Devi Sankaree Govender
Devi Sankaree Govender
 
Devi Sankaree Govender began her career in journalism on radio while she was completing a BA degree at the University of Natal in Durban . She quickly moved on from presenting music shows, to becoming a freelance talk show host for Lotus FM, a national public broadcaster.
 
Devi's daily radio chat show, which is now in its sixth successive year, is well known for its straightforward approach to tackling sensitive and controversial issues. After completing an Honours degree in Drama and Performance Studies and a Higher Diploma in Education, Devi joined the education fraternity while still freelancing on radio.
 
A year into her teaching stint, she resigned and joined Lotus FM as a full-time talk show host. Devi's biggest moment on radio was when she interviewed former President, Nelson Mandela, in 1998. Devi's television break came in 1996 when she was hired as a freelance continuity presenter for SABC 1's Eastern Mosaic. While keeping her radio and television career on the boil, Devi then joined the Sunday Times in 1998 as a weekly columnist.
 
A year later she joined the Sunday Times as their Features Editor in Durban . Devi's weekly column is now going into its fifth successive year. In January 2002, Devi joined the Carte Blanche team as their youngest investigative television journalist. After recently completing a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management and an MBA through the University of Natal , Devi initiated her own corporate communication's company.
 
One of her more current endeavours is in the field of corporate training where she coaches senior managers on media etiquette. Devi is currently working on a book compilation of her newspaper columns with the future aim of translating some of her narratives onto stage. Devi lives in Durban with her husband and young daughter
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