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paydesk has 237 reporters who cover South Africa. Our journalists are already on location, all over the world, and ready to work at a moment's notice. Our top correspondents who cover South Africa are Adam Alqali and Kate Bartlett. Use our journalist directory to find an South Africa member to work for you.
Journalists Who Cover South Africa
Adam Alqali
Adam Alqali is a development journalist based in Kano, Nigeria with over 5 years’ experience in investigative, fact checking, research and development reporting. He currently reports for amongst others, africacheck.org, Newsdiary online, National Review as well as African Newspage. He has ...
English
Feature Stories
Fact Checking
Current Affairs
Fact Checking
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Kate Bartlett
Kate Bartlett is a journalist based in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Jobs Completed 29
Job Success Rate 97%
Usually Responds Within a day
Romain Chanson
Romain Chanson is a journalist based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Radio - Vidéo - Writing
French
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Fact Checking
Fact Checking
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Jobs Completed 25
Job Success Rate 96%
Usually Responds Within a day
Marvin Charles
Marvin Charles is a journalist based in Cape Town, South Africa. Writer for Independent Media for various titles such as Cape Argus, Cape Times and Independent Online (IOL)
English
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
News Gathering
Feature Stories
+4
Politics
Current Affairs
Film & Theatre
+8
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Jobs Completed 5
Usually Responds Within an hour
Meredith Chen
Meredith Chen is a journalist based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Lyse Comins
Lyse Comins is a freelance journalist and content creator in Durban South Africa. She covers, business, consumer and social rights, breaking news and health as well as business to business communications for clients across South Africa. Her work has been has published in The Mercury, Freight and ...
English
Feature Stories
Content Writing
Corporate Content
+5
Business
Finance
Current Affairs
+10
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Jobs Completed 2
Usually Responds Within a few hours
Bill Corcoran
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Bill Corcoran is a journalist based in Cape Town, South Africa. He has worked across Sub-Saharan Africa for the past 11 years providing breaking news and analysis from Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Lesotho, Swaziland, Liberia, Uganda, Malawi and Zambia to name but a few countries. Bill is currently the ...
English
Feature Stories
Content Writing
Corporate Content
+7
Current Affairs
Fact Checking
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Antonio García
Antonio García is a journalist based in La Crucecita, Mexico.
Spanish
Corporate Content
Research
Interview (Print / Radio / Podcast)
+2
Natural Disasters
Entertainment & Celebrity
Sports
+4
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Ihsaan Haffejee
Ihsaan Haffejee is a multimedia journalist based in Johannesburg, South Africa. With a focus on visual journalism using photography and video to document stories from South Africa.
English
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Documentaries
+4
Politics
Current Affairs
Science & Environment
+6
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Jobs Completed 5
Usually Responds Within a day
Lucas Laursen
I cover global development by way of science and technology. I write for Scientific American, Rethink, and many other magazines and have produced radio packages for BBC Radio 4, Deutsche Welle and NPR's Here and Now. I have lived in and reported from the US, UK, Switzerland, and Mexico. I now ...
English
Spanish
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
+9
Business
Politics
Current Affairs
+7
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Vukosi Maluleke
I'm a passionate journalist with a multimedia approach to news reporting and storytelling. I believe that news content must be direct, accurate, and informative. With experience across digital, print, and broadcast media, I strive to engage and inform diverse audiences through compelling ...
English
Tsonga
Venda
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
+7
Business
Finance
Politics
+4
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Tendai Marima
Tendai Marima is a multimedia journalist based in Harare, Zimbabwe. She has worked for a range of international publications including Al Jazeera, the New York Times, Foreign Policy and NPR. She is also a fellow of the NEWF based in South Africa and a member of Fairpicture and the Everyday Projects....
English
Feature Stories
Content Writing
Corporate Content
+8
Business
Arts & Books
Breaking News
+1
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Farai Shawn Matiashe
Farai Shawn Matiashe is an award-winning journalist based in Mutare, Zimbabwe who writes for various international media outlets including Aljazeera (Qatar), CNN International (UK) the Thomson Reuters Foundation (UK), Vice World News (UK), The Africa Report (France), Euronews (UK) and Quartz Africa ...
English
Feature Stories
Investigative Journalism
Interview (Print / Radio / Podcast)
+1
Climate Change
Fact Checking
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Jobs Completed 6
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Nokukhanya Musi - Aimienoho
Nokukhanya Musi - Aimienoho is a journalist based in Manzini, Swaziland. She began her journalism career in 2003 in the kingdom of Eswatini. Rising from journalist to former Entertainment Editor with both the local dailies (The Times of Swaziland and Swazi Observer), she possesses adequate on-the-...
English
Swati
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+13
Business
Politics
Current Affairs
+17
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Jobs Completed 16
Job Success Rate 88%
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Kimberly Mutandiro
Kimberly Mutandiro is a journalist based in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
English
Shona
Zulu
News Gathering
Fact Checking
Business
Finance
Current Affairs
+6
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Jobs Completed 1
Usually Responds Seldom
Yeshiel Panchia
Yeshiel Panchia is a journalist based in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Afrikaans
English
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Documentaries
Photography
+3
Current Affairs
Natural Disasters
War Reporter
+6
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Charles Pensulo
Freelance journalist- Charles Pensulo lives in Blantyre, Malawi, focusing on issues related to climate change, food security, human rights, global development and governance. His work has been published by the Thomson Reuters Foundation, the Guardian Global Development Professional Network, and the ...
English
Feature Stories
Fact Checking
Current Affairs
Fact Checking
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Richie Santosdiaz
Richie Santosdiaz is a known international trade and economic development subject matter expert - both as a consultant as well as commentator on this realm in both print and also video (live and pre-recorded). He is bilingual (English and Spanish) and has done 100+ pieces/interviews mainly in the ...
English
Spanish
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Fact Checking
Business
Politics
Current Affairs
+4
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Lurnay Tshabalala-Mavuso
Lurnay Tshabalala-Mavuso is a Journalist based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Tshabalala is a Legal Analyst, Communication Specialist, Author, Researcher and Scholar with major experience in writing, reporting, news writing and content production. Tshabalala currently works as a Senior Reporter &...
English
Xhosa
Zulu
News Gathering
Feature Stories
Content Writing
+4
Business
Politics
Current Affairs
+7
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Buks Viljoen
Buks Viljoen is a journalist based in Nelspruit, South Africa. After matric in 1976, I joined the former South-African Defence Force (SADF). In September 1979 I was involved in a serious accident while serving in the army which left me paralized. After my accident, for a short stint, I was involved ...
Afrikaans
English
Feature Stories
Investigative Journalism
Interview (Print / Radio / Podcast)
+1
Current Affairs
Natural Disasters
Media Training
+4
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Bibi-Aisha Wadvalla
Bibi-Aisha Wadvalla is an award winning South African journalist, with an interest in health, science and development. She's currently completing a Masters in Public Health. Previously, she worked as a tv reporter for eNCA, and was a Middle East correspondent for the South African Broadcasting ...
English
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+9
Finance
Politics
Current Affairs
+9
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David Walsh
David Walsh is a journalist based in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
English
French
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
+8
Politics
Current Affairs
Natural Disasters
+6
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Jobs Completed 24
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within an hour
Maina Waruru
Maina Waruru is a journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya. With over 15 years experience I specialize in Science, Business and Development news and features writing. I have published widely including with the BBC, The Scientist magazine, University World News, Research Africa,Down to Earth magazine,...
English
Kikuyu
Swahili
Feature Stories
Corporate Content
Research
+4
Business
Politics
Current Affairs
+4
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Hamilton Wende
Hamilton Wende is a journalist based in Johannesburg, South Africa. I specialize in producing, fixing and researching documentaries on southern Africa and across the continent generally. I have worked for CNN, BBC, Al Jazeera, ARD, ZDF, Nat Geo and many others. I am also an experienced media ...
Afrikaans
English
Documentaries
Research
Journalism
Current Affairs
Media Training
Investigative Reporting
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Cyril Zenda
Cyril Zenda is an African freelance journalist based in Harare, Zimbabwe. His work, which covers southern Africa and focuses on development, social justice, human rights, climate change and the environment, has appeared in several international publications such as TRT World Magazine, African ...
English
Journalism
Climate Change
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