Ferial Haffajee (South Africa)

Positions
From	To	Organisation	Position
2006		South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF)	Chairperson
2004		Mail & Guardian	Editor
2002		Financial Mail	Managing Editor
1991	1991	Mail & Guardian	Weekly Mail Training Programme
1985	1989	University of the Witwatersrand	Student (exact dates unknown)

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Notes	For an interview posted on UNESCO website, see: http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=14425&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html [ Retrieved on 13 MAR 2008 ] [ http://www.whoswhosa.co.za/Pages/profilefull.aspx?IndID=2616 - Retrieved on 12 MAR 2008 ] Ferial Haffajee assumed the position of Editor in Chief of Mail & Guardian (M&G) in February 2004. She is this leading newspaper¹s fifth editor, and the first woman to rise to that position. Previously, she worked at Financial Mail as Senior Editor responsible for political reporting; she covered the presidency and the tripartite alliance and was its managing editor. She has also worked at the SABC (South African Broadcasting Corporation) as a radio producer and television reporter. But the pen has always beckoned she cut her teeth at the M&G as a cub reporter and served the newspaper as Media Editor, Economics Writer and Associate Editor before assuming the hot seat. Her part time passions include training young journalists, political risk analysis, and training various organisations in media skills. She is a BA graduate of the University of the Witwatersrand. She is a previous winner of the Sanlam financial journalism awards; was named as one of 10 Shoprite/Checkers women of the year in 2004 and was also named as one of The Media magazine¹s Top 10 women in media for the same year. [ Retrieved on 12 MAR 2008 ]

Record last updated on 13 MAR 2008