Ferial Haffajee is a prominent South African journalist known for being the first female editor of the Mail & Guardian, making her the first woman to lead a significant newspaper in the country. She grew up in a working-class neighborhood in Johannesburg and studied at the University of the Witwatersrand. Haffajee started her journalism career at the Weekly Mail and later worked as a radio director and television reporter at SABC. She gained recognition for interviewing Nelson Mandela shortly after his release and later became managing editor at Financial Mail.
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Your next birthday is 362 days away.
Place of Birth
Time Zone - Africa/Johannesburg (2:0 E)
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Meaning of the name - Ferial
joyful, happy
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Generation Group
Ferial Haffajee belongs to the Generation X group.
Place of Birth: Johannesburg
Educated At: University of the Witwatersrand
Occupation: journalist
Employers: Mail & Guardian | City Press | SABC | Financial Mail
Awards Received: CPJ International Press Freedom Awards
Astrology Analysis


Ephemeris for February 20, 1967
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on February 20, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for February 20, 2025 |
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Sun | 1 Pisces 5 | 2 Pisces 1 | 28 Aries 40 |
Moon | 3 Cancer 24 | 28 Scorpio 20 | 18 Leo 23 |
Mercury | 18 Pisces 10 | 10 Pisces 57 | 7 Aries 28 |
Venus | 25 Pisces 39 | 9 Aries 5 | 5 Gemini 54 |
Mars | 1 Scorpio 41 | 17 Cancer 6 | 23 Libra 19 |
Jupiter | 25 Cancer 37 | 11 Gemini 42 | 25 Cancer 37 |
Saturn | 28 Pisces 49 | 19 Pisces 35 | 5 Aries 53 |
Uranus | 23 Virgo 21 | 23 Taurus 28 | 21 Virgo 0 |
Neptune | 24 Scorpio 21 | 28 Pisces 35 | 23 Scorpio 38 |
Pluto | 19 Virgo 49 | 2 Aquarius 38 | 18 Virgo 22 |
Rahu | 10 Taurus 39 | 28 Pisces 49 | 7 Taurus 34 |
Ketu | 10 Scorpio 39 | 28 Virgo 49 | 7 Scorpio 34 |
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Astrology Transits Analysis for Year 2025
Note: Multiple transits occurring in close proximity often signify a major event in a person's life.Ferial Haffajee's 2025 Transits to Natal Planets
- Mars square Mars
Exact: 01 January, 2025 - Mars aspects Sun
Exact: 01 January, 2025 - Saturn conjunction Mercury
Exact: 10 February, 2025 - Rahu conjunction Saturn
Exact: 10 February, 2025 - Saturn conjunction Venus
Exact: 11 April, 2025 - Rahu conjunction Venus
Exact: 11 April, 2025 - Mars square Mars
Exact: 21 April, 2025 - Mars aspects Sun
Exact: 21 April, 2025 - Mars square Ketu
Exact: 11 May, 2025 - Saturn conjunction Saturn
Exact: 21 May, 2025 - Mars aspects Venus
Exact: 10 June, 2025 - Mars opposition Sun
Exact: 20 June, 2025 - Jupiter trine Mars
Exact: 20 June, 2025 - Jupiter trine Sun
Exact: 20 June, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Moon
Exact: 30 June, 2025 - Mars opposition Mercury
Exact: 20 July, 2025 - Mars opposition Venus
Exact: 30 July, 2025 - Jupiter trine Ketu
Exact: 30 July, 2025 - Rahu conjunction Mercury
Exact: 29 August, 2025 - Jupiter trine Mercury
Exact: 08 September, 2025 - Saturn conjunction Saturn
Exact: 08 September, 2025 - Mars conjunction Ketu
Exact: 08 October, 2025 - Mars opposition Rahu
Exact: 08 October, 2025 - Saturn conjunction Venus
Exact: 18 October, 2025 - Mars square Sun
Exact: 07 November, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Jupiter
Exact: 07 November, 2025