Verashni Pillay

Quick Facts

Full Name	Verashni Pillay
Occupation	Journalist
Date Of Birth	Feb 11, 1984(1984-02-11)
Age	40
Birthplace	Pretoria
Country	South Africa
Horoscope	Aquarius

Verashni Pillay Biography

Verashni Pillay is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on February 11, 1984 in Pretoria, South Africa. Pillay was born on the 11th of February 1984. She grew up within Laudium, Pretoria. She graduated in 2007 with an honours diploma on journalism. She graduated from Rhodes University.

In 2015 she was picked by the BBC’s 100 Women. In 2016, she received the Standard Bank Sikuvile prize for columns/editorial for a substantial portion of her work as columnist.

On 1 November 2016 she was headhunted for the position of editor-in-chief at The Huffington Post (South Africa). After resigning on principle she joined radio station POWER 98.7 as head of digital.

She resigned on principle on 22 April 2017, following a ruling by the South Africa’s Press Ombud that the fake article had amounted to hate speech. HuffPost SA and Media 24 immediately published and complied with the ruling, despite public concerns over its soundness and its definition of hate speech. Pillay appealed the ruling in her personal capacity. A full panel of the appeals board of the Press Ombud overturned that finding, in a closely followed hearing.

Pillay is a prolific writer on the intersection of gender and race. She wrote an essay for the book Categories of Persons (2013) about popular culture and languages. In 2015, she was named as editor-in-chief for The Mail & Guardian. Pillay was renowned for establishing an experienced editorial team, which assisted in helping in helping the Mail & Guardian grow in circulation. She increased circulation year-over-year each quarter during her tenure as editor- in chief of the M&G being the sole SA newspaper in any type to achieve this during that time.

Verashni Pillay Net Worth

Verashni Pillay is one of the richest Journalist from South Africa. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Verashni Pillay 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Verashni Pillay (born 11 February 1984) is a South African journalist and editor. She was editor-in chief of The Huffington Post South Africa as well as of the Mail & Guardian. She is currently the head of digital for South African radio station, POWER 98.7.

Pillay began her career as a journalist on January 2007 at News24 after she was awarded a bursary from the newspaper to complete her honours diploma. Later, she was hired by Mail & Guardian in 2009. Mail & Guardian in 2009 and quickly rose in and within the organization’s ranks. She was one of the first to adopt digital technology in journalism, and won two first-time digital categories in the traditional awards for journalism. In 2012, she was awarded the highly coveted CNN African Journalist of the Year Award in the first category of digital journalism. In 2013, she was awarded the first Standard Bank Sikuvile Award for multiplatform journalism.

In January 2016 Pillay co-wrote an article in the Mail & Guardian quoting sources that claimed Mmusi Maimane, leader of opposition party the Democratic Alliance, had been taking “leadership lessons” from the country’s last apartheid leader FW de Klerk. Pillay later apologised for not taking more steps to verify the allegations and promised to improve processes and admit and fix mistakes quickly in future. Maimane and the DA accepted the apology.

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Facts & Trivia

Verashni Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Africa. Verashni Pillay celebrates birthday on February 11 of every year.

Top Facts about Verashni Pillay

1. Verashni Pillay is a South African journalist and editor.
2. She was born in 1984.
3. Pillay has worked for various media outlets, including HuffPost SA.
4. In 2016, she resigned as editor of the Mail & Guardian after a controversial article was published under her watch.
5. Pillay has won several awards for her journalism, including the CNN African Journalist of the Year award in 2012.
6. She is also an advocate for press freedom and media ethics.
7. Pillay holds a Master’s degree in politics from Rhodes University.
8. She has written extensively on issues such as race, gender, and social justice in South Africa.
9. Pillay is active on social media and often engages with her followers about current events and news stories.
10. She continues to be a prominent voice in South African journalism today.