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South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...
. In 2017, there were 22 daily and 25 weekly major
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newspapers in South Africa, mostly published in
English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Culture, language and peoples * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England * ''English'', an Amish ter ...
or Afrikaans. According to a survey of the
South African Audience Research Foundation The South African Audience Research Foundation (SAARF) is a non-profit organisation which publishes media audience and product/brand research on traditional media. It was formerly known as the South African Advertising Research Foundation (foll ...
, about 50% of the South African adult population are
newspaper A newspaper is a Periodical literature, periodical publication containing written News, information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as poli ...
readers and 48% are
magazine A magazine is a periodical literature, periodical publication, print or digital, produced on a regular schedule, that contains any of a variety of subject-oriented textual and visual content (media), content forms. Magazines are generally fin ...
readers. Print media accounts for about 19.3% of the R34.4bn of
advertising Advertising is the practice and techniques employed to bring attention to a Product (business), product or Service (economics), service. Advertising aims to present a product or service in terms of utility, advantages, and qualities of int ...
money spent in the country.


Newspapers by circulation


National publications

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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, ...
'' (in 5 of 9 provinces) *''
Business Day A business day normally means any day except a legal holiday. It may also mean a business day of operation, any of the days an organization operates. It depends on the local workweek which is dictated by local customs, religions, and business ...
'' *'' City Press'' *''
Daily Sun The '' Daily Sun'' is the largest daily newspaper in South Africa. ''Daily Sun'' may also refer to the following newspapers: United States * ''Arizona Daily Sun'', Flagstaff, Arizona * '' Bowdoin Daily Sun'', Connecticut, published by Bowdoin Coll ...
'' *''KwelaXpress'' *''
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, loca ...
'' *''Naweek Beeld'' *''
The New Age ''The New Age'' was a British weekly magazine (1894–1938),credited as a major influence on literature and the arts during its heyday from 1907 to 1922, when it was edited by Alfred Richard Orage. It published work by many of the chief politi ...
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Rapport Rapport ( ; ) is a close and harmonious relationship in which the people or groups concerned are "in sync" with each other, understand each other's feelings or ideas, and communicate smoothly. The word derives from the French language, French ve ...
'' *''Soccer Laduma'' *''Sondag'' (in 6 of 9 provinces) *''
The Sowetan ''The Sowetan'' is an English-language South African daily newspaper that started in 1981 as a liberation struggle newspaper and was freely distributed to households in the then apartheid-segregated township of Soweto, Johannesburg, Gauteng P ...
'' *'' Sunday Independent'' *''Sunday Sun''
Forever Yena Newspaper
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Sunday Times ''The Sunday Times'' is a British Sunday newspaper whose circulation makes it the largest in Britain's quality press market category. It was founded in 1821 as ''The New Observer''. It is published by Times Newspapers Ltd, a subsidiary of N ...
'' *''Sunday World'' *''The Teacher'' *''Townpress'' *Mzansi Magazine *''Vuk'uzenzele'' *''
The Zimbabwean ''The Zimbabwean'' is a newspaper in Zimbabwe. Founded by Wilf Mbanga in 2005, it was edited in London and printed in South Africa, near the border with Zimbabwe. By 2021 it had become a weekly paper with a large online presence. Background In 1 ...
'' *''The Life News (South African Digital Newspaper)''


Publications by province


Mpumalanga Mpumalanga () is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. The name means "East", or literally "The Place Where the Sun Rises" in the Nguni languages. Mpumalanga lies in eastern South Africa, bordering Eswatini and Mozambique. It shares bor ...

*''Bulletin'' *
DAILY SUN
' *''Ermelo Insight/Ermelo Insig'' *''Excelsior News'' *''Highvelder'' *''Kasi Express Community Newspaper'' *''News Everyday'' *''Ridge Times'' *''Standerton Advertiser'' *''Witbank News'' *'' Ziwaphi'' *'' 013NEWS''


Gauteng

*''The Rising Sun Community Newspapers - Lenasia'' *''City Mag'' *'' The Citizen'' *
The Fordsburg Independent Newspaper
' *''The Joburg Times'' *''Rekord'' *'' Mapepeza Community Newspaper'' (multilingual black-owned press) *''The Jozi Chronicle'' *''The Laudium Sun'' *''The Lenasia Sun'' *''
Pretoria News ''Pretoria News'' is a daily English-medium newspaper established in 1898 in South Africa's capital city Pretoria. It is distributed in the Tshwane Metropolitan area. ''Pretoria News'' covers a range of local news, as well as national and inter ...
'' *''Pretoria News Weekend'' *''The Saturday Star'' *''
Sowetan ''The Sowetan'' is an English-language South African daily newspaper that started in 1981 as a Internal resistance to apartheid, liberation struggle newspaper and was freely distributed to households in the then apartheid-segregated township ( ...
'' *''Spotlight News'' (Gauteng Provincial monthly newspaper) *'' The Star'' *''Super Saturday Citizen'' *''tame TIMES'' *''
The Times ''The Times'' is a British Newspaper#Daily, daily Newspaper#National, national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its modern name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its si ...
'' *''Townpress Newspaper''


KwaZulu-Natal


Mzansi Magazine
*'' The Daily News'' *''Ilanga'' *''Ilanga langeSonto'' *''
The 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 editi ...
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Isolezwe ''Isolezwe'' is a Zulu-language newspaper launched in 2002 by Independent News & Media. It is published daily in Durban, South Africa, in the tabloid format. Editor Kiki Ntuli describes their target market as "the modernising Zulu ... meone wh ...
'' *''Isolezwe ngeSonto'' *''Isolezwe ngoMgqibelo'' *''
The Mercury Mercury most commonly refers to: * Mercury (planet), the closest planet to the Sun * Mercury (element), a chemical element * Mercury (mythology), a Roman deity Mercury or The Mercury may also refer to: Companies * Mercury (toy manufacturer), ...
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Forever Yena Newspaper
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Post Post, POST, or posting may refer to: Postal services * Mail, the postal system, especially in Commonwealth of Nations countries **An Post, the Irish national postal service **Canada Post, Canadian postal service **Deutsche Post, German postal s ...
'' *''The Rising Sun Community Newspapers - Chatsworth'' *''The Rising Sun Community Newspapers - Overport'' *''The Rising Sun Community Newspapers - North Coast'' *''The Rising Sun Community Newspapers - Merebank'' *''The Rising Sun Community Newspapers - Mid South Coast'' *''Sunday Tribune'' *''Tabloid Media'' *''UmAfrika'' *'' Weekend Witness'' *'' The Witness'' *''The Zululand Observer'' *
Isambane News
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Free State

*''Arts Ya Rona'' *''Free State Central News'' *''DumelangNews'' *''Express'' *''Free State News'' *''Free State Sun'' *''Free State Times'' *''Indigo mag'' *''Issue'' *''The Media News'' *''Saterdag Volksblad'' *''The Sports Eye'' *''
Volksblad The ''Volksblad'' (English: People's Journal) was an Afrikaans-language daily newspaper published in Bloemfontein, South Africa, and distributed in the Free State and Northern Cape provinces, where it was the largest Afrikaans daily. It was Sou ...
'' *''Vista'' *''The Weekly''


Northern Cape

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Diamond Fields Advertiser The ''Diamond Fields Advertiser (DFA)'' is a daily newspaper published in Kimberley, South Africa, founded on 23 March 1878. The early days The earliest paper on the Diamond Fields was a weekly called the ''Diamond Field'', published from 1 ...
'' (''DFA'') * ''Postmasburg Register'' *
FiND iT in Kimberley
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Eastern Cape

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Daily Dispatch The ''Daily Dispatch'' is a South African newspaper published in East London in the province of Eastern Cape. The weekend edition is titled ''Daily Dispatch Weekend Edition''. Founded in 1872 as the ''East London Dispatch and Shipping and Mer ...
'' and the ''Saturday Dispatch'' *''Go! & Express'' *''
Grocott's Mail ''Grocott’s Mail'' is the oldest surviving independent newspaper in South Africa. Founded in 1870 (but incorporating the ''Grahamstown Journal'' which was founded in 1831), this weekly newspaper has survived many years and is today the only ne ...
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I'solezwe lesiXhosa ''I'solezwe lesiXhosa'' is a Xhosa language newspaper launched in 2015. History ''I'solezwe lesiXhosa'' became the country's only Xhosa newspaper when it was published on 30 March 2015, with the newspaper starting as a daily. It is now publish ...
'' *'' The Herald'' *''UD Newspaper'' *''Weekend Post'' *''Graaff-Reinet Advertiser''


Western Cape

*''Breederivier Gazette'' *''
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 ...
'' *''Die Burger Saterdag'' *''
Cape Argus The ''Cape Argus'' is a daily newspaper co-founded in 1857 by Saul Solomon and published by Sekunjalo in Cape Town, South Africa. It is commonly referred to as ''The Argus''. Although not the first English-language newspaper in South Africa ...
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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 th ...
'' *'' Daily Voice'' *''District Mail'' *''Drakenstein Gazette'' *''Eikestadnuus'' *''Helderberg Gazette'' *''Hermanus Times'' *''Paarl Post'' *'' Die Son'' *''Son op Sondag'' *''Stellenbosch Gazette'' *''Swartland Gazette'' *''Theewaterskloof Gazette'' *'' Vukani'' *''Weekend Argus'' (Saturday edition) *''Weekend Argus'' (Sunday edition) *''Weskusnuus'' *''Weslander'' *''Worcester Standard''


Student/university publications

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Durban University of Technology The Durban University of Technology (DUT) is a multi-campus university situated in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was formed in 2002 following the merger of Technikon Natal and ML Sultan Technikon and it was initially known as the Durban In ...
*''IRAWA Post'' -
University of the Free State The University of the Free State (; Sotho language, Sesotho: ''Yunivesithi ya Freistata'') is a multi-campus public university in Bloemfontein, the capital of the Free State (province), Free State and the judicial capital of South Africa. It wa ...
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Durban University of Technology The Durban University of Technology (DUT) is a multi-campus university situated in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was formed in 2002 following the merger of Technikon Natal and ML Sultan Technikon and it was initially known as the Durban In ...
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Die Matie ''Die Matie'' is a student newspaper at the University of Stellenbosch. Founded in 1941, ''Die Matie'' is published every second Wednesday during the academic term. The editorial content includes sections on news, student life, sport, arts and e ...
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University of Stellenbosch Stellenbosch University (SU) (, ) is a public research university situated in Stellenbosch, a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Stellenbosch is the oldest university in South Africa and the oldest extant university in Sub-Sahara ...
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Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Nelson Mandela University, formerly Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, is a public university in South Africa. Established in 1882 as Port Elizabeth, Art School it comprises the former University of Port Elizabeth, the Port Elizabeth Te ...
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University of KwaZulu Natal The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN; , ) is a public research university with five campuses in the province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. It was formed on 1 January 2004 after the merger between the University of Natal and the University o ...
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University of Pretoria The University of Pretoria (, ) is a multi-campus public university, public research university in Pretoria, the administrative and ''de facto'' capital of South Africa. The university was established in 1908 as the Pretoria campus of the Johan ...
*''Speculum'' - Central University of Technology, Free State *'' UJ Observer'' -
University of Johannesburg The University of Johannesburg, colloquially known as UJ, is a public university A public university, state university, or public college is a university or college that is State ownership, owned by the state or receives significant fundi ...
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University of Cape Town The University of Cape Town (UCT) (, ) is a public university, public research university in Cape Town, South Africa. Established in 1829 as the South African College, it was granted full university status in 1918, making it the oldest univer ...
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North-West University The North-West University (NWU) is a public research university located on three campuses in Potchefstroom, Mahikeng and Vanderbijlpark in South Africa. The university came into existence through the merger in 2004 of the Potchefstroom Univer ...
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Vuvuzela The vuvuzela is a horn with an inexpensive injection-moulded plastic shell about long, which produces a loud monotone note typically around B♭ 3 (the first B♭ below middle C). Some models are made in two parts to facilitate storage, ...
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University of the Witwatersrand The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (), commonly known as Wits University or Wits, is a multi-campus Public university, public research university situated in the northern areas of central Johannesburg, South Africa. The universit ...


Online only publications

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Mzansi Magazine
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The Continent Continental Europe or mainland Europe is the contiguous mainland of Europe, excluding its surrounding islands. It can also be referred to ambiguously as the European continent, – which can conversely mean the whole of Europe – and, by so ...
'' *''FiND iT'' *''Newssnatch'' *''
The South African ''The South African'' is an English-language South African online news publication created in March 2003 by the multinational media company, Blue Sky Publications, and it operates as an online news and lifestyle publication with offices in South ...
'' *''The Daily VOX'' *'' EBNewsDaily'' *''
Eyewitness News ''Eyewitness News'' is a style of television presentation that emphasizes visual elements and action videos, instead of the older ,"man-on-camera" style of newscast, and is most prominently featured in the New York City metropolitan area. Hi ...
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Saffarazzi NewsFiND iT in Kimberley
*Forever Yena Newspaper *''
GroundUp (news agency) GroundUp is a South African-based not-for-profit news agency. It publishes most content related to education, health, sanitation, immigration and human rights stories under a creative commons license and is known for its focus on public interes ...
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''Indian Spice''''Mamba Online''
*Maroela Media * MatieMedia - University of Stellenbosch *'' Mayihlome News'' *SurgeZirc SA *''News Everyday'' *''Property Wheel News'' *


Regional/community publications

These newspapers only serve small regions, towns, or communities within larger cities, or have a small circulation.


Limpopo


Mpumalanga


North West


Gauteng


KwaZulu-Natal


Free State


Northern Cape


Eastern Cape


Western Cape


Defunct

These newspapers are no longer published.


See also

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Media of South Africa The mass media in South Africa has a large mass media sector and is one of Africa's major media centres. While South Africa's many broadcasters and publications reflect the diversity of the population as a whole, the most commonly used language ...
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List of South African media The is a list of South African mass media, including newspapers, television stations, radio stations and various alternative media. Newspapers National *''Beeld'' (available in 5 of 9 provinces) *''Business Day (South Africa), Business Day'' ...
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Xhosa language newspapers This article focuses on the history of 19th century Xhosa language newspapers in South Africa. Introduction The first Nguni languages, Nguni language newspapers in South Africa were founded in the Eastern Cape during the 19th century. The ef ...
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South African Audience Research Foundation The South African Audience Research Foundation (SAARF) is a non-profit organisation which publishes media audience and product/brand research on traditional media. It was formerly known as the South African Advertising Research Foundation (foll ...
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References


Bibliography

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External links


Contact directory: media contacts
South African Government communications

South African Government information
SAARF website
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South Africa Newspapers and Africa News
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