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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 Mohamed Ali and Kate Bartlett. Use our journalist directory to find an South Africa member to work for you.
Journalists Who Cover South Africa
Mohamed Ali is a journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya.
English
Somali
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
+8
Politics
Current Affairs
Research
+3
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Kate Bartlett is a journalist based in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Jobs Completed 29
Job Success Rate 97%
Usually Responds Within a day
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Romain Chanson is a journalist based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Radio - Vidéo - Writing
French
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Fact Checking
Fact Checking
Jobs Completed 25
Job Success Rate 96%
Usually Responds Within a day
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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
Jobs Completed 5
Usually Responds Within an hour
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Tafadzwa Chigandiwa is a freelance journalist based in Harare, Zimbabwe with two years of experience. I'm currently a stringer with Nehanda Radio an online publication. I have previously worked with H-Metro a tabloid newspaper, Bustop TV and Sly Media News who are all online publication. ...
English
Ndebele
Shona
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Feature Stories
+4
Current Affairs
Entertainment & Celebrity
Sports
+2
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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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Sakhile Dube is an Independent Journalist based in South Africa. She covers a range of topics and close to her heart is climate change,energy, critical minerals business, finance, gender equality, health, and digital technology. Dube’s work has been supported by multiple grants, reflecting her ...
English
Ndebele
Zulu
Vox Pop
News Gathering
Feature Stories
+9
Business
Technology
Natural Disasters
+4
Usually Responds Within a few hours
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Fuad Esack is a multimedia journalist based in Cape Town, South Africa. He has extensive experience in print, broadcasting and digital platforms. as well as a background in advertising copywriting. Also good with layout, basic design, photography and phone/videography.
Afrikaans
English
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
News Gathering
+6
Current Affairs
Film & Theatre
Entertainment & Celebrity
+7
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Africa Correspondent of The Times (London)
English
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
News Gathering
Risk Analysis
+5
Business
Current Affairs
Entertainment & Celebrity
+3
Jobs Completed 116
Job Success Rate 98%
Usually Responds Within a few days
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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 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
Jobs Completed 7
Job Success Rate 71%
Usually Responds Within a day
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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 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
Jobs Completed 6
Usually Responds Within an hour
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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
Jobs Completed 16
Job Success Rate 88%
Usually Responds Within an hour
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Kimberly Mutandiro is a journalist based in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
English
Shona
Zulu
News Gathering
Fact Checking
Business
Finance
Current Affairs
+6
Jobs Completed 1
Usually Responds Seldom
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Paul Ndiho is a journalist based in Washington, United States of America. Paul Ndiho is a Ugandan – American video journalist based in Washington D.C with interests in politics, entrepreneurship, innovation, and technology in Africa. Email:****, Facebook: **** and Twitter: ****
English
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+11
Politics
Current Affairs
Technology
+4
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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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John Smith is a journalist based in McLean, United States of America.
Belarusian
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Fact Checking
Investigative Reporting
Fact Checking
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Darren Taylor is a journalist based in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. He has been reporting on current affairs throughout Africa since the early 1990s. He specializes in longer form, in depth investigative and human interest features, for both radio and print, but is equally adept at short-...
English
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
+7
Politics
Current Affairs
Technology
+12
Jobs Completed 396
Job Success Rate 99%
Usually Responds Within a day
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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
Usually Responds Within a few hours
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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 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 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
Jobs Completed 24
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within an hour
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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 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
Usually Responds Within a few minutes
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