This means that she will play a part in deciding who should be the winners of the 2014 Laureus World Sports Awards, the premier global sports awards honouring the greatest sportsmen and women each year. These awards will take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Wednesday, 26 March.

Titus says, “When I saw the email, I was pitch side interviewing Stephen Keshi, the Nigerian Coach for Chan. I first thought that it was one of those hoax emails and I asked my assistant to confirm if this is true. I was in such disbelief to be chosen as one of the leading sports journalists in the world, it was overwhelming.”

Titus is no stranger to the South African market, she commenced her career in broadcasting at a tender age of 19 years where she interviewed world renowned Hugh Masekela and Felicia Mabuza-Suttle for e-News. A year later she had gained credibility within the broadcasting industry and as millions watched she became the youngest news anchor in the country. Her work speaks for itself; in 2008 the SABC bestowed her with the Best News Anchor Award.

In 2005 she added sports reporting to her portfolio and five years later she made a conscious decision to focus solely on sports journalism, grabbing the opportunity to master something new. During the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Titus was one of the only females to be granted a platform during this tournament as the Senior Radio Anchor for Radio 2000. “I decided to focus on sport because it empowers, encourages, gives hope and unifies a nation. I want to be in the forefront of all this action and tell these amazing stories. It is the exact opposite of hard news especially nowadays in the South African landscape where we read more about rape, murder, abuse and the hardship of life.”

Titus is currently with SABC Sport, focusing mainly on the Premier Soccer League and the National First Division. She can also be heard on Radio 2000’s flagship sports show Game On covering a vast number of sporting codes as the shows anchor.

Asked what she envisages about this invitation, she replies, “I would like this to be a long term partnership with Laureus Awards. I want to continue the Madiba legacy of having sports as a unifier. He was also present at the inaugural awards in the year 2000. Africa is a platform for stories, I want to bring Africa to the world, unearth African stories for Women and Men.”

When Titus is not behind the microphone, reporting for radio and television, she’s writing stories for various publications, and when she puts the pen down, on goes her philanthropy hat as she pioneers for children’s rights, as the founder of ‘Babies Behind Bars’, an organisation that ensures that children born in prisons on the continent are given the care they deserve. Titus is also the owner of a media training company where she uses her years in the industry to up skill various companies managers, CEO’s and staff on TV and radio.