe Marathon Championships, 13-23 September, 2012 in Rome. Paddles from 40 nations took part and whilst Rob was unable to repeat the successes of 2011 with 2 gold medals, he did manage to bring back some 'tin' in the form of bronze and silver medals, coming 3rd in the K1 and 2nd in the K2 (Masters) events that he competed in.

Rebecca Davis studied at Rhodes University and Oxford before working in lexicography at the Oxford English Dictionary. After deciding she’d rather make up words than define them, she returned to South Africa in 2011 to write for the Daily Maverick. Source: Daily Maverick

Nikiwe was awarded the Hubert Humphrey’s Fellowship and has taken special leave from eTV's News Night, which she co-anchored with Jeremy Maggs. Each year, up to 15 Humphrey Fellows arrive at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University

LIAM Pedersen spent much of his childhood with no electricity, plumbing or books. Now he is building space exploration robots for Nasa in the search for life beyond our planet.

Congratulations to Judith who has been appointed as a Judge in the Western Cape High Court. She obtained her BA degree from the University of Cape Town in 1983 and her LLB from Rhodes University in 1985. As an articled clerk and attorney until 1994, she gained experience predominantly in the areas of civil and criminal litigation. Her main area of interest has been family law and she

COMING to the Midlands, fresh from a successful performance at the Musho! International Festival of One and Two-Hander Theatre in Durban, is Tristan Jacobs' Hambre Del Alma.

Ryland Fisher has more than 30 years of experience in the media industry as an editor, journalist, columnist, author, senior manager and executive.