Walter Sisulu University's hotshot PSL manager

MTHATHA, South Africa - May 28, 2013 - PRLog -- “Lux”, as he is fondly known, earlier dreamt of becoming a lawyer but the ink in his blood got the better of him and, after a three year stint at Walter Sisulu University, his journalistic path was ablaze.

Lux attributes his drive to his great-grandmother who raised him single-handedly in the former Transkei. But he is anything but a mama's boy and has worked hard to dispel stereotypes.

Lux credits his former English teacher and mentor, Mr Mongezi Malgas, from Byletts High School, outside East London, with his journalistic successes.

"On my last day of school Mr Malgas and Mrs Verona Ledin [another teacher] sat me down. They told me, lid, you write like a pro, you have a rare skill. , Go and do journalism.I was insistent that I wanted to do law, but they finally persuaded me. They were right, I was wrong," he said.

Lux was born in rural Ngcongcolorha. "I was fortunate to be brought up by my late great-grandma, a person passionate about reading and education." said Lux.

Now 28, Lux is the Premier Soccer League's (PSL) new media and media operations manager and was recently appointed as their acting general manager for media, customer relations, management and public relations.

His first taste of success was when one of his articles was published on the front page of the Daily Dispatch while at university. Lux never looked back. He later worked for Daily Dispatch, also freelancing for Kick off Magazine.

He has worked for a string of media houses and publications and performed roles as a sports correspondent for Link fm, an SABC sport presenter, a Supersport Analyst and a writer for Mail & Guardian and Indabazethu.

He has won a string of accolades including the Vodacom Sports Journalist of the year Eastern Region award for two years running and the Swimming South Africa Writer of the Year in 2005.

"The most memorable award was the Dispatch Sports Writer of the Year in 2006. What made it more special was that I was voted for by my colleagues." said Lux.

Prepared by: The Eastern Cape Today