Simply fill out the appropriate membership application form online.
Full member (annual fee - R500)
Associate member (annual fee R500 - professionals in full-time employ who
also perform freelance duties)
Student member (annual fee - R150)
To become a Full member, you must derive at least half your income as a freelancer (see below).
They include:
Full Membership: Anyone who earns the bulk of their income (i.e.>50%) from freelance media sources is entitled to apply for Full Membership of SAFREA. Such members will have full voting rights and SAFREA media cards.
Student Membership:
Full time or part time students, who are freelancing in the media industry may apply for membership, providing they fulfill the following requirements:
Full Time Student:
Part Time Student:
Each application is considered individually and will be judged according to protocols in use at that time.
Once approved, you will receive an approval letter with a short list of SAFREA guidelines which we recommend you keep in a safe place to refer to. You will then be asked for a payment and a digital photograph to be used on your membership card. This same photograph can be uploaded to your website profile.
Once your payment has been received, your membership will be activated. Membership is for 12 months, starting on the day of payment. You will also be notified how to access the following:
E-group: All SAFREA members receive automatic access to the member-only e-group and will be given a password. You can choose to receive daily messages or daily or weekly digest (summary of messages), as this is the way all important information is conveyed to the membership.
Website: You are entitled to a listing in the member directory of http://www.safrea.co.za/ which can be searched by name, area and fields of work. This is searchable by any visitor to the SAFREA website, so you should use it to sell yourself.
A Membership Card will be supplied using the portrait-style photograph you have provided.![]() |
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Jobs |
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Senior Economics Writer Region: Gauteng posted on 2 Mar 10 (16 Views) People's Post: Sub editor Region: Cape Peninsula posted on 8 Feb 10 (12 Views) journalists Region: Gauteng posted on 18 Jan 10 (31 Views) Travel Writer Region: Mpumalanga posted on 9 Dec 09 (51 Views) Job Archive |
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Safrea Recommendation of the Week posted on 8 Feb 10 (146 Views) BBC Academy to train the media industry posted on 21 Jan 10 (203 Views) News Archive |
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Events |
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February Safrea Western Cape Networking Meeting Date : 24 Feb 10 - 24 Feb 10 (142 Views) Essentials of Newspaper Management Date : 15 Mar 10 - 19 Mar 10 (136 Views) FOUR DAY COURSE ON FREELANCING FOR A LIVING Date : 3 Mar 10 - 24 Mar 10 (240 Views) Wits Journalism Courses Date : 5 Feb 09 - (1990 Views) Event Archive |
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