Scrolla Africa

CEO Mungo Soggot was formerly News Editor at the Mail & Guardian, and Editor Zukile Majova ran the news team at YFM after being with the M&G. Director Toby Shapshak, a guru on tech in Africa, started out on the M&G too. He is the editor-in-chief and publisher of Stuff magazine, and writes for many local and international publications. Everson Luhanga, our chief reporter, is a crime and celebrity specialist formerly on the Daily Sun. Garry Rogers, our sales director, ran the ad sales teams at the M&G and Daily Sun. Phillip van Niekerk, the legendary former editor of the M&G, is our editorial adviser, and in charge of our West Africa strategy. We're also advised in London Richard Addis, a media entrepreneur who formerly edited the UK’s Daily Express and Canada’s Globe and Mail.

Scrolla, published by Olduvai Pty, subscribes to the Code of Ethics and Conduct for South African Print and Online Media that prescribes news that is truthful, accurate, fair and balanced. If we don’t live up to the Code, within 20 days of the date of publication of the material, please contact the Public Advocate at 011 4843612, fax: 011 4843619. You can also contact our Case Officer on khanyim@ombudsman.org.za or lodge a complaint on our website: www.presscouncil.org.za.

Please email all applications to careers@scrolla.africa

News editor
The position requires an experienced journalist, editor or sub editor based in South Africa.
The news editor will:
· anchor Scrolla’s news operation, working with in house reporters and freelancers
· identify new freelancers across the country, working with them and mentoring them
· edit, rewrite and sub edit – and sometimes write stories themselves
· manage video and audio editing

Chief sub
The candidate needs to be an exceptional writer, as well as an experienced editor or sub editor, based in South Africa.
The chief sub will:
· work closely with the editor and news editor
· manage freelance sub editors
· edit and rewrite and sub edit