About
Pieter van Zyl was born near the Moot in Pretoria, from where Gert van Rooyen and Joey Haarhoff pursued their victims. He has worked as a journalist for Beeld, Die Burger and Huisgenoot, and is the recipient of numerous media awards, including the Vodacom Journalist of the Year Category Winner (2009), Journalist of the Year at Media24 Magazines (2010), and a Sanlam award for Exceptional Financial Journalist: Best Newcomer (2011). He is also the recipient of four ATKV Mediaveertjies.