Reporter (Johannesburg, South Africa)

Semafor is seeking an ambitious reporter in a full-time contract position to cover southern Africa with a particular focus on South Africa. The ideal candidate will have the instincts and sources to provide distinctive coverage of politics, business, economics, science, and technology, delivering a steady stream of exclusives and deep insights. The successful candidate will be part of a team delivering regular insights to Semafor’s audience through our newsletters, the web, video, and in-person events. They will report to the editor and managing editor of Semafor Africa.

• Cover regional politics, business and economic news daily with exclusives and insights
• Cultivate sources that will enable the regular reporting of scoops
• Have an ability to write quickly and accurately with valuable insights for both a southern African and global audience
• Collaborate closely with the video and events team to work seamlessly across all Semafor platforms

• 5+ years of relevant journalism experience
• Ability to cover regional politics, business and economic news daily with exclusives and insights
• Cultivate sources that will enable the regular reporting of scoops
• Ability to write quickly and accurately with valuable insights for both a southern African and global audience
• Proven understanding of how stories spread online, and experience writing for large online audiences
• A strategic, sophisticated approach to identifying breaking news across different issues, storylines, and geographies and an ability to connect on wider pan-African trends
• Broad reading list across conventional and unconventional sources
• Eagerness to be part of a team delivering regular insights to Semafor’s audience through newsletters, the web, video, and in-person events
• Collaborate closely with the video and events team to work seamlessly across all Semafor platforms