# 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.

## Newspapers by circulation

| Newspaper | Publisher | Language | Circulation (Q2 2013) |
| 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 |
| Daily Maverick | Independent | English | |

## National publications

* Beeld (in 5 of 9 provinces)
* Business Day
* City Press
* Daily Sun
* KwelaXpress
* Mail & Guardian
* 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)

## Publications by province
### 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
* 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.
* The Burghersdorp Gazette
* The Cape Chronicle
* The Daily Independent
* De Oude Emigrant
* The Friend
* Hoofstad
* The Indian Views
* The Lantern
* Highlands Herald
* The Middelburg Gazette
* Moxwêra wa Babaso
* New Nation
* Nova
* Oggendblad
* Oosterlig
* Rand Daily Mail
* Rayton News/Nuus
* South
* Sunday Express
* The New Age
* ThisDay
* Die Transvaler
* Die Vaderland
* Vrye Weekblad
* Weekend Mirror
* The Zingari