Deadline: 17 July, 2020
The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) has launched a relief fund for journalists who have lost their livelihoods due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
SANEF is a non-profit organisation whose members are editors, senior journalists and journalism trainers from all areas of the South African media.
It is understood that the Social Justice Initiative (SJI) is acting as a fiscal host for the relief fund and will be playing an oversight role to ensure that the fund is fairly and transparently distributed.
To process the applications, SANEF has put in place a team of revered journalists, including representatives from the Association of Independent Publishers (AIP) and the freelancers’ association (SAFREA), to
process the applications.
As a result of the pandemic, over 700 journalists in South Africa have reportedly lost their jobs.
Benefits
- Each journalist receives R5,000
Eligibility
- Open to only freelance, contract or permanently employed journalists who have been retrenched or had their contracts cancelled since the implementation of the lockdown in South Africa
To apply and for more information, click here.
Photo source: UN Climate Change
