Jann Turner was born in France to South African parents. Her father was Rick Turner www.turner.ukzn.ac.za, teacher and activist against apartheid who was assassinated in January 1978. Her mother is Barbara Follett, Member of Parliament for Stevenage in the UK. Jann was raised in the Cape and educated in Britain and the United States.

She is an award winning film maker and journalist who spent two years covering the Truth and Reconciliation Commission for SABC TV's Special Report. She is a co-creator of the award winning TV dramas MZANSI and HARD COPY

She is the author of the books HEARTLAND, SOUTHERN CROSS and HOME IS WHERE YOU FIND IT.

She lives in Johannesburg.


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