Dear Safreans, Like many organisations, Safrea has some aspects that make it fantastic, and other elements that are cause for concern. The least enjoyable role of being a member of the executive in...
Message from the Chair – June 2022
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Message from the Chair – May 2022
Dear Safreans, What is it with clients who do not pay their service providers? This past week alone, I have heard of four people who have not been paid since January. In all four cases, they have...
Message from the Chair – April 2022
Any time that a group of freelancers get together, you can be sure that the conversation will turn to rates. How much to charge is the perennial question that for years has been answered by the...
Message from the Chair – February 2022
Dear Safreans, February has been a month of planning for Safrea. Earlier this month, we held a meeting with the current contributors to the Safrea Chronicle / Media Hub. The initiative has gone...
Message from the Chair – January 2022
Dear Safreans, The Safrea Google Group, fondly known as the Oracle, is the hub for connections within our organisation. It is a place where we can get to know each other, ask questions, provide help...
Message from the Chair – December 2021
Dear Safreans, It is the end of another long/short year. Isn’t it strange how the changes that Covid have brought have had such an impact on our perception of time passing? In some ways it feels...
Message from the Chair – November 2021
Dear Safreans, I am mindful that when November comes around and many people are starting to look forward to the holiday season, for freelancers this can be a time of uncertainty and stress. Some...
Message from the Exco – October 2021
Dear Safreans, Excitement is building for the World Conference of Science Journalists 2022! Join the South African Science Journalists Association (SASJA) to attend. The last time science...
Message from the Exco – September 2021
Dear Safreans, I am better equipped to take a photograph that says a thousand words, than to write them. However, photographers, generally speaking, are the proverbial “fly-on-the-wall.” We are...
Message from the Chair – August 2021
Dear Safreans, Any organisation is only as strong as its members. We know that the ability to retain members is just as important as getting new members. During my recent meeting with the regional...
Message from the Chair – July 2021
Dear Safreans, For Safrea committees, the new year has just begun, and I am really excited about the commitment that has been shown and the progress that has already been made. Our new deputy chair,...
Message from the Chair – July 2021
Message from the Chair – June 2021
Dear Safreans, No man’s land – an indeterminate or undefined place or state. As I write to you, Safrea is in that strange “no man’s land” where the AGM has been completed, but the regional chairs...
Message from the Chair – May 2021
Dear Safreans, It goes without saying that any organisation is only as good as its members. And, if a membership organisation is to run smoothly, it needs people who are prepared to spend some time...
Message from the Chair – March 2021
Dear Safreans, This month I have given the Message from the Chair space to a professional body within Safrea to appeal to you to join. Read more about the South African Science Journalists...