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How to Pay South African Freelancers and Fractional Talent in 2026: The Real Guide

How to Pay South African Freelancers and Fractional Talent in 2026: The Real Guide

A step-by-step guide on hiring freelance and fractional specialists from South Africa for international agencies and startups in 2026.
Rafiki
Rafiki
27
April 2026
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How to Structure a Modern Team Using Fractional Specialists from South Africa

How to Structure a Modern Team Using Fractional Specialists from South Africa

What running a distributed agency for 3 years has taught us about hiring, managing, growing, and paying fractional and freelance agency teams between the UK, EU, US, and South Africa.
Rafiki
Rafiki
24
April 2026
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How to Automate Your Agency's Operations with AI in 2026

How to Automate Your Agency's Operations with AI in 2026

The agencies growing fastest in 2026 are not the ones with the most headcount. They are the ones who have systematically replaced manual work with automated workflows. Here is where to start.
Greg Cooke
Greg Cooke
23
March 2026
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How The Freelance Economy Is Shifting Our Future Of Work

How The Freelance Economy Is Shifting Our Future Of Work

How the freelance economy is changing our future of work, why we're building Rafiki, and what startups, SMBs, enterprises, and investors need to know.
Greg Cooke | Rafiki Works
Greg Cooke | Rafiki Works
30
September 2024
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Freelance Trends & Tips: Dan Nash

Freelance Trends & Tips: Dan Nash

We recently caught up with Dan Nash, a Creative Strategist and good friend of Rafiki, to hear about his experience in freelancing, working in agency, tips to aspiring freelancers, and trends he’s noticing in the space.
Greg Cooke | Rafiki Works
Greg Cooke | Rafiki Works
17
September 2024
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What Is Open Talent? How Can Businesses Use Freelance Strategies Effectively?

What Is Open Talent? How Can Businesses Use Freelance Strategies Effectively?

How Open Talent solutions can safeguard business growth, reduce overheads, and create efficient, fleixble team structures.
Rafiki
Rafiki
5
September 2024
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How to hire freelance and fractional specialists in South Africa

How to hire freelance and fractional specialists in South Africa

How, and where, to hire freelance specialists in South Africa, and how to manage and pay freelancers remotely: for startups in the UK looking to hire talent in South Africa.
Rafiki
Rafiki
28
August 2024
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What is a fractional talent strategy?

What is a fractional talent strategy?

Traditionally, fractional has been focussed on C-suite positions. However, it can equally be implemented across other senior and skill-specific requirements, by blending a level of consultancy with hands-on support and execution. Find out how, and why your business should consider this strategy.
Greg Cooke | Rafiki Works
Greg Cooke | Rafiki Works
21
August 2024
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What's happening with the Freelance Economy?

What's happening with the Freelance Economy?

What's happening with the freelance economy? Greg Cooke, founder of Rafiki, and Paul Loots, a Senior Freelance Product Designer, discuss the evolving nature of freelancing and what that means for talent in Africa and teams globally.
Rafiki
Rafiki
8
August 2024
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Freelancer Focus: Zeltonique Damon, Product Designer

Freelancer Focus: Zeltonique Damon, Product Designer

What does the future of freelancing look like? What are some of the hottest freelance trends or software being leveraged by freelance product designers in 2024? Check out Zeltonique's advice to aspiring freelancers.
Zeltonique Damon
Zeltonique Damon
19
July 2024
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How to Mitigate Scope Creep: A Freelancer's Guide

How to Mitigate Scope Creep: A Freelancer's Guide

Mitigating scope creep is an ongoing process that requires vigilance, clear communication, and sometimes, difficult conversations. By implementing these strategies, you can keep your projects on track, maintain healthy client relationships, and ensure fair compensation for your work.
Aldo Calitz
Aldo Calitz
18
July 2024
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Top 10 Figma Plugins for UI/UX Designers

Top 10 Figma Plugins for UI/UX Designers

What are the top Figma plugins in 2024 so far? Top 10 Figma plugins for freelance UI and UX designers looking to supercharge their design workflows.
Katia Ghezali
Katia Ghezali
18
July 2024
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How are startups changing?

How are startups changing?

Startup teams are changing. Over the last year, there's a been a significant shift towards solopreneuers, or solo founders, as technology and fractional teams empower solo founders to build and grow large businesses effectively. What do you need to know?
Greg Cooke | Rafiki Works
Greg Cooke | Rafiki Works
16
July 2024
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