Southern African Freelancers' Association (Western Cape / South Africa)

the western cape branch of the southern african freelancers' association (safrea) represents media freelancers (journalists, writers, illustrators, photographers, designers, etc) from the western cape province of south africa. the regional committee is based in cape town. our mission is to link up self-employed media specialists with their peers and clients, while helping our members deal with unscrupulous employers who pay badly, take a long time to process payments, ignore copyright laws, and generally treat freelancers unprofessionally. safrea was formed to help balance the scales, with the following aims: * to promote the interests of freelance professionals in the written, visual or broadcast field * to foster solidarity and excellence among freelancers and to promote cooperation in all matters of common concern * to stimulate professional standards and ethical conduct in both freelancers and employers * to provide information that will help freelancers negotiate suitable p