List of newspapers in South Africa
Frontpage of "Die Afrikaanse Patriot" (1876), a newspaper in an early form of the Afrikaans language
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
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
Fundudzi Media
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
Briefly News
Legit
English
Celeb Gossip News South Africa
Celeb Gossip
English
Mzansi Magazine
Warten Weg
English
24,692
Forever Yena Newspaper
Warten Weg
English
18,393
National publications
Publications by province
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
KwaZulu-Natal
Free State
Northern Cape
Eastern Cape
Western Cape
Student/university publications
Online only 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
Bloemnuus
Bloemfontein Courant
Kasi News
Kroonnuus
Maluti
Masilonyana News
Ons Stad
Vista
Vrystaat
Northern Cape
Eastern Cape
Aliwal News/Nuus
Barkly East Reporter
Grocott's Mail
Western Cape
Atlantic Sun
Bolander
Breederivier Gazette
City Vision
Constantiaberg Bulletin
CXpress
Die Courant
Die Hoorn
DistrictMail
Eikestad Nuus
George Herald
Helderberg Gazette
Hermanus Times
Idinga
Knysna-Plett Herald
Mossell Bay Advertiser
Oudtshoorn Courant
Overberg Venster
Paarl Post
People's Post
Southern Suburbs Tatler
Suid-Kaap Forum
Swartland Gazette
The Edge
TygerBurger [ 30]
Tygertalk [ 31]
Village News
Weslander
Defunct
These newspapers are no longer published.
See also
References
Bibliography
"The Press" . Twentieth Century Impressions of Natal: Its People, Commerce, Industries, and Resources . Twentieth Century Impressions . Lloyd's Greater Britain Publishing Company. 1906.
"The Colonial Press: List of newspapers, magazines, &c., filed in the library of the Royal Colonial Institute: South Africa" , Proceedings of the Royal Colonial Institute , vol. 38, London, pp. 71–78, 1907
"South Africa: Directory: the Press". Africa South of the Sahara 2003 . Regional Surveys of the World. Europa Publications . 2003. ISBN 9781857431315 . ISSN 0065-3896 .
"South Africa" , Digital News Report , UK: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism , University of Oxford, 2020, OCLC 854746354
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