He started his career as a television journalist at the SABC and covered stories like the United Nations troop withdrawal from Mogadishu city, the refugee crisis in DRC after the genocide in Rwanda and South Africa’s first democratic elections. And from there his career just got more interesting. Coetzee has interviewed Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu, the Dalai Lama, Jimmy Carter, Foday Sanko, the rebel leader in Sierra Leone, Piet Byleveldt and South Africa’s very first porn star. His travels have taken him to 54 countries around the world. All of this has given him a unique view into what people around the world hold dear and consider important. The answer is always the same - CHILDREN.