Raised in the south-western townships of Johannesburg, Ayanda Bandla is a Political Science graduate with a specialty in International Relations. Her television career began in the field of News and Actuality when she joined etv’s flagship breakfast show Sunrise upon her graduation from the University of Pretoria. Having started out as a Sub-editor on the program, her work gradually expanded to include writing, producing, field reporting, anchoring and recording voice-overs for the show.