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List Of Newspapers In South Africa
This is a list of newspapers in South Africa. In 2017, there were 22 daily and 25 weekly major Urban area, urban newspapers in South Africa, mostly published in South African English, English or Afrikaans. 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. Print media accounts for about 19.3% of the R34.4bn of advertising money spent in the country. Newspapers by circulation National publications *''Beeld'' (in 5 of 9 provinces) *''Business Day (South Africa), Business Day'' *''City Press (South Africa), City Press'' *''Daily Sun (South Africa), Daily Sun'' *''KwelaXpress'' *''Mail & Guardian'' *''Naweek Beeld'' *''The New Age (South African newspaper), The New Age'' *''Rapport (newspaper), Rapport'' *''Soccer Laduma'' *''Sondag'' (in 6 of 9 provinces) *''The Sowetan'' *''Sunday Independent (South Africa), Sunday Independent'' *''Sunday Sun''Forever Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afrikaanse Patriot
''Die Afrikaanse Patriot'' was the first Afrikaans-language newspaper. The first issue was published in Paarl on 15 January 1876. Initially a monthly magazine, it became a weekly two years later. Even though the first edition had just 50 subscribers, it swiftly drew sharp condemnation for promoting Afrikaans as a literary language, as it was then considered nothing more than a "kitchen" variety of Dutch language, Dutch. By the third year, subscription rose to 3,000 thanks to the support from readers in the Transvaal Republic. The newspaper would however lose much of its readership in 1892, when it endorsed Cecil Rhodes in its conflict against the president of Transvaal, Paul Kruger. ''Die Patriot'' ultimately went out of business in 1904. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Afrikaanse Patriot 1876 establishments in the Cape Colony 1904 disestablishments in the Cape Colony Afrikaans-language newspapers Magazines established in 1876 Publications disestablished in 1904 Defunct newspapers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zulu Language
Zulu ( ), or isiZulu as an endonym, is a Southern Bantu languages, Southern Bantu language of the Nguni languages, Nguni branch spoken in, and indigenous to, Southern Africa. Nguni dialects are regional or social varieties of the Nguni language, distinguished by vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar, and other linguistic features. So, Zulu is one of the Nguni dialects which is spoken by the Zulu people, with about 13.56 million native speakers, who primarily inhabit the province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. The word "KwaZulu-Natal" translates into English as "Home of the Zulu Nation is Natal". Zulu is the most widely spoken home language in South Africa (24% of the population), and it is understood by over 50% of its population. It became one of languages of South Africa, South Africa's 12 official languages in 1994. According to Ethnologue, it is the second-most widely spoken of the Bantu languages, after Swahili language, Swahili. Like many other Bantu languages, it is written ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sunday Independent (South Africa)
''The Sunday Independent'' is a weekly English-language newspaper based in Gauteng, South Africa. It is one of the titles under the Independent News & Media South Africa group acquired by the Sekunjalo Media Consortium largely funded by Chinese state media and was owned previously by Independent News & Media. The paper is distributed mainly in the Gauteng region, but is distributed across South Africa. Ownership ''The Sunday Independent'' is owned by Sekunjalo Consortium, the controlling shareholder of the Independent Newspapers, which also owns ''Cape Times'', '' The Star'', '' Pretoria News'', and ''Cape Argus'' among others. The current chairman is South African billionaire entrepreneur Iqbal Survé, who assumed the role in 2013. Survé is accused of removing credible journalists and editors and replacing them with sycophants who write favourably about him and his business empire. In September 2022, Sizwe Dlamini was appointed acting editor of The Sunday Independent. Dl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape Times
The ''Cape Times'' is an English-language morning newspaper owned by Sekunjalo Investments, Independent News & Media SA and published in Cape Town, South Africa. the newspaper had a daily readership of 261000 and a circulation of 34523. By the fourth quarter of 2014, circulation had declined to 31930. History The ''Cape Times'' had its origins in the great economic and social boom years that followed the Cape's attainment of "Responsible Government" (local democracy) in 1872. The first edition of the newspaper, a small four-page sheet, was published on 27 March 1876 by then editor Frederick York St Leger. St Leger was assisted by Richard William Murray Jr, whose Richard William Murray, father of the same name had been one of the founding partners of the ''Cape Argus''. It was the first daily paper in southern Africa, and soon became one of the principal newspapers of the Cape. Modelled on ''The Times'', its primary target was the poor working class, as it attempted to expos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mail & Guardian
The ''Mail & Guardian'', formerly the ''Weekly Mail'', is a South African weekly newspaper and website, published by M&G Media in Johannesburg, South Africa. It focuses on political analysis, investigative reporting, Southern African news, local arts, music and popular culture. History The publication began as the ''Weekly Mail'', an alternative newspaper by a group of journalists in 1985 after the closure of two leading liberal newspapers, '' The Rand Daily Mail'' and '' Sunday Express''. The ''Weekly Mail'' criticised the government and its apartheid policies, which led to the banning of the paper in 1988 by then State President P. W. Botha. The paper was renamed the ''Weekly Mail & Guardian'' from 30 July 1993. The paper almost folded in the early 1990s after a failed attempt to reinvent itself as a daily newspaper. The London-based Guardian Media Group (GMG), the publisher of ''The Guardian'', became the majority shareholder of the print edition in 1995, and the name was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent On Saturday
''The Independent on Saturday'' is an English-language South African newspaper, part of Independent News & Media. It was launched in 1998 to replace the ''Saturday Paper'', which was formed in the mid-1990s after the demise of the Saturday editions of the ''Daily News'' and the ''Mercury''. ''The Independent on Saturday'' circulates primarily in the greater Durban area, but is also distributed to other parts of the KwaZulu-Natal province. Distribution areas Distribution figures Readership figures See also * List of newspapers in South Africa This is a list of newspapers in South Africa. In 2017, there were 22 daily and 25 weekly major Urban area, urban newspapers in South Africa, mostly published in South African English, English or Afrikaans. According to a survey of the South A ... References External links * SAARF Website Independent News & Media Mass media in Durban Weekly newspapers published in South Africa Newspapers established in 1998 1998 establ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caxton And CTP Publishers And Printers
Caxton and CTP Publishers and Printers ( JSE: CAT) is a South African newspaper company. History The company was founded in 1902 by William Gindra and Edward Green, two Pretoria businessmen who started a small stationery and general printing factory in Pretorius Street and named it after early English printer William Caxton. In 1947, Dr HJ van der Bijl became chairman of the board; he was the driving force behind the company going public the same year, as Caxton Ltd. In 1961, Caxton was purchased by Eagle Press and at the same time acquired its first newspaper, the ''South African Jewish Times''. During the same year Caxton moved its operations to Doornfontein in Johannesburg. In 1968, Caxton again changed ownership, this time to Felstar Publications. During the same year, ''The Germiston Eagle'' was introduced as a weekly supplement to the ''South African Jewish Times''. This was the forerunner of all community newspapers in South Africa. By 1978, Caxton were publishing the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Citizen (South Africa)
''The Citizen'' is a South African daily newspaper published in Johannesburg, South Africa. The newspaper is distributed nationally in South Africa. It has long been considered a newspaper of record in South Africa. While its core readership is mainly in Gauteng, it also distributes to surrounding provinces such as Free State, Northern Cape, Mpumalanga, Limpopo and the North West. The newspaper is owned by Caxton and CTP Publishers and Printers Limited, a public company listed on the JSE. History and ownership The newspaper was founded in 1976 during the apartheid era by Louis Luyt, at which time it was the only major English-language newspaper favourable to the ruling National Party. In 1978, during the Muldergate Scandal, it was revealed that the money to establish and finance the newspaper had come from a secret slush fund of the Department of Information, and ultimately from the Department of Defence. In 1998, ownership of the newspaper was transferred from Perskor to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Times (South Africa)
''TimesLIVE'' ( aka ''TshisaLIVE'') is a South African online newspaper An online newspaper (or electronic news or electronic news publication) is the electronic publishing, online version of a newspaper, either as a stand-alone publication or as the online version of a printed periodical literature, periodical. Goin ... that started as ''The Times'' daily newspaper. ''The Times'' print version was an offshoot of '' Sunday Times'', to whose subscribers it was delivered gratis; non-subscribers paid R2.50 per edition in the early years. It has been owned by Arena Holdings since November 2019 and is the second-largest news website in South Africa. Times Live at the Behind the Scenes Awards (2024) In 2024, Times Live, was nominated fo"Most Informative Online Publication"at thBehind the Scenes Awards (BTSA) Other nominees in the same category included Zimoja Lezinto, Sunday World, Isolezwe, MDNtv, and Daily Sun. The BTSA recognizes excellence imedia and entertainmentwithin So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beeld
''Beeld'' (freely translated as ''Picture'' or ''Image'') is an Afrikaans-language daily newspaper that was launched on 16 September 1974. ''Beeld'' is distributed in four provinces of South Africa: Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo and North West, previously part of the former Transvaal province. ''Die Beeld'' (English: ''The Image'') was an Afrikaans-language Sunday newspaper in the late 1960s. History The newspaper was aligned with the National Party and apartheid policies.Beeld’s new editor of `iron’ ''The Mail & Guardian''. 16 August 1996 In later years, the newspaper was seen to be more aligned with the Democratic Party. In April 1981, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Die Burger
''Die Burger'' (English: The Citizen) is a daily Afrikaans-language newspaper, published by Naspers. By 2008, it had a circulation of 91,665 in the Western and Eastern Cape Provinces of South Africa. Along with '' Beeld'' and '' Volksblad'', it is one of three broadsheet dailies in the Media24 stable. Traditionally, the paper has held views to the right of the political spectrum, and it used to be the mouthpiece of the South African National Party - a status which only fell away in 1990. Numerous editors of the paper became Ministers in the National Party government. Despite being compelled to do so, Die Burger has, as of 2025, still not issued a public apology for its significant role in the apartheid system in South Africa. History On 18 December 1914, sixteen prominent Afrikaners gathered in Stellenbosch to discuss the establishment of a national newspaper. With considerable financial support from local philanthropists Jannie and Christiaan Marais, purchased a quarter o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Star (South Africa)
''The Star'' is a daily newspaper based in Gauteng, South Africa that was established in 1887. The paper is distributed mainly in Gauteng and other provinces such as Mpumalanga, Limpopo, North West, and Free State. ''The Star'' is one of the titles of the South African Independent News & Media group (INL), owned by Sekunjalo Media Consortium whose founder and chairman is Dr. Iqbal Survé. For many years, ''The Star'' was owned by the Argus Printing & Publishing Company, controlled by the Anglo American Corporation. The Irish Independent News & Media (INM) bought and renamed the Argus in the early 1990s. Sekujalo acquired INL in 2013. Content The content published in ''The Star'' focuses on leading daily national, local and international national news and analysis. Its leader and opinion page offers a platform for thought leaders to contribute their opinions on topical news. Products ''The Star'' houses the ''Business Report'' newspaper (a financial newspaper in South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
