JOIN THE SOUTH AFRICAN GUILD OF MOTORING JOURNALISTS
Joining the SA Guild of Motoring Journalists holds several advantages for journalists and industry professionals alike. While the Guild aims to represent its full (journalist) members to the industry, the Guild also benefits the industry as a whole by conducting various programmes that benefit the industry
The SAGMJ offers different membership types which include individual membership (Full and Associate) and Corporate membership.
- Full Membership of the SAGMJ is reserved for those people who are directly involved in the various kinds of motoring journalism, making regular, significant and current contributions to motoring journalism in areas of writing, broadcasting and/or photography to such a degree that the Committee considers them worthy of the status of Full Membership. This membership varies from journalists who focus solely on cars to journalists who focus on commercial vehicles and motorcycles, as well as the country's top automotive photographers. Only Full members have voting rights.
- Associate Membership of the SAGMJ is reserved for parties who work in related fields but who are not directly involved in journalism, i.e. people who make contributions to motoring journalism in other ways apart from direct writing, broadcasting or photography; and/or show a particular interest in the work and activities of the Guild to such a degree that the Committee considers them worthy of the status of Associate Membership.
- Corporate membership of the SAGMJ is reserved for companies in the broader automotive industry, and includes Gold, Silver and Bronze. Gold is reserved for the motoring manufacturers, and silver and bronze for tyre companies, PR agencies, banks, petroleum companies etc.