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 newspapers in South Africa, mostly published in 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.

National publications

 * Beeld (in 5 of 9 provinces)
 * Business Day
 * City Press
 * Daily Sun
 * KwelaXpress
 * Mail & Guardian
 * News Everyday
 * Naweek Beeld
 * The New Age
 * Rapport
 * Soccer Laduma
 * Sondag (in 6 of 9 provinces)
 * The Sowetan
 * Sunday Independent
 * Sunday Sun
 * Forever Yena Newspaper
 * Sunday Times
 * Sunday World
 * The Teacher
 * Townpress
 * Mzansi Magazine
 * Vuk'uzenzele
 * The Zimbabwean
 * The Life News (South African Digital Newspaper)

Mpumalanga

 * 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 Weekend
 * The Saturday Star
 * Sowetan
 * Spotlight News (Gauteng Provincial monthly newspaper)
 * The Star
 * Super Saturday Citizen
 * tame TIMES
 * The Times
 * Townpress Newspaper

KwaZulu-Natal

 * Mzansi Magazine
 * The Daily News
 * Ilanga
 * Ilanga langeSonto
 * The Independent on Saturday
 * Isolezwe
 * Isolezwe ngeSonto
 * Isolezwe ngoMgqibelo
 * The Mercury
 * Forever Yena Newspaper
 * Post
 * 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

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
 * Vista
 * The Weekly

Northern Cape

 * Diamond Fields Advertiser (DFA)
 * Postmasburg Register
 * FiND iT in Kimberley (FiND iT)

Eastern Cape

 * Daily Dispatch and the Saturday Dispatch
 * Go! & Express
 * Grocott's Mail
 * I'solezwe lesiXhosa
 * The Herald
 * UD Newspaper
 * Weekend Post
 * Graaff-Reinet Advertiser

Western Cape

 * Breederivier Gazette
 * Die Burger
 * Die Burger Saterdag
 * Cape Argus
 * Cape Times
 * 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

 * The Conduit - Durban University of Technology
 * IRAWA Post - University of the Free State
 * Journalismiziko - Durban University of Technology
 * Die Matie - University of Stellenbosch
 * NMMYou - Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
 * Nux - University of KwaZulu Natal
 * PDBY - University of Pretoria
 * Speculum - Central University of Technology, Free State
 * UJ Observer - University of Johannesburg
 * Varsity - University of Cape Town
 * Wapad - North-West University
 * Vuvuzela - University of the Witwatersrand

Online only publications

 * AMC
 * Mzansi Magazine
 * ANC Today
 * The Continent
 * FiND iT
 * Newssnatch
 * Daily Maverick
 * The South African
 * The Daily VOX
 * EBNewsDaily
 * Eyewitness News
 * Saffarazzi News
 * FiND iT in Kimberley
 * Forever Yena Newspaper
 * GroundUp (news agency)
 * Indian Spice
 * Mamba Online
 * MatieMedia - University of Stellenbosch
 * Mayihlome News
 * SurgeZirc SA
 * News Everyday
 * Property Wheel News
 * The Western Cape #TheWC

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

Limpopo
• Bonus Review

• Capricorn Voice

• Daller

• Die Bosvelder

• Die Pos

• Die Zoutpansberger

• Far North Bulletin

• Hoedspruit Herald

• Letaba Herald

• Mopani Herald

• Phalaborwa Herald

• Polokwane Review

• The Review

Mpumalanga
• Echo/Ridge Times

• Ermelo Insig

• Highvelder

• Lowvelder

• Middelburg Observer

• Mpumalanga News

• Standerton Advertiser

• Steelburger

• White River Post

• Witbank News

North West
• Brits Pos

• Klerksdorp Record

• Noordwester

• Platinum Weekblad

• Rustenburg Herald

• Witbank News

Gauteng
• Alberton Record

• Alex News

• Bedford and Edenvale News

• Benoni City Times

• Boksburg Advertiser

• Brakpan Herald

• Cosmos Gazette

• Fourways Review

• Germiston City News

• Kempton Express

• Krugersdorp News

• Leisure Options

• Lenasia Times

• Midrand Reporter

• North Eastern Tribune

• Northcliff Melville Times

• Randburg Sun

• Randfontein Herald

• Rekord Central

• Rekord Centurion

• Rekord East

• Rekord Far East

• Rekord Mamelodi

• Rekord Moot

• Rekord North

• Rekord Noweto

• Rekord West

• Rising Sun Lenasia

• Roodepoort Northsider

• Roodepoort Record

• Rosebank Killarney Gazette

• Sandton Chronicle

• Southern Courier

• Southern Echo Lenasia

• Streeknuus

• tame TIMES

• Tembisan

• West Rand Window

KwaZulu-Natal
• Berea Mail

• Estcourt & Midlands News

• Highway Mail

• Ladysmith Gazette

• Mid South Coast Mail/Mid South Coast Rising Sun

• Midlands Herald

• Newcastle Advertiser

• Newcastle Sun

• Northglen News

• Rising Sun Chatsworth

• South Coast Herald

• South Coast Sun

• Thisability

• uMlozi Wezindaba

• Village Talk

• Vryheid Herald

• Zululand Observer

Free State
• Bloemnuus

• Bloemfontein Courant

• Kasi News

• Kroonnuus

• Maluti

• Masilonyana News

• Ons Stad

• Vista

• Vrystaat

Northern Cape
• Gemsbok

• Kuruman Bulletin

• Noordkaap

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

• Tygertalk

• Village News

• Weslander

Defunct
These newspapers are no longer published. • Rayton News/Nuus

• The Friend

• Hoofstad

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• The Lantern

• Highlands Herald

• New Nation

• Nova

• Oggendblad

• Oosterlig

• Rand Daily Mail

• South

• Sunday Express

• The New Age

• ThisDay

• Die Transvaler

• Die Vaderland

• Vrye Weekblad

• Weekend Mirror

• The Zingari