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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

Market masters: JSE Investment Challenge sees record participation as Eden College and UWC excel

Business Maverick

30 April 2025

Market masters: JSE Investment Challenge sees record participation as Eden College and UWC excel

Lisakanya Venna

2 min

0

SMME focus: Banks' agripreneur programmes boost jobs from seed to shelf

Business Maverick

23 April 2025

SMME focus: Banks' agripreneur programmes boost jobs from seed to shelf

Lisakanya Venna

6 min

0

RAF CEO Collins Letsoalo hits back at media criticism, allegations of malfeasance

Business Maverick

15 April 2025

RAF CEO Collins Letsoalo hits back at media criticism, allegations of malfeasance

Lisakanya Venna

3 min

0

SMME focus: Why Shoprite is betting big on small business

Business Maverick

7 April 2025

SMME focus: Why Shoprite is betting big on small business

Lisakanya Venna

5 min

1

Prescription for victory: Board of Healthcare Funders to appeal against judgment in favour of Council for Medical Schemes

Business Maverick

3 April 2025

Prescription for victory: Board of Healthcare Funders to appeal against judgment in favour of Council for Medical Schemes

Lisakanya Venna

3 min

0

South African start-up Faro is using AI to turn fashion’s waste into affordable luxury

Business Maverick

1 April 2025

South African start-up Faro is using AI to turn fashion’s waste into affordable luxury

Lisakanya Venna

3 min

0

Relief at the pumps: Big fuel price cuts to bring hope to strained households

Business Maverick

28 March 2025

Relief at the pumps: Big fuel price cuts to bring hope to strained households

Lisakanya Venna

3 min

4

Government U-turn on cannabis products ban — seller (and user) fears allayed

Business Maverick

26 March 2025

Government U-turn on cannabis products ban — seller (and user) fears allayed

Lisakanya Venna

3 min

7

How a South African pharma company is making prostate cancer treatment cheaper

Business Maverick

21 March 2025

How a South African pharma company is making prostate cancer treatment cheaper

Lisakanya Venna

4 min

3

MultiChoice rolls out mixed bag of price hikes and discounts for DStv and Showmax

Business Maverick

18 March 2025

MultiChoice rolls out mixed bag of price hikes and discounts for DStv and Showmax

Lisakanya Venna

3 min

4

Unpacking South Africa’s 2025 budget speech — challenges, dynamics and implications

16 March 2025

Unpacking South Africa’s 2025 budget speech — challenges, dynamics and implications

Lisakanya Venna

4 min

1

Sin taxes — feeling good has never hit your pocket this badly

Business Maverick

12 March 2025

Sin taxes — feeling good has never hit your pocket this badly

Lisakanya Venna

1 min

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