With a Bachelor of Journalism degree from Rhodes University, Alishia began her career in the broadcast industry in 2003, as an intern within the Business Features Department, at Summit TV.

In 2004 she was given the opportunity to take a look at the industry from an international perspective, with an internship at CNN International (London). As a part of both CNN’s news reporting team, and the “Global Office” team, Alishia was introduced to the international standard of reporting, and producing editorially sound and unbiased content for news, as well as relevant, creative and dynamic features programming.

She returned to Summit TV, as Producer of business features programming. Simultaneously, she began widening her skills base: producing studio based programming (“The Marketing Business”, “SME's Thinking Big” and “Voice Over IP”), presenting various features programmes, doing voice-overs and reading business news bulletins for Jacaranda FM and MTN-ICE. Alishia began anchoring the main news bulletin, on occasion, conducting markets interviews, and presenting an African markets news report to Sky News International.

This stimulated an interest in business news, instigating her next move. In 2006, Alishia transferred to the channel’s news department, getting involved with current, business news production and the analysis of the markets, as a Financial and Markets Journalist. During this time, she was appointed Summit’s main news anchor.

In just three and a half years, Alishia’s found her place in a niche, but burgeoning, market. As a relative “newcomer” to the game, and a newly appointed anchor at CNBC Africa, her experience so far has set a solid foundation to her career in business news reporting.