Call for 2026 Volunteer Interns at Quote This Woman+

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Call for 2026 Volunteer Interns at Quote This Woman+

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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Sound Warm, Practise Often, Start Strong: Insider Media Training Tips

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Sound Warm, Practise Often, Start Strong: Insider Media Training Tips

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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The company we keep: Zuha Ajlan

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The company we keep: Zuha Ajlan

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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Blog Article: Preparing for a Radio Interview

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Blog Article: Preparing for a Radio Interview

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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Join the fight for equal voices in the media. Put your financial skills to work for feminist change.

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Join the fight for equal voices in the media. Put your financial skills to work for feminist change.

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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The Company We Keep: Athandiwe Saba

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The Company We Keep: Athandiwe Saba

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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QW+ Celebrate Voices 24/25 Fellowship Graduation Ceremony

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QW+ Celebrate Voices 24/25 Fellowship Graduation Ceremony

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

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No-one is voiceless: although some still are silenced

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No-one is voiceless: although some still are silenced

A big part of being a speaker is being able to be reflective, to be able to be reflexive. And that means really thinking about, when my voice is warranted? And when is me speaking, actually speaking over the very people that I want to represent and whose voices I want to be able to amplify.

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Track Representation in the Media

Access the Source Audit Tracker This simple Google Sheet will help track how women+ and impacted audiences are represented in African news stories. It will record the number of sources quoted, gender breakdown, and whether those quoted are given agency. This means if they speak for themselves, are presented as experts, and are not portrayed … Read more

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The Company We Keep: Tegwyn Megannon

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The Company We Keep: Tegwyn Megannon

Tegwyn Megannon is a Cape Town-based professional with a strong academic background and a passion for tracking progress, measuring impact, and driving meaningful improvements. As a Monitoring and Evaluation Intern at Quote This Woman+ (QW+), she draws inspiration from her grandmother, champions climate action, and envisions a future with a Universal Basic Income Grant for all South Africans. … Read more

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