South African Newspapers Online

List of South African newspapers for information on sports, entertainments, jobs, education, food, festivals, recipes, tourism, lifestyles, travel, real estate, and business.

South African national newspapers

  • Business Day

    Business newspaper based in Johannesburg, South Africa. The newspaper provides news and analysis about business, finance, economy, markets, management, shares, and more.

  • Cape Times

    Daily English-language newspaper published in South Africa. The newspaper was established in 1876 and owned by the Independent News and Media.

  • Citizen

    Tabloid format English-language daily owned by Caxton and CTP Publishers and Printers Limited.

  • City Press

    South African newspaper also distributed in Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, and Swaziland.

  • Daily News

    Daily English-language afternoon newspaper published in Durban, South Africa.

  • Daily Sun

    One of the most widely circulated South African newspapers. The newspaper owned by Naspers and distributed in Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Eastern Cape and Northwest provinces.

  • Independent on Saturday

    Newspaper published by Independent News & Media. The newspaper serving Durban, SA.

  • Mercury

    South African English language newspaper published in Durban, South Africa. The Mercury owned by Independent News and Media.

  • Star

    Daily newspaper published in Gauteng, South Africa. The newspaper covering news, sport, business, games, jobs, entertainment, travel, motoring, property, technology, finance, shopping, technology, rugby, cricket, golf, soccer, tennis, horse racing, motorsport, and more.

  • Sunday Times

    South African top selling weekly newspaper owned by Avusa. The newspaper owned by 1906 and published on Sunday's.

  • Witness

    Daily newspaper published in Pietermaritzburg, SA. Founded in 1846 the Witness is one of the oldest newspapers in South Africa.

  • Post

    English-language news & information source focus on politics, environment, government, civil society and business.

  • Pretoria News

    English-language daily newspaper published in Pretoria, Gauteng, SA.

  • Sowetan

    Daily newspaper was founded in 1981 and serving Soweto, Johannesburg, Gauteng Province.

  • Sunday Independent

    Weekly English-language newspaper published in South Africa. The newspaper printed in broadsheet format.

  • Beeld

    One of the most widely read Afrikaans language daily newspapers published in South Africa. The newspaper was founded in 1974, and headquarters in Johannesburg.

  • Cape Argus

    Daily newspaper based in Cape Town, South Africa. The newspaper owned by Independent News & Media in Cape Town, South Africa.

  • Die Burger

    Afrikaans language daily broadsheet newspaper was founded in 1914.

  • Die Son

    Tabloid style newspaper published in Afrikaans-language. The newspaper was founded in 2003.

  • Jewish Report

    South Africa's one of a few Jewish newspapers. The newspaper was first printed in 1998.

  • Mail & Guardian

    Weekly newspaper published in Johannesburg, SA. The newspaper was founded in 1985 and owned by M&G Media.

  • Volksblad

    Afrikaans-language newspaper based in Bloemfontein, SA. The newspaper owned by Media24.

  • Isolezwe

    Daily Zulu-language newspaper published in Durban, South Africa.

South African news sites

South African student newspapers

  • Activate

    Student newspaper at Rhodes University in Grahamstown.

  • Die Matie

    Biweekly newspaper published at the University of Stellenbosch.

  • Varsity

    Student newspaper of the University of Cape Town (UCT).

Ethnic and multicultural newspapers in South Africa

South African press agencies

See also
Nigerian newspapers


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