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This is a list of newspapers in South Africa.
In 2017, there were 22 daily and 25 weekly major urban newspapers in South Africa, most published in English.[1] According to a survey of the South African Audience Research Foundation, about 50% of the South African adult population are newspaper readers and 48% are magazine readers.[2] Print media accounts for about 19.3% of the R34.4bn of advertising money spent in the country.
Newspapers by circulation
Newspaper | Publisher | Language | Circulation (Q2 2013)[3] |
---|---|---|---|
Sunday Times | Times Media Group | English | 368,974 |
Daily Sun | Media24 | English | 287,222 |
Rapport | Media24 | Afrikaans | 192,293 |
Sunday Sun | Media24 | English | 170,843 |
Sunday World | Times Media Group | English | 123,515 |
City Press | Media24 | English | 119,959 |
Isolezwe | INMSA | Zulu | 110,753 |
Ilanga | Independent | Zulu | 107,102 |
The Sowetan | Times Media Group | English | 95,068 |
Die Son (daily) | Media24 | Afrikaans | 91,735 |
Isolezwe ngeSonto | INMSA | Zulu | 91,359 |
The Star | INMSA | English | 80,303 |
Isolezwe ngoMgqibelo | INMSA | Zulu | 79,874 |
Die Burger (Saturday) | Media24 | Afrikaans | 72,788 |
Sunday Tribune | INMSA | English | 70,312 |
The Saturday Star | INMSA | English | 63,844 |
Beeld (daily) | Media24 | Afrikaans | 63,016 |
Beeld (Saturday) | Media24 | Afrikaans | 59,317 |
Ilanga Langesonto | Independent | Zulu | 59,152 |
Die Burger (daily) | Media24 | Afrikaans | 57,696 |
Weekend Argus | INMSA | English | 55,731 |
Son op Sondag | Media24 | Afrikaans | 54,367 |
The Times | Times Media Group | English | 50,236 |
The Citizen (daily) | Caxton | English | 49,731 |
Independent on Saturday | INMSA | English | 41,645 |
Mail & Guardian | Independent | English | 41,116 |
Johannesburg Times | Canvas Media | English | 37 911 |
Sondag | Media24 | Afrikaans | 32,867 |
Cape Times | INMSA | English | 32,428 |
Sunday Independent | INMSA | English | 30,842 |
Cape Argus | INMSA | English | 30,310 |
Daily News | INMSA | English | 29,385 |
The Mercury | INMSA | English | 28,396 |
The Citizen (Saturday) | Caxton | English | 28,145 |
Business Day | Times Media Group | English | 26,300 |
Daily Dispatch | Times Media Group | English | 25,748 |
The Herald | Times Media Group | English | 20,962 |
Weekend Post | Times Media Group | English | 20,778 |
Saturday Dispatch | Times Media Group | English | 20,117 |
Volksblad (daily) | Media24 | Afrikaans | 19,949 |
Weekend Witness | Media24 | English | 19,035 |
Volksblad (Saturday) | Media24 | Afrikaans | 17,988 |
The Witness | Media24 | English | 17,151 |
Laudium Sun | Nismedia | English | 16,000 |
Pretoria News | INMSA | English | 14,393 |
Pretoria News (Saturday) | INMSA | English | 8,814 |
News Everyday (daily) | Independent | English & Afrikaans | |
Celeb Gossip News South Africa | Celeb Gossip | English |
Newspapers by province
National
- Beeld [4] (in 5 of 9 provinces)
- Business Day
- City Press
- Daily Sun
- KwelaXpress
- Mail & Guardian [4]
- News Everyday
- Naweek Beeld[5]
- The New Age
- Rapport
- Soccer Laduma[5][6]
- Sondag (in 6 of 9 provinces)[5][7]
- The Sowetan [4]
- Sunday Independent
- Sunday Sun
- Sunday Times [4]
- Sunday World
- The Teacher
- Townpress
- Vuk'uzenzele
- The Zimbabwean
Eastern Cape
- Daily Dispatch and the Saturday Dispatch
- Go!&Express[8]
- Grocott's Mail
- I'solezwe lesiXhosa
- The Herald
- Weekend Post[9]
Free State
- Arts Ya Rona
- DumelangNews[10]
- Express
- Free State News
- Free State Sun
- Free State Times
- Indigo mag
- Issue
- The Media News
- Saterdag Volksblad[5]
- The Sports Eye[11]
- Volksblad
- Vista
- The Weekly
Northern Cape
- Diamond Fields Advertiser (DFA)
- Postmasburg Register
- FiND iT in Kimberley (FiND iT)
Gauteng
- The Citizen
- The Joburg Times
- The Jozi Chronicle
- The Laudium Sun
- The Lenasia Sun
- Pretoria News
- Pretoria News Weekend
- The Saturday Star
- Sowetan
- Spotlight News (Gauteng Provincial monthly newspaper)[12]
- The Star [4]
- Super Saturday Citizen[5][13]
- tame TIMES
- The Times
- Townpress Newspaper[14]
Mpumalanga
- DAILY SUN
- Ermelo Insight (Mpumalanga)|Ermelo Insig
- Kasi Express Community Newspaper
- News Everyday
- Ridge Times
- Standerton Advertiser
- Higvelder
- Ziwaphi
- 013NEWS
- Bulletin
KwaZulu-Natal
- The Daily News
- Ilanga
- Ilanga langeSonto
- The Independent on Saturday
- Isolezwe
- Isolezwe ngeSonto
- Isolezwe ngoMgqibelo
- The Mercury
- Post
- The Rising Sun
- Sunday Tribune
- Tabloid Media
- UmAfrika
- Weekend Witness
- The Witness
- The Zululand Observer
- Isambane News
Western Cape
- Breederivier Gazette
- Die Burger
- Die Burger Saterdag[5]
- Cape Argus
- Cape Times
- Daily Voice
- District Mail
- Drakenstein Gazette
- Eikestadnuus
- Helderberg Gazette
- Hermanus Times
- Paarl Post
- Die Son
- Son op Sondag[5]
- Stellenbosch Gazette
- Swartland Gazette
- Theewaterskloof Gazette
- Vukani
- Weekend Argus (Saturday edition)[5]
- Weekend Argus (Sunday edition)[5]
- Weskusnuus
- Weslander
- Worcester Standard
Student
- Activate - Rhodes University
- The Conduit - Durban University of Technology
- IRAWA Post - University of the Free State
- Journalismiziko - Durban University of Technology [15]
- Die Matie - University of Stellenbosch
- NMMYou - Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
- Nux - University of KwaZulu Natal
- The Oppidan Press - Rhodes University
- Perdeby - University of Pretoria
- Speculum - Central University of Technology, Free State
- UJ Observer - University of Johannesburg
- Varsity - University of Cape Town
- Wapad - North-West University[16]
- Vuvuzela - University of the Witwatersrand[17]
Online only
- 013NEWS
- ANC Today
- The Announcer
- Daily Maverick
- The Daily VOX[18]
- Eyewitness News
- FiND iT in Kimberley
- Ground Up[19]
- MatieMedia - University of Stellenbosch
- Mayihlome News
- News Everyday[20]
- Property Wheel News[21]
- SAMM News Online
- The South African[22]
- South Africa Latest News[23]
- South Africa Today
- TheWC[24]
Regional/community papers
These newspapers only serve small regions, towns, or communities within larger cities, or have a small circulation.
- Alberton Record
- Alex News
- Aliwal News/Nuus
- Atlantic Sun
- Barberton Times
- Barkly Reporter
- Bay Watch
- Bedford / Edenvale News
- Benoni City Times
- Berea Mail
- Bloemnuus
- Bloemfontein Courant
- Boksburg Advertiser
- Bolander
- Bosvelder
- Brakpan Herald
- Breede.com
- Brits Pos
- Capricorn Voice
- City Vision (Western Cape)
- Constantiaberg Bulletin
- Cosmos Gazette
- Die Courant
- Die Hoorn
- Daller
- DistrictMail
- Echo
- Eikestad Nuus
- Ermelo Insig (Gert Sibande)
- eShowe Watch (Mtunzini, Amatigulu, Gingindlovu, eShowe, Ntumeni, Nkwaleni, Melmoth and Ulundi)
- Estcourt & Midlands News
- Far North Bulletin
- Forum
- Fourways Review
- Freegig (Die Courant)
- Gemsbok
- George Herald
- Germiston City News
- Grocott's Mail
- Helderberg Gazette
- Hermanus Times
- Highlands Herald
- Highveld Voice
- Highway Mail
- The Hilltop
- Idinga
- Kasi Express (Kanyamazane, Kabokweni, Pienaar and Matsulu)
- Kasi News (Pretoria townships of Mamelodi, Atteridgeville, Soshanguve, Mabopane, Garankuwa and surroundings)
- Kempton Express
- Klerksdorp Record
- Knysna-Plett Herald
- Kroonnuus
- Krugersdorp News
- Kuruman Bulletin
- Ladysmith Gazette
- Leisure Options
- Lenasia Times
- Letaba Herald
- Lowvelder
- The Mail
- Maluti
- Masilonyana News (Motheo and Lejweleputswa districts in Free State)
- MetroBurger
- Mid South Coast Mail
- Middelburg Observer
- Midlands Herald (the Midlands north of Pietermaritzburg)
- Midrand Reporter (Johannesburg North community newspaper)
- Mossell Bay Advertiser
- Moutse News (Dennilton, Marble Hall, Groblersdal, Kwagga, Kwa-Mhlanga, Siyabuswa, Motetema, Tafelkop and surroundings)
- Mpumalanga News
- Newcastle Advertiser
- Newcastle Express
- Newcastle Sun
- Noordkaap
- Noordwester
- North Eastern Tribune (Johannesburg North community newspaper)
- Northcliff / Melville Times (Johannesburg North community newspaper)
- Northglen News
- Ons Stad
- Overberg Venster
- Paarl Post
- People's Post
- Phalaborwa Pretoria Record
- Queensburg News
- Randburg Sun
- Randfontein Herald
- Ridge Times
- Roodepoort Record
- Rosebank Killarney Gazette (Johannesburg North community newspaper)
- Rustenburg Herald
- Sandton Chronicle (Johannesburg North community newspaper)
- South Coast Herald
- South Coast Sun
- Southern Courier
- Southern Echo Lenasia
- Southern Suburbs Tatler
- Standerton Advertiser
- Steelburger
- Streeknuus
- Swartlander
- tame TIMES
- Tembisan
- Tempo (formerly Swartland & Weskus Herald)
- Thisability
- The Times of Newcastle
- TygerBurger (Tygerberg area and surrounding northern suburbs of Cape Town)[25]
- Tygertalk[26]
- Umlozi Wezindaba
- Village Talk (the Midlands north of Pietermaritzburg)
- Vista
- Vryheid Herald
- Vrystaat
- Weslander
- Witbank News
- Zululand North Watch
- Zululand Observer
Defunct
These newspapers are no longer published.
- Rayton News/Nuus
- The Friend
- Hoofstad
- The Indian Views[27]
- The Lantern
- New African
- New Nation
- Nova
- Oggendblad
- Oosterlig
- Rand Daily Mail
- South
- Sunday Express
- ThisDay
- Die Transvaler
- Die Vaderland
- Vrye Weekblad
- Weekend Mirror
- The Zingari
See also
- Media of South Africa
- List of South African media
- Xhosa language newspapers
- South African Audience Research Foundation (SAARF)
References
- ^ "The press in South Africa". SouthAfrica.info. Archived from the original on 10 December 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
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- ^ "SA's media: The old is dying, the new is struggling to be born". Politicsweb.co.za. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "South Africa Profile: Media". BBC News. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "SAARF AMPS". Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- ^ "Soccer Laduma Website". Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- ^ "Sondag Website". Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- ^ "Go! & Express". Times Media Group. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ "Weekend Post". Times Media Group. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ "Dumelangnews Website".
- ^ "The Sports Eye Website". Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ^ "Spotlight News Website". Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ^ "Citizen launches Super Saturday Citizen". Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- ^ "Maphorisa Initiatives Launches Newspaper as second media platform". Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ "HomePage". 17 June 2016.
- ^ "NWU, Potchefstroomkampus: Studentelewe: Wapad-studentekoerant". Puk.ac.za. 15 April 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ "Vuvuzela Website".
- ^ "The Daily VOX - Citizen.Speak.Amplify". Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ "GroundUp Home".
- ^ "News Everyday - Latest South African News". News Everyday (Pty) Ltd. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ "Property Wheel News - Wheel Media".
- ^ "TheSouthAfrica - We are local news and community news". Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ "South Africa Latest News". Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ^ "The Western Cape #TheWC". Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ "Tygerburger".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
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Bibliography
- "The Press". Twentieth Century Impressions of Natal: Its People, Commerce, Industries, and Resources. Twentieth Century Impressions. Lloyd's Greater Britain Publishing Company. 1906.
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- "South Africa: Directory: the Press". Africa South of the Sahara 2003. Regional Surveys of the World. Europa Publications. 2003. ISSN 0065-3896.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Newspapers of South Africa.
- Contact directory: media contacts, South African Government communications
- News and media, South African Government information
- SAARF website
- "South Africa". Electronic Newspapers of Africa. Virtual Libraries: African Studies. United States: Columbia University Libraries.
- "Newspapers Held in Microform: South Africa" (PDF). Cooperative Africana Materials Project. United States: Center for Research Libraries. 2012.
- AfricaBib