Discover Top Reporters / Journalist in Johannesburg, South Africa

Hello My name is Zaheer Cassim. I run a multimedia production house called One Way Up Productions, based in Johannesburg, South Africa, After graduating from Columbia's Graduate School of Journalism with a Master's in Digital Media, I worked for several international news organisations before settling back home in South Africa. Over the years, the company has evolved into a team of cinematographers, editors and visual effects artist and our work is predominantly corporate, however we have created documentaries for local non-profits and have freelanced several multimedia news stories published on the New York Times websites and SBS Dateline Australia. We have done work for corporate videos for international brands such as Apple, Liverpool, KPMG, Ernst and Young, to name a few and understand the demands of delivering high quality work in a short duration of time. My team are ready to go. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - News
• Fixer
• Reporter / Journalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Creative Director
• Production Company
• Immersive/Spatial Video Capture
• Corporate Videographer

Laura Lopez Gonzalez is a freelance health reporter and editor based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Lopez has 15 years of experience covering health globally and within Southern Africa, covering health in countries such as Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique. Lopez has headed up the news desks of half of South Africa’s specialist health reporting outlets. She is a three-time winner of South Africa’s prestigious Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Award. Her work has appeared in publications such as Al Jazeera, The Guardian, El Pais and the UK’s Tribune. She has also researched international health funding flows for the Open Society Foundations and consulted for Doctors Without Borders. Lopez holds a bachelors degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University and a masters degree from the University of Chicago. She is a member of the US Association of Health Care Journalists and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. Follow her on Twitter @LLopezGonzalez

• Reporter / Journalist
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Fixer
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Copy Editor
• Copywriter
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist

I am a Johannesburg based Filmmaker, Director of Photography (DOP), Multimedia Journalist, Producer and Drone Operator. Over the course of my career I have worked in Europe, the US, the Middle East and Southern Africa with different international organizations including the UN Human Rights Office, Al Jazeera English, Global Citizen, TRT World, Goethe Institut, Vice News on HBO, Bloomberg, Amnesty International, Business Insider and Pacifica Radio. In 2017, together with partner Ntshepeng Motema, I co-founded Seithati Media, an audio-visual storytelling company producing film, video, television, and audio content. We create work that aims to reframe perspectives through delicate storytelling, moving emotions and fresh aesthetics. My standard kit: Two Sony 4K Cinema cameras, the FX6 and FX3, with tripods. I use Sony G Master f/2.8 lenses: 24-70mm &70-200mm. My sound kit includes a Sony UWD-D27 2 person lav mic set & Sennheiser MKE600 shotgun microphone, with Zoom H5 when sound needs to be recorded externally. My lights include Godox FL150 S LED key light along with 2 smaller Godox LEDs. Gimbal: DJI Ronin RS2. Drone: 4K DJI Mini 3 Pro.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Drone Operator
• Documentary DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Production Company
• Field Producer
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• TV News Producer
• Podcast Producer
• Reporter / Journalist
• Copy Editor
• Video Editor - News
• Commercial DP
• Fixer
• Executive Producer
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary

Dutch videographer and journalist based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Focusing on feature stories. As a videographer, producer and director she won the first prize in the World Press Photo Multimedia Contest 2012, the Picture of The Year International Multimedia Issue Reporting Award 2012 and the Lumix Multimedia Award 2012 for the project Afrikanerblood, a video about an extreme-right holiday camp for white South African teenagers. Her work has been published by Time Magazine, the New York Times and The Telegraph, among others. Based in South Africa but travelling throughout the continent.

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Fixer
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Reporter / Journalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial

With over 47 years of experience in diplomacy and international relations, Dr. Mbatha is a well-respected and accomplished professional, diplomat, public speaker, exhibitor, and author. He speaks fluent German and wrote his master’s and Ph.D. theses in German. He also learned the Greek language during his post as a diplomat in Greece. He writes on current affairs for local newspapers. He is the author of two books: Unmasked: Why the ANC Failed to Govern (2017) and Scattered: A Personal Story of the 1976 Generation (2022)

• Social Media Producer
• Content Strategist
• Influencer
• Reporter / Journalist
• Copywriter
• Fixer
• Translator
• Podcast Producer

PEOPLE, STORIES, HUMAN STORYTELLER Director, Journalist, Filmmaker My storytelling reshapes perceptions of Africans. Combining a genuine connection to people with my careful craft in constructing stories, I produce emotionally engaging work. I enjoy complicating and deepening how we see ourselves as Africans. My career has taken me across the African continent, as well as to the Middle East and the United States working with organisations including Vice News, Al Jazeera English, France24, TRT World, the Music In Africa Foundation, Public Radio International and eNews Channel Africa. I have a Masters in Journalism from Columbia University in New York. In 2017, together with partner Nick Alexandra, I co-founded Seithati Media, an audio-visual storytelling company producing film, video, television, and audio content. We have done work for clients including the UN Human Rights Office, Amnesty International, Goethe Institut, Music In Africa Foundation, Motsepe Foundation and Global Citizen. Kit: Two Sony 4K Cinema cameras, the FX6 and FX3, with tripods. Sony G Master f/2.8 lenses: 24-70mm &70-200mm. Sound: Sony UWD-D27 2 person lav mic set & Sennheiser MKE600 shotgun microphone, with Zoom H5 when sound needs to be recorded externally. My lights include Godox FL150 S LED key light along with 2 smaller Godox LEDs. Gimbal: DJI Ronin RS2. Drone: 4K DJI Mini 3 Pro (and a 4K GoPro Hero 5).

• Documentary DP
• Fixer
• Reporter / Journalist
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Sound Mixer
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Field Producer
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Digital Content Creator
• TV News Producer
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Production Company

Joseph Maramba is a multi-media journalist with over 15 years experience. In his early journalism years he worked as a writer at The Chronicle in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe before moving onto radio at the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Cooperation's Spot FM Radio where he produced and presented various content on Farming, Health and Art. He later moved to a music radio station, ZBC's Power FM in Gweru and hosted a number of artists and authors on his radio shows before moving into Organisational Communications at The Methodist Church in Zimbabwe's Harare office. There he worked on various forms of media both for print and online, producing film and photo documentaries for internal and social platforms. He later worked for Zimpaper's Capitalk 100.4FM Radio as a sports and a mid-day radio producer and presenter. His experiences have contributed to his versatility as he continued to produce his very own podcast called The Joe Mars Podcast in which he continued with having interviews with artists and authors from all over the globe. He is also a keen videographer and photographer, skills that he has picked up along the way, creating an events photography company in Harare and later moving it to Johannesburg, South Africa where he currently resides.

• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Reporter / Journalist
• News Shooter / Video Journalist

Matuba Mahlatjie is a South African-based freelance journalist with 17 years of experience in broadcast journalism. South Africa's first independent channel eNCA and the national broadcaster, SABC are among the local newsrooms Matuba has worked for. International news organisation he's worked for include CNN Johannesburg Bureau and CGTN's Nairobi headquarters. Extensive experience as a gatekeeper (News Editor at eNCA and Sub-Editor at the SABC) before falling in love with being in the field full time. Travelled extensively around the African continent, Europe and the US.

• Reporter / Journalist
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Field Producer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Video Editor - News
• TV News Producer
• Copy Editor

Rumana is a multimedia journalist based in Johannesburg, South Africa. She has worked at major print and online news publications in South Africa like The Daily Vox and Independent Newspapers. Some of the publications she has published in are, Guardian UK, Al Jazeera, Mail & Guardian and Daily Maverick. Rumana specialises in video journalism and documentary making, writes, and takes pictures. She has a keen interest in gender, queer issues, protests, and access to social justice.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Reporter / Journalist
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - News
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Fixer
• Production Assistant
• Video Editor - Commercial

Nkosinathi Shazi is a young South African political and news reporter. I hold two University degrees in Journalism and over 10 years of experience. I love my country and I have big ambitions of taking over the world. My motto in life is ‘Being is Becoming’ and I strive to be the best version of myself and work with like minded people

• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Reporter / Journalist
• Audio Storyteller
• News Shooter / Video Journalist

Multimedia Journalist and communication specialist with a passion for African and Middle Eastern development. Experienced in telling stories that inform, engage, and inspire audiences across the continent and the Middle East. Expertise in research, writing, editing, and multimedia production.

• Reporter / Journalist
• Video Editor - News
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer

I have 12 years experience working as a reporter and editor, mainly as a foreign correspondent. I've worked for AFP in Asia and DPA in Africa and have freelanced for NPR radio, Foreign Policy magazine and others.

• Reporter / Journalist
• Copywriter

Marisa Lourenço is a political analyst in Johannesburg, South Africa. She covers politics and economics across Africa.

• Reporter / Journalist
• On-Camera Talent
• Social Media Producer

I'm a sports journalist based in South Africa. I cover various international sports and news events. I am a self driven person who loves any kind of challenge.

• On-Camera Talent
• Reporter / Journalist

About 10 years experience in news coverage, features story and sports

• Video Editor - News
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Reporter / Journalist

Sports Anchor and Reporter

• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Reporter / Journalist

• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Field Producer
• Reporter / Journalist
• Copywriter
• Copy Editor

Freelance writer based in Harare.

• Reporter / Journalist
• Content Strategist
• Series Producer / Show Runner
• Audio Storyteller
• Podcast Producer
• Creative Director
• Fixer
• Executive Producer

Freelance multi-media journalist.

• Fixer
• Field Producer
• TV News Producer
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Reporter / Journalist
• Audio Storyteller
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist

Politics writer

• Reporter / Journalist
• Copywriter
• On-Air Reporter / Host