Here we celebrate our successes, share our challenges and honour the wonderful people who make our world turn: journalists and women+ sources everywhere.
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At QW+, we have seen how powerful it is when feminist experts take up media space. We’re always especially amped when our experts appear on TV. But we get it: being invited for a television interview, while exciting, can be absolutely nerve-wracking. It is a moment where your voice can reach out to millions. Done … Read more
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When you turn on the news or scroll through a feed, whose voices do you hear? Whose expertise counts as authority? Across Africa, too many stories still leave out women, rural communities, and other marginalised groups. Visibility in African media still favours a narrow few. Quote This Woman+ will be at the African Women in … Read more
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Are you ready to step into the media industry, sharpen your skills, and help shift who gets to speak in African news? Quote This Woman+ (QW+) is looking for the right people to join us as volunteer interns in 2026. We’re offering 6-month and 12-month internships where you’ll gain critical work experience while contributing to … Read more
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Q: What do Pratley Putty, Pinotage and the Prepaid Mobile have in common with South Africa’s First Thursdays?A: They’re all South African inventions that went global. Quote This Woman+ has started its own First Thursdays programmes with a series of online webinars at 3 pm SAST on the first Thursday of each month, where you, … Read more
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Zuha Ajlan is a South African neuroscientist and an advocate for education in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine. She is the founder of Shadow A Scientist, a non-profit company dedicated to making careers in STEM more accessible to young scientists in Africa. Since 2022, Shadow A Scientist has reached over 3,000 students across South … Read more
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Being asked to be interviewed on any media platform, be it radio or live TV, can elicit feelings of excitement or nervousness (or even both), especially when it’s your first time on air. Whatever the case, showing up prepared is one way to make sure you don’t fumble the opportunity. One question that you or … Read more
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We are looking for a Volunteer Financial Support Person who wants to put their skills behind the movement. You don’t need to be a CFO – just someone with solid financial literacy, an eye for detail, and the will to help dismantle patriarchy by making sure our finances are rock-solid. What you’ll do What you bring What … Read more
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Athandiwe Saba is a multi-award-winning journalist and a leading voice at the intersection of AI, data, journalism, and social impact in Africa. She founded the Mail & Guardian’s data desk and has worked at the Sunday Times and City Press. She previously led Africa’s biggest Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) team, the ILAB, focused on fighting … Read more
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Journalists get a lot of press releases – and this sums up how most of them feel about it: “For decades I started my mornings weeding through the press releases in my inbox, one finger hovering over the ‘delete’ key and ready to strike.” Neil Hayes, writing here: Journalists’ Advice on How to Write Press … Read more
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Voices 24/25 Fellows Sign Off With Power On 10 July, the Voices 24/25 Fellows gathered on Zoom for a closing ceremony marking the end of their six-month journey with QW+. What followed was a less formal send-off and a more electric handover: a screen full of beaming faces, celebrating what it means to find your … Read more