Vision and mission Safrea's vision is to advance the interests of independent professionals in the media and communications industry. Its mission is to be the association of choice for independent...
Recent news from Safrea
How to build a simple WordPress website
Before building your website, it is important to determine what the purpose of the website is. Is it simply to be an online billboard and place for people to contact you or do you want to showcase...
Are you on top of your finances?
The Eastern Cape region got together for their Coffee Club not only to meet Safrea’s new Treasurer, but also to tap her brain on financial tips for freelancers. Armed with a list of questions - from...
What are Safrea’s benefits to you?
Message from the Exco, News & Events
Do you need a refresher on Safrea’s benefits to you as a member? Let’s go back to the basics. The purpose of Safrea is to promote the interests of members who are freelance media and communications...
Serving Safrea granted me the power of positive collaboration
Safrea calls on its members to self-nominate and nominate other members before 28 May at 12:00 to serve on its Exco and Regional Committees in the new term. Leonie Bolleurs, Chairperson of the Free...
We call on YOU be part of the solution!
With our AGM coming up on 31 May, we are calling on you to step forward and self-nominate and/or nominate members to serve on our three levels of committees - Oversight Committee (OSC), Exco and...
Why I serve Safrea
Safrea calls on its members to self-nominate and nominate other members before 28 May at 12:00 to serve on its Exco and Regional Committees in the new term. Hush Naidoo, current Vice-Chair shares...
The power of trust
The power of trust Safrea’s Free State region presented a brand-building workshop with a difference. It focused on the power of trust – enabling solopreneurs to work together as a team. Watch this...
Writing for Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) – Quality content
When writing for SEO, we need to produce good quality content to ensure that our websites rank high. How do we go about delivering the right quality content to achieve this goal? “Let’s look at what...
The power of trust for freelancers
Safrea’s Free State region presented a brand-building workshop with a difference. It emphasised the power of trust as we move from an experience economy to a network economy where we build our...
Writing for Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) – Link building
When working toward enhancing SEO, we need to include quality links as quality links draw quality traffic to our websites. How do we go about building the correct links so that our page gets good...
ChatGPT – a powerful tool for editors and writers?
Is ChatGPT a threat or powerful tool for authentic copy? As it’s not going to go away, how can we embrace it and use it responsibly to address the panic it has created among freelancers in the media...
ChatGPT – Embrace it responsibly
Is ChatGPT a threat to freelancers in the media and communication industry, how accurate and current is its content and what is its role in the academic world? Members of Safrea’s Eastern Cape...
New Free State Chair in action
Safrea welcomes Leonie Bolleurs on board Exco as the new Chair of the Free State region. Having headed up this region before, Leonie already has some great value-add plans in store for the Free...
Don’t miss these opportunities aimed at your needs
The Professional Development team got together at the end of January to brainstorm topics and speakers based on the outcomes of Safrea’s recent survey among members. “The biggest ask by far was for...













