The Mail and Guardian and the Eugene Saldahna Memorial Fund, a project of CAF Southern Africa, are please to announce the creation of an annual fellowship in social justice reporting.  The fellowship is intended to enable a journalist to spend a year focusing on stories that deal with poverty, inequality, and the realization of human and socio-economic rights.

This is a one-year contract post, based at the Johannesburg offices of the Mail & Guardian.  The successful candidate will report to to the news editor and will be required to provide news and feature content for the print and internet titles of M&G Media Ltd that go beyond statistics to illuminate the lived experience of poverty in South Africa, and that provides insights into the structural conditions of inequality that continue to divide the country.

Candidates should:

• Demonstrate genuine commitment to social justice
• Have at least 3 years experience in journalism
• Be prepared to work in challenging urban and rural environments
• Have an understanding of and respect for media law and ethics
• Be willing to work in both print and multimedia formats
• Be able to communicate in at least two official languages
• Have a driver's license

Applications should be addressed to the Human Resource Officer.  Email address: hrofficer@mg.co.za

Closing date:  20 August 2010