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Paydesk has 56 journalists in Cape Town. Our journalists can do broadcast reports, as well as printed media and photography.
Our top journalists in Cape Town are Tim Butcher and Jane Flanagan.
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Journalists in Cape Town
Vicky Stark
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Vicky Stark is a journalist based in Cape Town, South Africa. She currently works as a freelance reporter for Voice of America TV, radio and online. She is also the producer of the Weekend Breakfast Show on Cape Talk radio. Previously she was a freelance bulletin writer and reporter for the South Read more
Afrikaans
English
Journalism
Current Affairs
Eric Kasongo
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Eric Kasongo is a seasoned bilingual journalist (French-English) based in Cape Town, South Africa, with a specialized focus on political and economic affairs in both South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). His expertise spans critical sectors such as mining and energy, where he has Read more
English
French
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Content Writing
Corporate Content
+4
Business
Finance
Politics
+11
James Jamu
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Multimedia journalist and documentary filmmaker interested in exploring social issues that tackle post colonialism, indigenous culture, environment and identity.
I am a member of the African Photojournalism Database. A joint project of World Press Photo Foundation & Everyday Africa. DW Akademie Read more
English
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Documentaries
+3
Technology
Science & Environment
War Reporter
+2
Robyn Smith
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Robyn Smith is an award-winning broadcast journalist, CNN fellow, content creator and social media producer with twenty years experience in the industry, including television news anchoring, reporting, script writing, producing, news planning and copy editing.
She's reported from across the Read more
English
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+13
Current Affairs
Science & Environment
Natural Disasters
+7
Kristen Van Schie
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I'm an award-winning journalist working as an independent reporter and multimedia producer in southern Africa. I am currently based in Cape Town.
I have worked as a correspondent for global news agency AFP and Johannesburg's leading daily paper The Star, filing dispatches from the Central Read more
Afrikaans
English
French
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
+7
Politics
Current Affairs
Science & Environment
+4
Ashleigh Hamilton
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Ashleigh Hamilton is a broadcast and video journalist based in Cape Town, South Africa.
Producer, Director, Fixer, Researcher, Writer, Photographer
Experienced freelance broadcast journalist, fixer and content production professional occupying
senior producing and directing roles with several Read more
English
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
+11
Business
Politics
Current Affairs
+15
Saawmiet Moos
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saawmiet moos is a journalist based in Cape Town, South Africa.
I Have 15 years broadcast experience having worked in radio and television as part of small and large production teams. My speciality is live news coverage and news gathering. I am currently a freelance video journalist for a number Read more
Afrikaans
Arabic
English
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+7
Finance
Politics
Current Affairs
+6
Tony Weaver
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Tony Weaver is one of Africa's most widely published photo-journalists, and has an extensive radio and television background as well. In the past 30+ years, he has worked for most of the major South African newspapers, including a two year stint as a Bureau Chief covering the guerrilla wars in Read more
Afrikaans
English
Swahili
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Documentaries
News Gathering
+11
Fact Checking
Rizel Delano
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Rizel Delano is a Research & Development Analyst, Journalist, Brand Consultant, PRO, Writer and Content Director
RDL is curious about how things work in getting to understand life and all its constituencies… Which means, she has a vast interest in various topics
Since one must have a broad Read more
English
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Documentaries
+11
Business
Finance
Politics
+13
Karin Johansson
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Karin Johansson is a journalist based in Cape Town, South Africa with more than 23 years’ experience covering financial news, lifestyle and entertainment and current affairs across all forms of media including broadcast, print and digital. Most notably, she's been instrumental in the inception and Read more
English
Documentaries
Content Writing
Business
Current Affairs
Entertainment & Celebrity
+4
Graeme Raubenheimer
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A two-time award-winning broadcast journalist with 12 years of experience in television, radio and online news in South Africa, reporting from Johannesburg, Pretoria and Cape Town, I hold a BTech Degree (Cum Laude) in Journalism from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology and have reported for Read more
English
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+12
Business
Politics
Current Affairs
+14
Robin Adams
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Robin Adams is a seasoned journalist based in Cape Town, South Africa.
He has vast broadcasting experience, having worked in radio and television for over 25 years. Robin is a celebrated television anchor, correspondent, producer and editor. He's worked at South African broadcasters SABC, eTV and Read more
English
Live Reporting
Fact Checking
Current Affairs
Fact Checking
Marvin Charles
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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
Munyaradzi Makoni
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Munyaradzi Makoni is a journalist based in Cape Town, South Africa. His stories on agriculture, climate change, environment, higher education, politics, science and technology, science policy and religion have appeared in SciDev.Net, Thompson Reuters Foundation, Africa Renewal, Research Africa, Read more
English
Shona
Feature Stories
Content Writing
Research
+3
Business
Politics
Current Affairs
+3
Shaun Swingler
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I am a multi-award-winning photojournalist and filmmaker based in Cape Town, South Africa. I focus on social issues in South Africa and abroad – particularly crime and conflict. My work has appeared in publications such as The Guardian, VICE, Al Jazeera, TIME, Roads & Kingdoms, Rolling Stone SA, Read more
Afrikaans
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Documentaries
News Gathering
+2
Current Affairs
War Reporter
Fact Checking
Antonio Aragon Blanco
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Antonio Aragon Blanco is a journalist based in Cape Town, South Africa.
I have 10 years experience in different types of journalism and among different companies and projects. I worked 7 years for the Agency of News EFE writing pieces about all the posible topics: sports, politics, culture, Read more
English
Spanish
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Documentaries
+9
Business
Politics
Current Affairs
+6
Isa-Lee Jacobson
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I am a filmmaker based in Cape Town, South Africa. I have made videos for Habitat for Humanity and Voice of America through Pay Desk. My website can be viewed on www.flyingfilms.co.za. I shoot and edit myself and I own my own camera equipment. Besides South Africa, I have shot films in Mozambique, Read more
Afrikaans
English
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Documentaries
+3
Politics
Current Affairs
Arts & Books
+2
Konan Tipen Adam
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Konan Tipen Adam is a Sudanese filmmaker and journalist with a distinguished career based in Cape Town, South Africa. As a former editor for NubaReports.org and director at Artrika.org, Adam has made significant contributions to journalism and media, focusing on critical humanitarian issues. His Read more
English
Investigative Journalism
Film & Theatre
Jorisna Bonthuys
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Jorisna is a content creator, editor and award-winning journalist with more than 20 years’ of experience in the media industry. She worked at Media24 at Die Burger newspaper as an in-depth environmental and political reporter before joining WWF-SA as a content creator for four years. Here she Read more
Afrikaans
English
Feature Stories
Content Writing
Corporate Content
+4
Politics
Current Affairs
Technology
+7
Chris De Beer
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Chris de Beer is a photojournalist based in Cape Town, South Africa.
She is primarily interested in documentary and portraiture but has well-rounded experience in many areas of the industry. She is an alumni of Rhodes University's School of Journalism and particularly gravitates toward stories Read more
Afrikaans
English
Photography
Business
Politics
Current Affairs
+10
Ernst Calitz
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I'm currently studying a postgraduate honours degree in Media Theory & Practice at the University of Cape Town (UCT). When writing I tend to focus and specialize in human interest and protest action. I have a deep understanding of the matter due to my involvement in grass-root-level social Read more
Afrikaans
English
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Feature Stories
+8
Politics
Current Affairs
Natural Disasters
+7
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