Become a Guest Contributor. Join our team

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We're growing and are looking for new people to join our team. If you want to share your stories and keep the world up to date with what is happening, look no further 👇🏽 

Our touchpoints for contribution:

1. Career and Business

2. Lifestyle (Relationships, Health, Beauty)

3. Leadership & Governance 

4. Tours & Travel

Guidelines for submissions;

☐  Word count: 250 words maximum  

- Does not apply to poetry

- We accept longer reads that are over 250 words

☐  Title - Short, clear & precise

-Title examples: pose a question, use emotional triggers, the list approach (5 benefits, 7 reasons, 5 top etc.)  

☐ No plagiarism 

- Do not turn in someone else’s work as your own  

- Do not copy words or ideas from someone else’s work without giving them credit 

- Do not give incorrect information about the sources or quotes

☐  Topic 

- Relevant to African life and culture. 

- Categories: sport, travel, style, books, stories, health & wellness,  food, culture, film, art, music, poetry, opinion, people. 

- Themes: food, mental health, gender (masculinity, femininity  and all identities above, beyond and in between), fashion,  interviews, bio’s of key figures and inspirational humans, quotes, African identity, book reviews

- Humor is welcome

☐   Informative, simple, factual and educative.

- Easy to read and understand   

- Avoid jargons

☐  Good grammar 

☐  Structure 

- Introduction to the topic.   

- Body: paragraphs in systematic flow to allow the reader to understand your arguments.   

- Conclusion: reminds the reader why the article was written, summarises points, answer potential questions

☐  Referencing 

- Facts must include a hyperlink to URL source   

- For sources with no links, a reference list should be added at the end of the article   

☐  Apolitical  

- Free of political influence or agenda

☐  No offensive language 

☐  Sensitivity to diverse environments, perspectives and identities.