He recently covered the Syrian civil war, Zimbabwean elections, and documented the illegal rhino horn trade in Vietnam. Born in England, raised in Australia, educated in America, and now living in South Africa, Omar brings a global perspective to local issues. After completing his post-graduate media studies at Rhodes University, Omar worked for The Star newspaper in Johannesburg, where he focused on environmental issues. This beat saw him cover the UN’s COP17 meeting on climate change in Durban. In 2012, he moved to eNCA, and participated in the ‘Building South Africa,’ series. In his two years at eNCA Omar has told stories of the nation’s ageing infrastructure, how it has impacted on the economy, the country’s multi-billion dollar plans to bring reliable public transport, and the provision of free internet, to over 50 million people