28/10/2025
There are some souls who enter our lives like a sunrise, gentle, radiant, and impossible to forget. Anika de Beer, the beloved Ontbytsake weather presenter, was one of them. On October 26, at just 33, she completed her earthly journey after a valiant five-year battle with melanoma cancer, a fight she faced with the same warmth and courage that defined her every broadcast.
Diagnosed in 2021 at only 29, Anika refused to let her illness dim her light. Morning after morning, she graced South African screens with her signature elegance and optimism, proof that even in lifeโs darkest storms, she could still find a ray of sun.
โShe completed her earthly race victoriously and was taken into the heavenly Fatherโs house,โ her family shared. And indeed, Anikaโs grace transcended the screen; it became her legacy.
To those who knew her, Anika was more than a presenter, she was poise personified. Her voice carried calm, her smile carried warmth, and her presence carried hope. In a world often chasing storms, she chose to be the calm after them.
๐๏ธ Rest in radiance, Anika. Your light continues to shine, beyond the weather, beyond the clouds, forever in the hearts youโve touched.
