Career Opportunities: Reporter: North West (13028)

South African Broadcasting Corporation; Mahikeng; On-site; ZAR 50 000 - 200 000; Full time

Job summary

A national media organization in Mahikeng seeks a journalist to report on complex news stories in Setswana and English or Afrikaans. The role requires 5 years of experience in news reporting, a degree in Journalism, and strong multimedia skills. Responsibilities include scriptwriting, investigating, and live broadcasting while adhering to legal and editorial standards.

Qualifications

• 5 years’ experience in general News and Current Affairs reporting.
• Ability to interact and manage various role-players and stakeholders.
• Sound understanding of broadcasting legislation and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Identify, research, and record complex news stories.
• Provide quality scripts and voice-overs for broadcasts.
• Investigate stories and follow through to final broadcast.

Skills

Journalistic and editorial acumen

Excellent command of Afrikaans

Excellent command of English

Understanding of multimedia platforms

Sound understanding of current trends

Education

National Diploma / Degree in Journalism or Media Studies

Job description

Requisition ID 13028-Posted -North West News Input-North West Region-NW - Mmabatho

SOUTH AFRICAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION

Reporting Line: Assignment Editor – North West

Division: News and Current Affairs

Position ID: 60019098

Closing Date: 23 NOVEMBER 2025

MAIN PURPOSE OF POSITION

To identify, initiate, investigate, research, plan and record relevant material from stories that are complex in nature and to produce news reports in Setswana and English or Afrikaans that are fair, accurate and compelling to target audiences

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Initiate and cover stories as assigned or commissioned in at least two languages.
• Provide quality scripts and clear voice-overs, including on-air broadcasts.
• Investigate and break stories and follow them through to final product before broadcast.
• Maintain special focus areas (such as crime etc).
• Give informative and well-researched input to live Radio Current Affairs and TV News programmes and debates, package stories for News and Current Affairs programmes and do live crossings into News Bulletins.
• Check facts, accuracy and quality of stories.
• Set up interviews and lead discussions for broadcast, including crossovers.
• Meet story deadlines.
• Keep abreast of news events / developments.
• Obtain broadcast quality audio-visuals using relevant recording equipment.
• Adhere to South Africa’s Constitution, all broadcasting and other legislation, ICASA’s licence conditions and regulations, the BCCSA and Press Council codes of conduct, including rulings, the SABC Editorial Policies, News and Current Affairs style-guide and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) etc.

REQUIREMENTS

• National Diploma / Degree in Journalism or Media Studies or equivalent qualification (NQF 6 / 7)
• 5 years’ experience in general News and Current Affairs reporting
• Understand legislation and regulations impacting broadcasting
• Sound understanding of current trends in the social, economic and political environment
• Ability to interact and manage different role-players / stakeholders at various levels
• Understanding and professional use of multi-media platforms
• Excellent command of both written and spoken (Afrikaans & English) language of Radio and TV News and Current Affairs to optimise the impact of editorial content
• Advanced knowledge and understanding of News and Current Affairs production processes and systems
• Journalistic and editorial acumen
• Good, “sound” knowledge of and interest in Radio and TV broadcast developments, trends and technologies, including the media industry