Ferial Haffajee is an Associate Editor at Daily Maverick. She covers a wide range of topics including elections, government, politics, public policy, and social issues, with a particular focus on regional interest and world news. Ferial's work has been featured in MSN, AllAfrica Global Media, The Namibian, Currency, and Daily Maverick.
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Ferial Haffajee's coverage predominantly centers around South African government and politics, with a significant focus on legal policy regulation. She also covers evolving stories related to these themes.
Given her emphasis on local (South Africa) news, she is likely responsive to pitches regarding South African political developments, government announcements, legal issues, and evolving stories within the region. Pitches that offer unique insights into the intricate landscape of South African politics or provide expert commentary on regulatory matters would likely resonate with her coverage focus.
Pertinent topics for pitching could include South African elections, ANC-related developments, property deals in Johannesburg, trade status negotiations involving South Africa as well as updates about relevant legislation and regulations impacting the country.
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The ANC acknowledges its failures, but can it fix the problems it created? We put its local government election pitch through our Manifesto Test.
The DA wants to become the largest party in Gauteng’s three metros and believes it has a chance of becoming part of government in 60 councils following the 4 November local elections. …
The data reveal that most ANC voters have already chosen to stay home on 4 November. 1 Sep Analysis
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By: Ferial Haffajee, Reitumetse Pilane
Sithembiso Zungu, the Joburg MMC implicated in three alleged extortion cases and facing a criminal assault investigation, has secured ANC renomination despite an Integrity Commission referral.…
By: Reitumetse Pilane, Ferial Haffajee
Sithembiso Zungu, the Joburg MMC implicated in three alleged extortion cases and facing a criminal assault investigation, has secured ANC renomination despite an Integrity Commission referral.
The DA wants to become the largest party in Gauteng’s three metros and believes it has a chance of becoming part of government in 60 councils following the 4 November local elections. …
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By: Ferial Haffajee
The latest Ipsos poll reveals a fierce, neck-and-neck battle between the ANC and DA in major South African metros, with the political capital of Tshwane tilting toward the DA at 31%. While the ANC lea…
The UDM manifesto promises that democracy should be a lived process, not only an election event. …
By: Ferial Haffajee
The latest Ipsos poll reveals a fierce, neck-and-neck battle between the ANC and DA in major South African metros, with the political capital of
The candidate list crisis is exposing an ANC increasingly divided into powerful provincial and regional blocs willing to defy the party centre – while the revolt may also be an early proxy battle over…
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