Shahan Ramkisson who is a news anchor was born 3 February 1985 in Durban KwaZulu Natal.
Biography profile
Name: Shahan Ramkisson
Born: 3 February 1985
Age: 37 years old (2022)
From: Durban KwaZulu Natal
Occupation: Journalist and News Anchor
Nationality: South African
Race: Indian
Gender: Male
Tv shows: eNCA and e.tv
Personal life history
Shahan Ramkisson is a South African Journalist who was born 3 February 1985 in Durban KwaZulu Natal. He is an Indian South African born news anchor on eNCA
Educational background
He attended his higher education at Durban University of Technology where he obtained his degree in Journalism.
Career journey.
His passion for journalism was discovered after he wrote an article about bad things that were happening at his school. At the age 14, he wrote an article to Young Daily news. The article was about his school which withheld reports for learners who didn’t pay their school fees.
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After the publication of the article, the Department of education intervened and the school principal was held responsible. Since from then, Shahan realized the power of journalism.
He started working on radio while still studying at the University. In 2007, he began his career with eNews as a field reporter. He began his career in PE before moving to Johannesburg to cover general news and, subsequently, politics. In 2013, he moved to another country to work.
Until 2016, he worked as a correspondent and anchor between New York and London. He returned to eNCA, where the rest of the story is still unfolding.
When the camera and mics are off, Shahan would turn on music and wind down.
“I love music, and I love dancing, even though I’m not sure I actually do the gwara gwara perfectly yet. Prince Kaybee, Dj Maphorisa, Busiswa, and Mafikizolo are just some of the artists on my playlist. I wake up to music and sleep to music,” he said.
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Shahan Ramkisson left eNCA
In 2022, he said his goodbyes to eNCA after working with them for such a long time. Currently, he is working with Eclipse Communications. He began working there first of June 2022 as Chief Strategy Officer.
Shahan Ramkisson sister
She lost his sister after contracting to Covid-19 virus. It was heartbreaking since his sister was his biggest supporter of his career. He also blamed the government for his sister’s death
