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Lisakanya Venna

Lisakanya Venna started at Daily Maverick as an intern and has worked her way up to junior Business Maverick journalist.

Latest Work

Taung man gets 12 years for blowing up sewerage infrastructure

Business Maverick

1 June 2025

Taung man gets 12 years for blowing up sewerage infrastructure

Lisakanya Venna

2 min

4

Young South Africans school the market — JSE Investment Challenge April winners announced

Business Maverick

29 May 2025

Young South Africans school the market — JSE Investment Challenge April winners announced

Lisakanya Venna

3 min

0

Daybreak Foods business rescue — a new board fails to instil hope in workers

Business Maverick

23 May 2025

Daybreak Foods business rescue — a new board fails to instil hope in workers

Lisakanya Venna

4 min

3

The promise vs the punchline — what South Africans really got

Business Maverick

21 May 2025

The promise vs the punchline — what South Africans really got

Lisakanya Venna

3 min

0

Tiger Brands sells Langeberg business to local fruit growers for R1

18 May 2025

Tiger Brands sells Langeberg business to local fruit growers for R1

Lisakanya Venna

3 min

2

Fraud prevention service saves clients more than R5-billion as scams soar in 2024

Business Maverick

15 May 2025

Fraud prevention service saves clients more than R5-billion as scams soar in 2024

Lisakanya Venna

3 min

0

South Africans start trickling back to Gauteng as property demand shifts

Business Maverick

14 May 2025

South Africans start trickling back to Gauteng as property demand shifts

Lisakanya Venna

5 min

5

$SA workers at troubled Mozambique mine are paid just a fraction of monthly salary$

Business Maverick

11 May 2025

SA workers at troubled Mozambique mine are paid just a fraction of monthly salary

Lisakanya Venna

2 min

0

Stellenbosch renter exploits legal system: A cautionary tale for landlords in South Africa

Business Maverick

Stellenbosch renter exploits legal system: A cautionary tale for landlords in South Africa

Lisakanya Venna

6 min

8

Standard Bank’s Kasi SME pitch challenge goes national as government doubles down on job creation

Business Maverick

Standard Bank’s Kasi SME pitch challenge goes national as government doubles down on job creation

Lisakanya Venna

4 min

1

Tribunal's landmark ruling exposes motor repair workshop in cautionary tale for consumers

Business Maverick

Tribunal's landmark ruling exposes motor repair workshop in cautionary tale for consumers

Lisakanya Venna

3 min

0

‘All we want is our money’ — Nsimbi miners after holding SA managers hostage in Mozambique

Business Maverick

‘All we want is our money’ — Nsimbi miners after holding SA managers hostage in Mozambique

Lisakanya Venna

4 min

0