{"id":189156,"date":"2020-03-02T11:27:20","date_gmt":"2020-03-02T09:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ipasafrica.co.za\/main\/?page_id=189156"},"modified":"2026-03-11T11:28:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T09:28:53","slug":"submit-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ipasafrica.co.za\/main\/submit-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Submit News"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-189156\" data-postid=\"189156\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-189156 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_4hu4581 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_l67d583 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_d1bp924   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2 class=\"fancy-heading \"><span class=\"main-head\">Want to submit an article or letter?<\/span><\/h2><h2 class=\"fancy-heading \"><span class=\"sub-head\">Here&#8217;s how&#8230; <\/span><\/h2>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_rdgj74   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>To submit an article, please fill out this form.<\/p><p>Please note that this form should be used to submit news articles only.<\/p><p>Articles that contain promotional content will not be published unless written approval has been received.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_7lop260\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col-full tb_kddo260 first\">\n                    <!-- module plain text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-plain-text tb_90qq29 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <div id=\"vfb-form-16\" class=\"visual-form-builder-container\"><form id=\"article-submission-form-16\" class=\"visual-form-builder vfb-form-16 \" method=\"post\" enctype=\"multipart\/form-data\">\n\t  \t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"form_id\" value=\"16\" \/><fieldset class=\"vfb-fieldset vfb-fieldset-1 ipa-member-info \" id=\"item-vfb-400\"><div class=\"vfb-legend\"><h3>IPA Member Info<\/h3><\/div><ul class=\"vfb-section vfb-section-1\"><li class=\"vfb-item vfb-item-number   vfb-left-third\" id=\"item-vfb-401\"><label for=\"vfb-401\" class=\"vfb-desc\">Membership Number  <span class=\"vfb-required-asterisk\">*<\/span><\/label><input type=\"text\" name=\"vfb-401\" id=\"vfb-401\" value=\"\" class=\"vfb-text  vfb-small  required  digits \" \/><\/li><li class=\"vfb-item vfb-item-select   vfb-middle-third\" id=\"item-vfb-397\"><label for=\"vfb-397\" class=\"vfb-desc\">IPA Region  <span class=\"vfb-required-asterisk\">*<\/span><\/label><select name=\"vfb-397\" id=\"vfb-397\" class=\"vfb-select  vfb-medium  required \"><option value=\"Garden Route\">Garden Route<\/option><option value=\"Graaff-Reinet\">Graaff-Reinet<\/option><option value=\"KZN Midlands\">KZN Midlands<\/option><option value=\"Northern Cape\">Northern Cape<\/option><option value=\"Central Cape\">Central Cape<\/option><option value=\"Jacaranda\">Jacaranda<\/option><option value=\"East Rand\">East Rand<\/option><option value=\"Eastern Cape\">Eastern Cape<\/option><option value=\"Mpumalanga\">Mpumalanga<\/option><option value=\"Free State\">Free State<\/option><option value=\"KwaZulu-Natal\">KwaZulu-Natal<\/option><option value=\"Capricorn\">Capricorn<\/option><option value=\"Cape Town\">Cape Town<\/option><option value=\"North West\">North West<\/option><option value=\"Northern Free State\">Northern Free State<\/option><option value=\"Johannesburg\">Johannesburg<\/option><option value=\"Zululand\">Zululand<\/option><option value=\"West Rand\">West Rand<\/option><option value=\"Kalahari\">Kalahari<\/option><option value=\"Kannaland\">Kannaland<\/option><option value=\"West Coast\">West Coast<\/option><option value=\"Head Office\">Head Office<\/option><\/select><\/li><li class=\"vfb-item vfb-item-text   vfb-left-third\" id=\"item-vfb-402\"><label for=\"vfb-402\" class=\"vfb-desc\">Name  <span class=\"vfb-required-asterisk\">*<\/span><\/label><input type=\"text\" name=\"vfb-402\" id=\"vfb-402\" value=\"\" class=\"vfb-text  vfb-medium  required  \" \/><\/li><li class=\"vfb-item vfb-item-text   vfb-middle-third\" id=\"item-vfb-403\"><label for=\"vfb-403\" class=\"vfb-desc\">Surname  <span class=\"vfb-required-asterisk\">*<\/span><\/label><input type=\"text\" name=\"vfb-403\" id=\"vfb-403\" value=\"\" class=\"vfb-text  vfb-medium  required  \" \/><\/li><li class=\"vfb-item vfb-item-email   vfb-left-third\" id=\"item-vfb-404\"><label for=\"vfb-404\" class=\"vfb-desc\">Email  <span class=\"vfb-required-asterisk\">*<\/span><\/label><input type=\"email\" name=\"vfb-404\" id=\"vfb-404\" value=\"\" class=\"vfb-text  vfb-medium  required  email \" \/><\/li><li class=\"vfb-item vfb-item-number   vfb-middle-third\" id=\"item-vfb-405\"><label for=\"vfb-405\" class=\"vfb-desc\">Cellphone Number <\/label><input type=\"text\" name=\"vfb-405\" id=\"vfb-405\" value=\"\" class=\"vfb-text  vfb-medium   digits \" \/><\/li><\/ul>&nbsp;<\/fieldset><fieldset class=\"vfb-fieldset vfb-fieldset-2 article-info \" id=\"item-vfb-390\"><div class=\"vfb-legend\"><h3>Article Info<\/h3><\/div><ul class=\"vfb-section vfb-section-2\"><li class=\"vfb-item vfb-item-select   vfb-left-third\" id=\"item-vfb-396\"><label for=\"vfb-396\" class=\"vfb-desc\">Article Category  <span class=\"vfb-required-asterisk\">*<\/span><\/label><select name=\"vfb-396\" id=\"vfb-396\" class=\"vfb-select  vfb-medium  required \"><option value=\"Event\">Event<\/option><option value=\"Social\">Social<\/option><option value=\"Travel\">Travel<\/option><option value=\"Arthur Troop Scholarship\">Arthur Troop Scholarship<\/option><option value=\"Members&#039; 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