List of newspapers in South Africa explained

This is a list of newspapers in South Africa.

In 2017, there were 22 daily and 25 weekly major urban newspapers in South Africa, mostly published in English or Afrikaans.[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 English 368,974
Daily Sun Media24 English 287,222
Rapport 192,293
Sunday Sun Media24 English 170,843
Sunday World Fundudzi Media English 123,515
City Press Media24 English 119,959
Isolezwe 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) English 49,731
Independent on Saturday INMSA English 41,645
Mail & Guardian Independent English 41,116
Johannesburg TimesCanvas MediaEnglish 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 NismediaEnglish 16,000
Pretoria News INMSA English 14,393
Pretoria News (Saturday) INMSA English 8,814
News Everyday (daily) Independent English & Afrikaans
Briefly NewsLegit English
Celeb Gossip News South Africa Celeb Gossip English
Mzansi MagazineWarten WegEnglish24,692
Forever Yena NewspaperWarten WegEnglish18,393

National publications

Publications by province

Mpumalanga

Gauteng

KwaZulu-Natal

Free State

Northern Cape

Eastern Cape

Western Cape

Student/university publications

Online only publications

Regional/community publications

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

Western Cape

Defunct

These newspapers are no longer published.

See also

Bibliography

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The press in South Africa. SouthAfrica.info. 6 December 2013. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20131210222004/http://www.southafrica.info/about/media/news.htm#.WfUCajBLfDc. 10 December 2013. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: SA's newspapers 'under pressure' as circulation drops. BDlive. 6 December 2013.
  3. Web site: SA's media: The old is dying, the new is struggling to be born . Politicsweb.co.za . 6 December 2013.
  4. Web site: SAARF AMPS. 27 June 2013.
  5. Web site: Soccer Laduma Website. 27 June 2013.
  6. Web site: Sondag Website. 27 June 2013.
  7. Web site: [//www.spotlightnews.co.za/ Spotlight News Website]. 19 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202000957/https://www.spotlightnews.co.za/. 2 February 2017. dead.
  8. News: South Africa Profile: Media . 28 September 2017 . . 9 July 2011 .
  9. Web site: Citizen launches Super Saturday Citizen. 27 June 2013.
  10. Web site: Maphorisa Initiatives Launches Newspaper as second media platform. 12 March 2016.
  11. Web site: [//www.dumelangnews.co.za Dumelangnews Website]. 11 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20180507032403/http://www.dumelangnews.co.za/. 7 May 2018. dead.
  12. Web site: [//www.sportseye.co.za/ The Sports Eye Website]. 19 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202001907/https://www.sportseye.co.za/. 2 February 2017. dead.
  13. Web site: Go! & Express . Times Media Group . 2016-01-14 .
  14. Web site: Weekend Post . Times Media Group . 2016-01-14 .
  15. https://www.graaffreinetadvertiser.com/ "Graaff-Reinet Advertiser"
  16. Web site: HomePage. 17 June 2016.
  17. Web site: NWU, Potchefstroomkampus: Studentelewe: Wapad-studentekoerant . Puk.ac.za . 2010-04-15 . 2013-01-11 . 30 October 2004 . https://web.archive.org/web/20041030211040/http://www.puk.ac.za/wapad/ . dead .
  18. Web site: [//www.vuvuzelaonline.com Vuvuzela Website]. 11 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20140302013923/http://www.vuvuzelaonline.com/. 2 March 2014. dead.
  19. Web site: 2022-08-29 . About – Africa Media Corporation . 2022-09-01 . AMC . en-GB.
  20. Web site: FiND iT . 2020-01-22.
  21. Web site: Newssnatch . 2020-01-22.
  22. Web site: Daily Maverick . 2020-01-22.
  23. Web site: The South African . 2020-01-22.
  24. Web site: The Daily VOX - Citizen.Speak.Amplify . 2018-12-04.
  25. Web site: EBNewsDaily. 2020-05-09.
  26. Web site: GroundUp Home .
  27. Web site: SurgeZirc SA. 2021-12-29. Surge Zirc SA. en-GB.
  28. Web site: News Everyday - Latest South African News . News Everyday (Pty) Ltd . 2018-12-04.
  29. Web site: Property Wheel News - Wheel Media .