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About SAFREA
Southern African Freelancers’ Association (Safrea) is a professional association for freelance workers in Southern Africa’s media and communications industries. Founded in 1999, it promotes freelancers’ interests and publishes annual rates reports intended to help them benchmark remuneration and negotiate suitable payments and contracts.
Summary written with AI from public sources, checked 9 Nov 2026. Sources: safrea.co.za, za.linkedin.com, youtube.com
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R1 - R2DocumentSAFREA SA freelance media industry and rates report 2025/2026 · Survey StatusIn force
R3 - R4DocumentSAFREA SA freelance media industry and rates report 2025/2026 · Survey StatusIn force
R400 - R500DocumentSAFREA SA freelance media industry and rates report 2025/2026 · Survey StatusIn force
R0.25 - R0.50DocumentSAFREA SA freelance media industry and rates report 2025/2026 · Survey StatusIn force
R1.00 - R1.50DocumentSAFREA SA freelance media industry and rates report 2025/2026 · Survey StatusIn force
>R1000DocumentSAFREA SA freelance media industry and rates report 2025/2026 · Survey StatusIn force
R1000 - R1500DocumentSAFREA SA freelance media industry and rates report 2025/2026 · Survey StatusIn force
R300 - R400DocumentSAFREA SA freelance media industry and rates report 2025/2026 · Survey StatusIn force
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