News & Pitch Calls from OkayAfrica

Tuesday, August 18th 2020

OkayAfrica is Looking for a Contributor from Zimbabwe

OkayAfrica is a media company that connects a global audience to Africa. Their South Africa staff writer is looking for “a journalist or writer, a photographer, young musician, an activist, a doctor or nurse, anyone really” in Zimbabwe with a story about what’s happening from their perspective. They will pay $200 USD per piece (about 800 words). Send pitches to rufaro@okayafrica.com. Details here and here.

Tuesday, April 28th 2020

OkayAfrica is Seeking Experienced Writers and Editors

OkayAfrica is a media company that connects a global audience to Africa. They are seeking experienced writers and editors who are interested in regular freelancing. At the moment, they want to expand coverage of just about everything: style, music, dance, visual art, politics, and health. The general formats that they would like for stories are: interviews, service journalism, opinion pieces/personal essays, short features, longer features, and video/photo/socials. In the past, they have paid $150 to $200 for straightforward pieces but they want to change things up a bit and are happy to discuss rates for more ambitious projects. Contact them at aaron@okayafrica.com. To learn more, refer to this Twitter thread and this page.