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Journalist.net has 232 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 Romain Chanson and William Clowes. Use our journalist directory to find an South Africa member to work for you.
Journalists Who Cover South Africa
Romain Chanson is a journalist based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Radio - Vidéo - Writing
French
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Fact Checking
Fact-Checking & Verification
Jobs Completed 25
Job Success Rate 96%
Usually Responds Within a day
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William Clowes is a journalist based in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. He has written for Al Jazeera, Foreign Policy, Quartz Africa, Roads & Kingdoms, Slate Magazine, African Arguments, Mail & Guardian, and various other publications. He is also Voice of America's radio correspondent ...
English
French
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
+9
Business & Economy
Politics & Government
International Affairs
+1
Jobs Completed 74
Job Success Rate 97%
Usually Responds Within a day
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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 & Economy
Finance & Markets
Politics & Government
+11
Jobs Completed 2
Usually Responds Within a few hours
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Leanne de Bassompierre is a journalist based in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire.
Afrikaans
English
French
+1
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
+11
Business & Economy
Finance & Markets
Politics & Government
+12
Jobs Completed 2
Usually Responds Within an hour
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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 & Economy
Technology
Health & Wellness
+3
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
Politics & Government
International Affairs
Film & Television
+7
Usually Responds Within a few hours
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Africa Correspondent of The Times (London)
English
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
News Gathering
Risk Analysis
+5
Business & Economy
Politics & Government
International Affairs
+5
Jobs Completed 116
Job Success Rate 98%
Usually Responds Within a few days
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Sema Fonkem is a multimedia journalist based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Fonkem has been practicing uninterrupted since 2022. His professional career kicked off as a freelance multimedia consultant, Public Relations Officer, Researcher and Writer. Fonkem communicates in both French and English ...
English
French
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+14
Business & Economy
Politics & Government
International Affairs
+10
Usually Responds Within a month
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Gregory Lessing Garrett is a professional author, publisher, and journalist who lives in California, USA. He has a B.A. in Psychology from UCSC, a Master’s Degree in Education from National University, and has an extensive background in Philosophy and English pedagogy and rhetoric. His varied ...
English
Investigative Journalism
Investigations
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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 & Government
International Affairs
Sports
+6
Jobs Completed 7
Job Success Rate 71%
Usually Responds Within a day
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Kim Harrisberg is a multimedia journalist based in Cape Town, South Africa. She won the Vodacom Online Journalist of the Year award in 2015 for her multimedia storytelling piece on domestic worker's salaries in South Africa. She is skilled in journalistic writing, videography, audio editing ...
Afrikaans
English
Hebrew
+1
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+11
Business & Economy
Politics & Government
International Affairs
+5
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Mwangi Maina is a Multimedia journalist working for KTN News, Kenya's leading 24 Hour TV Channel in Eastern Africa as a Content Producer. I cover topics ranging from Politics, Regional affairs (Africa's Great Lakes Region), Media Freedom, Fake news as well as human interest stories. I also write ...
English
Swahili
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+10
Politics & Government
International Affairs
Conflict & Security
+7
Usually Responds Within a few hours
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Nhau Mangirazi is a multimedia, award winning investigative, health and environment freelance journalist based in Karoi. He has contributed to both national and international news organizations including Radio Voice of the People, BBC, Al Jazeera, The Africa Report, Financial Gazette, The Standard,...
English
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
+13
Politics & Government
Health & Wellness
Services & Production
+2
Usually Responds Within a day
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Former AFP and RFI correspondent in Luanda, Angola. Currently based in Paris. Interested in Angola, Mozambique and Africa + economics.
English
French
Portuguese
Feature Stories
Content Writing
Corporate Content
+6
Fact-Checking & Verification
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Wallace Mawire is a journalist based in Harare, Zimbabwe.
English
Interview (Print / Radio / Podcast)
Fact Checking
Politics & Government
International Affairs
Fact-Checking & Verification
Usually Responds Within a day
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Wellington Muzengeza is a Zimbabwean journalist, Pan‑African Urban Strategist, and Infrastructure Policy Reformer whose work illuminates the intersections of urban planning, infrastructure, leadership succession, and governance reform across Africa’s post‑liberation landscapes. With a strong ...
English
Shona
Zulu
+1
Documentaries
Content Writing
Risk Analysis
+1
Politics & Government
Services & Production
Usually Responds Within a few minutes
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Mohammed Nashbat is a journalist based in Gaza. “Professional journalist with experience since 2004, reporting events objectively and telling the stories that deserve to be told. I emphasize the human aspect in my stories, in addition to journalistic literary writing.”
Arabic
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Feature Stories
Content Writing
Politics & Government
Conflict & Security
Services & Production
+3
Jobs Completed 11
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a day
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I am an editor and a journalist; 12 years' experience. In addition, advisory services in advertising, media planning, public relations, and research. Skilled in analysis, crisis management, content syndication, fact-checking, and press releases.
English
Journalism
Politics & Government
International Affairs
Services & Production
+2
Usually Responds Within a day
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Jackson Okata is an independent journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya. His works have been published both locally and internationally. He writes about climate and environment,human rights ,gender and women, development journalism,agriculture,politics and development
English
Swahili
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+13
Business & Economy
Politics & Government
International Affairs
+10
Jobs Completed 5
Usually Responds Within a day
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JOEL OMOTTO is a journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya. I have 10 years’ experience in print, TV and radio reporting, feature writing and research, combined with a university degree. I can report on location, do live TV and radio links as well as edit and layout newspaper pages, having worked as a sub-...
English
Swahili
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+12
Business & Economy
Politics & Government
International Affairs
+11
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Emmanuel Paul is a tech journalist, script writer, podcast host, and narrator for one of Africa's largest digital media publications. With 6 years experience in freelance writing and professional journalism, he has deep understanding of the business, political, and technology sector in Africa.
English
Feature Stories
Content Writing
Research
+4
Business & Economy
Finance & Markets
Politics & Government
+8
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Aaron Ross is the Reuters correspondent based in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
English
French
Vox Pop
Feature Stories
Content Writing
+4
Fact-Checking & Verification
Jobs Completed 3
Usually Responds Within a day
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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 & Government
International Affairs
Food & Drink
+6
Jobs Completed 24
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a few hours
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