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Deshnee Subramany is our loudest employee. After slogging through various positions in marketing, advertising, radio – and a cow suit – Deshnee finally found her way to the M&G as a content producer in 2010, and was then forced to grow up by filling the position of day editor of the website. Sometimes she puts on her radio voice and guest-hosts the M&G Newsroom.If she was a superhero she would be called the Feeding Frenzy. Her passion is South African politics and revolutions. This comrade loves setting her world alight by discovering new ideas and people, and isnt afraid to laugh the loudest.
‘Mama Winnie’s mere presence was enough to tell me that I am more than fine, and that I am capable,’ says the writer
Kwanele Sosibo and Deshnee Subramany attended the 7th instalment of storytelling initiative Imbawula, at the Bassline. Here are their observations.
After an outcry over suspended Standard Bank economist and strategist Chris Hart’s qualifications on Twitter, Wits has listed his qualifications.
Despite the country’s political issues and a cultural boycott, Swaziland’s Bushfire organisers put on a good show in hopes of promoting social change.
After attending a talk on women in politics in South Africa, Deshnee Subramany feels the discussion moved too far away from the people at hand.
The Workers and Socialist Party says Joseph Mathunjwa’s planned protest action will give the ANC exactly what it wants – another violent strike.
Mac Maharaj has brushed off the heckling of President Jacob Zuma by sections of the crowd at Nelson Mandela’s memorial, saying it was over quickly.
CNN and Citizen report Nelson Mandela is on life support, and Mac Maharaj says commenting on the matter would break doctor/patient confidentiality.
If Saturday’s MTV Base Africa All Stars concert is anything to go by, Jo’burgers should prepare themselves for the new Snoop Lion.
Popular tech site MyBroadband has raised eyebrows after potential users complained about a race-based question on its forum registration form.
SA troops under attack from child soldiers had to defend themselves and couldn’t "give sweeties and blow kisses", says the defence minister.
South Africa should brace itself this year as the rise in petrol prices and electricity tariffs will swallow any money gained from tax breaks.
Investigating officer Hilton Botha has taken the stand on the second day of Oscar Pistorius’s bail hearing. Here is the breakdown of his testimony.
The ANC’s elected top six leaders has yielded no surprises, with party president Jacob Zuma retaining his position at the helm.
Diwali happens every year and people intolerant of fireworks need to deal with this, writes Deshnee Subramany.
eNews has suspended one of its presenters, Lance Witten, over tweets he sent after news of a fan’s death at the Linkin Park concert in Cape Town.
The news is filled with terrible things but now and then we get the opportunity to smile. Here are seven things that gave us sunshine in 2012.
The justice department says it’s under no legal obligation to fund the families of the victims of the Marikana killings attending commission hearings.
The justice department is yet to confirm reports it will no longer support the families of the victims of the Marikana killings.
The National Prosecuting Authority has provisionally withdrawn murder charges laid against 270 Marikana miners, pending further investigations.
![Pretoria high court Judge Hans Fabricius gave a number of orders, including one that Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula and Police Minister Bheki Cele must “ensure that internal investigations into the incidents listed below [including Khosa’s] are completed and reports are furnished to this court on or before June 4”.](https://images.newsteam.io/image/1000/2Bq28FuGKoJucPnyTTBy4sUtuWYKSHSNNZ3mAoz3Ga2ZbmHVFc4MMcpkhzyxjr6K9pp8pCLtdwAu3VDz9LwYRj9bYk76a2gAwuhHKEr4uzdx1m9hwMgiujGcfVXu2dbfTkEE6uw28r2gwNpEQw9DMcW)
