Claim: Anoeschka von Meck's achivements include studying archaeology and religion at the University of Cape Town and Egyptology at Stellenbbosch University, being a matron at a children's home while also being a full-time reporter for Die Republikein and eventually releasing her breakthrough novel Vaselinetjie in 2004.
Evidence: Von Meck returned to Africa and studied archaeology and religion in the University of Cape Town and Egyptology at Stellenbosch University. She then worked as a matron in a children's home and then as a journalist. She was a full-time reporter for Die Republikein. Von Meck's breakthrough novel, Vaselinetjie, was published in 2004.