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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

Education budget cuts — Gwarube targets graft, SOE bailouts, seeks urgent finance minister meeting

25 September 2024

Education budget cuts — Gwarube targets graft, SOE bailouts, seeks urgent finance minister meeting

Lisakanya Venna

3 min

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Home Affairs disarray and Miss SA debacle unite organisations against xenophobia

24 September 2024

Home Affairs disarray and Miss SA debacle unite organisations against xenophobia

Lisakanya Venna

4 min

1

Creatively transformed electricity boxes spark a ‘vibe’ in Cape Town’s Muizenberg

24 September 2024

Creatively transformed electricity boxes spark a ‘vibe’ in Cape Town’s Muizenberg

Lisakanya Venna

4 min

3

Exit Wounds — a memoir of love, loss, longing, exile and resilience

15 September 2024

Exit Wounds — a memoir of love, loss, longing, exile and resilience

Lisakanya Venna

3 min

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‘We won’t stop soon’ — Education Crisis Committee say 'no to budget cuts' in Western Cape schools picketing

13 September 2024

‘We won’t stop soon’ — Education Crisis Committee say 'no to budget cuts' in Western Cape schools picketing

Lisakanya Venna

4 min

4

Call to action against Western Cape teacher job cuts, while MEC Maynier says situation is ‘critical’

8 September 2024

Call to action against Western Cape teacher job cuts, while MEC Maynier says situation is ‘critical’

Lisakanya Venna

4 min

8

Trial date set for Yanga 'Bara' Nyalara's armed robbery case in Cape Town CBD

5 September 2024

Trial date set for Yanga 'Bara' Nyalara's armed robbery case in Cape Town CBD

Lisakanya Venna

3 min

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Battered, icy Western Cape weathers chaos triggered by wild winds, rain and snow

28 August 2024

Battered, icy Western Cape weathers chaos triggered by wild winds, rain and snow

Lisakanya Venna

5 min

1

Acquitted Cape Town mass killing co-accused back in dock on robbery, firearm possession charges

22 August 2024

Acquitted Cape Town mass killing co-accused back in dock on robbery, firearm possession charges

Lisakanya Venna

2 min

1

Mourners celebrate Zanele Mbokazi-Nkambule’s legacy of promoting the rich tradition of gospel music

15 August 2024

Mourners celebrate Zanele Mbokazi-Nkambule’s legacy of promoting the rich tradition of gospel music

Lisakanya Venna

2 min

1

Tributes pour in for Zanele Mbokazi-Nkambule - 'She nurtured the growth of gospel music in South Africa'

12 August 2024

Tributes pour in for Zanele Mbokazi-Nkambule - 'She nurtured the growth of gospel music in South Africa'

Lisakanya Venna

3 min

1

84% of surveyed Africans rely on social media as their primary news source

9 August 2024

84% of surveyed Africans rely on social media as their primary news source

Lisakanya Venna

3 min

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