Lance Claasen

Lance Claasen is a media practitioner with over 20 years of experience and currently serves as the National Editor of the SABC. They were previously the General Manager at RISE fm in Mpumalanga and founded Untold Media, a strategic communications company. With a background in print, digital, and television, Lance has written commentary on South African social-political life for notable outlets like The Daily Maverick and Business Day. They hold an MBA from Henley Business School, focusing on business models for traditional media, and are pursuing a diploma in Digital Communication from the University of Cape Town.