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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

Eastern Cape

Free State

Northern Cape

Gauteng

Mpumalanga

  • DAILY SUN
  • Ermelo Insight (Mpumalanga)|Ermelo Insig
  • Kasi Express Community Newspaper
  • News Everyday
  • Ridge Times
  • Standerton Advertiser
  • Higvelder
  • Ziwaphi
  • 013NEWS
  • Bulletin

KwaZulu-Natal

Western Cape

Student

Online only

Regional 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.

See also

References

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  3. ^ "SA's media: The old is dying, the new is struggling to be born". Politicsweb.co.za. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d e "South Africa Profile: Media". BBC News. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i "SAARF AMPS". Retrieved 27 June 2013.
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  8. ^ "Go! & Express". Times Media Group. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
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  10. ^ "Dumelangnews Website".
  11. ^ "The Sports Eye Website". Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  12. ^ "Spotlight News Website". Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  13. ^ "Citizen launches Super Saturday Citizen". Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  14. ^ "Maphorisa Initiatives Launches Newspaper as second media platform". Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  15. ^ "HomePage". 17 June 2016.
  16. ^ "NWU, Potchefstroomkampus: Studentelewe: Wapad-studentekoerant". Puk.ac.za. 15 April 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  17. ^ "Vuvuzela Website".
  18. ^ "The Daily VOX - Citizen.Speak.Amplify". Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  19. ^ "GroundUp Home".
  20. ^ "News Everyday - Latest South African News". News Everyday (Pty) Ltd. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  21. ^ "Property Wheel News - Wheel Media".
  22. ^ "TheSouthAfrica - We are local news and community news". Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  23. ^ "South Africa Latest News". Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  24. ^ "The Western Cape #TheWC". Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  25. ^ "Tygerburger".
  26. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  27. ^ "Indian Newspapers in KwaZulu-Natal – 150 years of Indian Journalism". Ulwazi Programme (in English and Zulu). eThekwini Municipality. Retrieved 27 September 2017.

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