Meet the Team
Our commitment to fair and accurate commentary on the Just Energy Transition is baked into our DNA.
Verashni Pillay
Founder & Editor-in-chief
Verashni is passionate about empowering citizens to hold those in power to account. She was previously editor-in-chief of the Mail & Guardian and HuffPost South Africa, and won the CNN African Journalism Award, among others.
Lindsey Schutters
Editor
Lindsey is a former magazine editor and veteran journalist who wants to make the world a better place, one explainer at a time
Kyle Smith
Managing Editor
With an undergraduate in politics, philosophy, and economics, Kyle graduated from Stellenbosch University’s postgraduate program in Journalism in 2015. He has since worked in multiple roles as a journalist, social media accounts manager, ghostwriter, and blogger.
Shanice Naidoo
Content Writer
Shanice is passionate about journalism and putting reliable news out there. For her it is about serving the best news with the simplest of ingredients. She believes in fulfilling her duty to find out the truth behind every incident for readers. Outside of the newsroom, she loves everything to do with poetry and green.
Tshego Mphahlele
Writer
Tshego is a writer and law student from Pretoria. A keen follower of social media trends, his interests include high fantasy media, politics, science, talk radio, reading and listening to music.
He is also probably one of the only people left who still play Pokemon Go.
Michelle Cooper
Writer
Michelle holds a Diploma in Media Practices specialising in Journalism. She loves engaging with people and telling their stories.
Vukosi Maluleke
Multimedia
Vukosi is a multimedia journalist and writer based in Johannesburg. He believes that his purpose as a media practitioner is to be direct, intentional and impactful with every project he embarks on.
Ashleigh Da Silva
Video Editor
With an undergraduate in Film studies and English literature, Ashleigh graduated from the University of Cape Town’s postgraduate programme in Documentary Film studies in 2015. She works as a video editor and designer in various mediums, from music videos to promotional content to documentaries.
Ashleigh Pascoe
Subeditor
Ashleigh is a publishing graduate whose belief is that a publication’s outcome is attributed to the attention paid to its finer details. Her passion for news platforms was discovered through UP’s student paper, PDBY. ”
Mxolisi Kubeka
Operations Associate
Mxolisi is explain’s administrative and bookkeeping guy. A BCom Accounting graduate, he’s a big fan of crunching numbers, developing organizational processes and solving problems.
Alumni Council
Our Alumni Council is made up of former team members who have gone on to do great things, and still stay on in an advisory capacity.
Nomaswazi Nkosi
Accounts Director
Nomaswazi Nkosi has experience as a hard news journalist working for daily newspapers as well as experience in digital media. Currently Nomaswazi works in public relations where she continues to feed her passion for the media industry.
Natasha Joseph
Associate Editor
Natasha Joseph is a journalist and editor with more than 15 years experience. She is passionate about passing on her skills, and hopes in some small way to help drive long overdue and genuine transformation in SA’s media industry.
Aarti Bhana
The Wrap Head Writer
Aarti Bhana is a journalist, researcher and writer based in Johannesburg. She uses her writing to explore South Africa’s vast dynamics, from poverty and politics to human rights and the economy. She obtained her Honours in Journalism from Wits University.
Grant Funders
