South Africa News Today
South Africa News Today — Leading Newspapers & Media
Read today’s news from South Africa directly through their official websites. This page includes major South African newspapers covering daily news, business, sports, politics and community stories across all 11 languages and regions.
📰 Daily Newspapers
Daily Sun Daily Black Community
“Daily Sun — South Africa’s biggest daily newspaper (2002)”
Daily Sun is South Africa’s largest daily newspaper by circulation, launched in 2002. It targets the black working class with sensationalist tabloid-style reporting in simple English, focusing on crime, sports, and human interest stories.
The Sowetan Daily Black Community
“The Sowetan — Leading black daily newspaper (1981)”
The Sowetan is a daily newspaper founded in 1981, originally focusing on Soweto township news. Now national, it provides serious news coverage for the black middle class, with emphasis on politics, business, and social issues affecting black South Africans.
Beeld Daily Afrikaans
“Beeld — Leading Afrikaans daily newspaper (1974)”
Beeld (meaning “Image” in Afrikaans) is South Africa’s leading Afrikaans-language daily newspaper, founded in 1974. Published by Media24, it serves the Afrikaans-speaking community with comprehensive news coverage, focusing on conservative perspectives.
Business Day Daily Business
“Business Day — South Africa’s premier business daily (1985)”
Business Day is South Africa’s leading business-focused daily newspaper, launched in 1985. Published by BDFM Publishers, it provides comprehensive coverage of financial markets, economic policy, corporate news, and international business trends.
TimesLIVE Daily Online
“TimesLIVE — Digital news portal of Sunday Times”
TimesLIVE is the digital news portal of the Sunday Times, South Africa’s largest Sunday newspaper. It provides breaking news, politics, business, sports, and entertainment coverage 24/7, with content from the Sunday Times and other Times Media Group publications.
📅 Weekly & Sunday Newspapers
City Press Weekly Black Community
“City Press — Weekly black community newspaper (1982)”
City Press is a weekly Sunday newspaper targeting South Africa’s black middle class, founded in 1982. It provides in-depth analysis of political, economic, and social issues, with a focus on black perspectives and community development.
The Sunday Independent Sunday Independent
“The Sunday Independent — Quality Sunday newspaper”
The Sunday Independent is a weekly Sunday newspaper known for its quality journalism and in-depth reporting. It focuses on politics, business analysis, arts, culture, and investigative journalism, appealing to educated readers seeking thoughtful content.
🔗 Read The Sunday Independent online → sundayindependent.co.za
⚠️ The New Age (Discontinued)
Note: The New Age newspaper was a daily newspaper published from 2010 to 2017. It was owned by the Gupta family and was controversial for its perceived pro-government stance. The newspaper ceased publication in 2017 due to financial difficulties and scandal connections.
This newspaper is no longer in circulation and has been excluded from the active newspapers list.
📺 Other South African Media Sources
- Broadcasters: SABC (public broadcaster), eNCA (24-hour news channel), Newzroom Afrika
- Radio: SAfm (news/talk), Radio 702 (talk), 5FM (youth), Ukhozi FM (Zulu)
- News Agencies: South African Press Association (SAPA, now defunct), African News Agency (ANA)
- Digital Platforms: News24 (largest digital news platform), IOL (Independent Online), Eyewitness News
- Regional Newspapers: Cape Times (Cape Town), The Mercury (Durban), The Star (Johannesburg)
- Magazines: Financial Mail, Farmer’s Weekly, Drum, YOU, Huisgenoot
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Isolezwe
A Daily Zulu-language newspaper published in Durban, South Africa.
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IOL
Independent Online, popularly known as IOL, is one of South Africa’s leading news and information websites bringing millions of readers breaking news and updates
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Alberton Record
Since 1976 , Alberton RECORD has been the voice of the Alberton community and currently delivers hyper-local high quality news and advertising messages to 38700 households In the area every Wednesday.
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Herald LIVE
On May 7 1845, the first copy of The Herald was printed, making it the oldest newspaper in South Africa. The Herald has come a long way since that first printing day when the paper hit the streets at a cover price of a single penny.
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SON
A tabloid style newspaper published in Afrikaans-language.
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The Witness
The Witness and witness.co.za, edited by Stephanie Saville, is a daily newspaper published in Pietermaritzburg. It is the oldest continuously published newspaper in South Africa, having first been published on 27 February 1846.
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