Women in Journalism
Calling all young women writers!
In 2020, before the inception of the Women in Journalism programme, The South African supported dozens of students via its #gig4students project. It provided much needed income to students affected during the hard lockdown and economic downturn caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Testimony to the success of the project – along with other positive outcomes – is that some of our #gig4students writers are now employed full-time at The South African. Nokwanda Ncwane is thriving with the news and politics team, while ”soft-news junkie” Alicia Naidoo now leads the lifestyle team.
More about Women in Journalism
We have relaunched our student media project with a specific focus on Women in Journalism. And through this exciting initiative, The South African aims to empower young women writers. We also want to promote diversity in media, to better represent women in society.
Additionally, the programme has also been established to encourage young women writers to cast their nets wide by venturing into different beats to gain on-the-job experience.
Women in Journalism will provide freelance work opportunities and the potential to gain full-time employment to largely (but not exclusively) women students under the age of 25 and South African citizens.
How much will you earn?
- R25 for every thousand page views.
We run the Women in Journalism programme to:
- Support students;
- Empower women;
- Promote independent journalism;
- Provide students with the opportunity to gain employment; and
- Identify and nurture talent.
Why should you get involved in Women in Journalism?
- Free practical training and feedback on submissions;
- Earn an income to support yourself and your studies;
- Gain on-the-job experience;
- Build your writer’s portfolio;
- Valuable experience for your CV; and
- Opportunity to build your online digital profile, essential to gaining employment in the journalism field.
Please only complete the form if you are a South African citizen.