The is a list of South African mass media, including newspapers, television stations, radio stations and various alternative media.

Newspapers

National

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Beeld ''Beeld'' (freely translated as ''Picture'' or ''Image'') is an Afrikaans-language daily newspaper that was launched on 16 September 1974. ''Beeld'' is distributed in four provinces of South Africa: Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo and North West, pr ...

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Business Day A business day means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, or any day which is a legal holiday or any day on which banking institutions are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close. The definition of a business day ...

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Daily Maverick ''Daily Maverick'' is a South African daily online publication and weekly print newspaper, with offices in Cape Town and Johannesburg. Its readership is spread across South Africa and the world, with approximately 8 million readers per month. I ...

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Daily Sun The ''Daily Sun'' is the largest daily newspaper in South Africa. ''Daily Sun'' may also refer to the following newspapers: United States * ''Arizona Daily Sun'', Flagstaff, Arizona * ''Bowdoin Daily Sun'', Connecticut, published by Bowdoin Colleg ...

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Mail & Guardian The ''Mail & Guardian'' is a South African weekly newspaper and website, published by M&G Media in Johannesburg, South Africa. It focuses on political analysis, investigative reporting, Southern African news, local arts, music and popular cultu ...

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The New Age ''The New Age'' was a British weekly magazine (1894–1938), inspired by Fabian socialism, and credited as a major influence on literature and the arts during its heyday from 1907 to 1922, when it was edited by Alfred Richard Orage. It published ...

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Rapport Rapport () is a close and harmonious relationship in which the people or groups concerned are "in sync" with each other, understand each other's feelings or ideas, and communicate smoothly. The word stems from the French verb which means liter ...

'' *'' SAMM News'' - currently available online *''

The Sowetan ''The Sowetan'' is an English-language South African daily newspaper that started in 1981 as a liberation struggle newspaper and was freely distributed to households in the then apartheid-segregated township of Soweto, Johannesburg, Gauteng Pr ...

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Sunday Sun The ''Sunday Sun'' is a regional Sunday newspaper on sale in North East England, Cumbria and the Scottish Borders, published in Newcastle Upon Tyne by Reach plc. First published on 31 August 1919 as ''The Sunday Sun'', the name was changed to ...

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Sunday Times ''The Sunday Times'' is a British newspaper whose circulation makes it the largest in Britain's quality press market category. It was founded in 1821 as ''The New Observer''. It is published by Times Newspapers Ltd, a subsidiary of News UK, whi ...

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Sunday World The ''Sunday World'' is an Irish newspaper published by Independent News & Media. It is the second largest selling "popular" newspaper in the Republic of Ireland, and is also sold in Northern Ireland where a modified edition with more stories r ...

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Television broadcasters

Terrestrial and satellite television channels

Free-To-Air

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e.tv e.tv (commonly referred to on-air as e) is the first and only privately owned free-to-air television station in South Africa. It is the fifth terrestrial television channel in the country, following three channels that are operated by the sta ...

eMovies eMovies is a 24-hour South African digital satellite television free-to-air movie channel created and owned by eMedia Investment's e.tv for the Openview platform. eMovies Extra is a sister companion channel. History The network launched on 16 ...

eMovies Extra eMovies is a 24-hour South African digital satellite television free-to-air movie channel created and owned by eMedia Investment's e.tv for the Openview platform. eMovies Extra is a sister companion channel. History The network launched on 16 ...

eExtra eExtra (sometimes called e.tv Extra) is a South African digital satellite television channel owned by eMedia Holdings, offering a variety of lifestyle, dramas, telenovelas, court shows, sitcoms and movies. History e.tv as a broadcaster launched ...

eReality eReality is a South African reality television channel created and owned by eMedia Investments's e.tv for OpenView. The channel broadcasts 16 hours a day showcasing a mix of local and international nostalgic reality series and shows which neve ...

* ePlesier *

eToonz eToonz is a South African digital satellite television free-to-air children's channel created and owned by eMedia Investments's e.tv. The channel broadcasts for a duration of 16 hours from Sunday to Friday, 17 hours on Saturday and 18 hours with ...

eXposed Expose, exposé, or exposed may refer to: News sources * Exposé (journalism), a form of investigative journalism * ''The Exposé'', a British conspiracist website Film and TV Film * ''Exposé'' (film), a 1976 thriller film * ''Exposed'' (1932 ...

eNCA eNCA, also known as eNews Channel Africa, is a 24-hour television news broadcaster owned by e.tv that focuses on South African, African stories and events. The broadcaster became South Africa's first and most watched 24-hour news service aft ...

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SABC 1 SABC 1 is a South African public television network operated by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) which carries programming in English and Nguni. It was created in 1996, after the SABC restructured its television channels. SABC 1 ...

SABC 2 SABC 2 is a South African family public television channel owned by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). SABC 2 broadcasts programming in English, Sepedi, Afrikaans, Venda, and Tsonga. As of August 2018, the channel started broadc ...

SABC 3 SABC 3 (stylised as S3) is a South African free-to-air public television network owned by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). It carries programming in English and, few in other South African languages. It has a number of its own re ...

SABC News SABC NEWS is both a South African 24-hour news channel owned by the South African Broadcasting Corporation as well as the name of the news division of the broadcaster. History The News Service was established in June 1950, replacing the programme ...

SABC Education SABC Education is a South African educational television channel owned by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). History In 1991, TV2, TV3, and TV4 were combined into a new service called CCV (Contemporary Community Values). A thi ...

SABC Sport SABC Sport is a South African free-to-air sports television channel owned by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). The channel was operating for a while on DTT before expanding on other platforms. After its expansion, the channel is ...

Subscription-based

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M-Net M-Net (an abbreviation of Electronic Media Network) is a South African pay television channel established by Naspers in 1986. The channel broadcasts both local and international programming, including general entertainment, children's series, ...

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M-Net Movies M-Net Movies is a group of South Africa-based film-only television channels launched as Movie Magic in 1995 and broadcast across Sub-Saharan Africa on pay TV satellite services DStv and GOtv. The channels broadcast films/movies based on genre a ...

Mzansi Magic Mzansi Magic is a South African digital satellite and general entertainment channel created by Multichoice and run by M-Net's local interest division, and is broadcast on DStv. History The channel launched in mid-July 2010 on channel 107 as M- ...

* KykNET *

Africa Magic Africa Magic is a collection of Pay TV entertainment channels that focus on African programming, most popularly Nigerian series and movies. ''Africa Magic'', which started off as single channel of the same name, is a brand owned by M-Net and no ...

Vuzu Vuzu was a South African youth-oriented television channel produced by M-Net for sister pay television platform DStv. History The channel launched on 1 August 2003 as "go", as a competitor to MTV. In March 2009, it was announced that the channe ...

One Magic 1Magic (also known as One Magic) is a subscription-based digital satellite television general entertainment channel created by M-Net and MultiChoice for DStv. It is one of the resultant channels from the M-Net series channel created in 2000. H ...

Novela Magic Novela or Novelas may refer to: Geography *Novelas (), in Penafiel, a parish in Portugal; see List of parishes of Portugal: P *Port-la-Nouvelle, Narbonne, Aude, France ( oc, La Novèla); a commune Literature *Novel genre in Spain and Latin Ameri ...

TOPS Total Operations Processing System (TOPS) is a computer system for managing railway locomotives and rolling stock, known for many years of use in the United Kingdom. TOPS was originally developed between the Southern Pacific Railroad (SP), S ...

Independent Stations *

Moja Love Moja Love is a South African digital satellite television general entertainment channel produced by Nsizwa Ginger Media Network for DStv. It is a female-skewed channel geared towards content that showcases various forms of love. History The ...

People's Weather People's, branded as ''People's Viennaline'' until May 2018, and legally ''Altenrhein Luftfahrt GmbH'', is an Austrian airline headquartered in Vienna. It operates scheduled and charter passenger flights mainly from its base at St. Gallen-Altenr ...

* Mindset Learn * Newzroom Afrika * DBE TV *

WildEarth WildEarth (founded in 2006 by Emily Wallington and Graham Wallington) is a British-South African broadcasting and conservation company primarily based at Djuma Game Reserve, part of the Sabi Sand Game Reserve in South Africa, who focus on connect ...

* Business Day TV * Parliamentary TV *

Via Via or VIA may refer to the following: Science and technology * MOS Technology 6522, Versatile Interface Adapter * ''Via'' (moth), a genus of moths in the family Noctuidae * Via (electronics), a through-connection * VIA Technologies, a Taiwan ...

* BRICS TV * Roots TV * OnseTV *

MyTV MyTV (or My TV) may refer to these television brands: Africa *MYtv, a South African TV channel Asia *Television Broadcasts Limited's online service in Hong Kong *My TV (Bangladeshi TV channel) *MYTV Broadcasting, a Malaysian broadcaster *myTV (In ...

* The Home Channel * Ignition TV *

Supa TV Supa may refer to: Geography * Supa Dam, Western Ghats, Karnataka, India * Joida, new settlement for the people from the defunct town Supa. Supa town was immersed due to the construction of Supa Dam * Supa, Parner, village in Maharashtra, India ...

Honey Honey is a sweet and viscous substance made by several bees, the best-known of which are honey bees. Honey is made and stored to nourish bee colonies. Bees produce honey by gathering and then refining the sugary secretions of plants (primar ...

* Hilaal TV * Racing240 *

Glow TV Glow TV is a South African channel that shows Indian shows. It was launched in October 2013. The channel originally aired Hindi shows and soon began dubbing in English. It broadcasts series such as This is Love, True Love and Young Love. The c ...

Community Stations

* GauTV *

itv ITV or iTV may refer to: ITV *Independent Television (ITV), a British television network, consisting of: ** ITV (TV network), a free-to-air national commercial television network covering the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islan ...

* 1KZN * Rising Sun TV (

StarSat StarSat (formerly TopTV until 31 October 2013) is a South African direct broadcast satellite television service that began broadcasting on 1 May 2010. StarSat is operated by On Digital Media, who were granted a pay-TV license by ICASA in Septembe ...

) * Mpuma Kapa TV *

Cape Town TV Cape Town TV is a community television channel that broadcasts in Cape Town, South Africa. It launched in September 2008 with a one-year, "temporary" license and thereafter won another such license in September 2009. It is a non-profit organisat ...

Soweto TV Soweto Community Television (Soweto TV) is a South African community television channel broadcasting in the biggest township in South Africa, Soweto. The channel is free-to-air in Gauteng Province and it also broadcast to South African subscribe ...

via DStv until digital switch *

Tshwane TV The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (also known as the City of Tshwane) () is the metropolitan municipality that forms the local government of northern Gauteng Province, South Africa. The Metropolitan area is centred on the city of Pr ...

* Deen TV *

* Onse TV *

Nongoma TV Nongoma is a town in Zululand District Municipality, Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is the seat of the Nongoma Local Municipality. It is situated 300 km north of Durban and 56 km from Ulundi; it is surrounded by the Ngome For ...

MYtv MyTV (or My TV) may refer to these television brands: Africa *MYtv, a South African TV channel Asia *Television Broadcasts Limited's online service in Hong Kong *My TV (Bangladeshi TV channel) *MYTV Broadcasting, a Malaysian broadcaster *myTV (In ...

* 1 Free State Television via StarSat

Streaming Media

Showmax Showmax is an online subscription video on demand (SVOD) service which launched in South Africa on 19 August 2015. Showmax uses a localisation strategy to take on established video on demand competitors with a focus on local content and partner ...

eVOD e.tv (commonly referred to on-air as e) is the first and only privately owned free-to-air television station in South Africa. It is the fifth terrestrial television channel in the country, following three channels that are operated by the sta ...

SABC Plus The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is the public broadcaster in South Africa, and provides 19 radio stations (Amplitude modulation, AM/Frequency modulation, FM) as well as six television broadcasts to the general public. It is o ...

(formally called TelkomONE) *

Netflix Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a fil ...

Amazon Prime Amazon Prime is a paid subscription service from Amazon which is available in various countries and gives users access to additional services otherwise unavailable or available at a premium to other Amazon customers. Services include same, one- ...

BritBox BritBox is an online digital video subscription service, founded by BBC Studios and ITV plc, operating in nine countries across North America, Europe, Australia and South Africa.

Disney+ The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or gives pleasure and deligh ...

Direct to home satellite broadcasters

DStv Digital Satellite Television, commonly abbreviated to DStv, is a Sub-Saharan African direct broadcast satellite service owned by MultiChoice and based in Randburg, South Africa. Launched on 6 October 1995, the service provides multiple audio, ...

OpenView HD OpenView is a free-to-view direct broadcast satellite television provider in South Africa which is run by Platco Digital (part of the eMedia Group which includes free-to-air channel e.tv). It launched on 15 October 2013. In addition to the "e" ...

* 7 AFRICA TV NETWORK

New satellite broadcasting licensees (not yet operational)

* e-Sat *

Telkom Media Telkom Media is a pay-TV company based in South Africa. It is intended to be the first provider of IPTV services in South Africa. History South African fixed-line telephone operator Telkom announced the creation of Telkom Media in August 2006, w ...

New IPTV licensees (not yet operational)

Radio stations

''See:

List of radio stations in South Africa This is a list of radio stations in South Africa. M Note: The list of commercial stations tends to be more stable, with few additions or removals. The list of community stations tends to change quite a bit, with many changes over time (mainly due ...

Street newspapers

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Big Issue ''The Big Issue'' is a street newspaper founded by John Bird and Gordon Roddick in September 1991 and published in four continents. ''The Big Issue'' is one of the UK's leading social businesses and exists to offer homeless people, or indivi ...

'' * '' Homeless talk'' - a small newspaper produced in Johannesburg; its content is largely about the plight of the homeless; on sale at select shops and most traffic lights in Johannesburg

Internet

South Africa Today
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Quackdown Quackdown is a South Africa-based website aimed at exposing fraudulent and untested medical treatments. It hosts the "Quackbase" database of untested medical claims and publishes articles on quackery. Quackdown is a joint project of the Treatmen ...

(Exposes medical fraud and quackery)
Bizcommunity.comispotdaily.com
* News24 * Thesouthafrican.com
News EverydaySaffarazzi
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The South African ''The South African'' is an English-language South African online news publication created in March 2003 by the multinational media company, Blue Sky Publications, and it operates as an online news and lifestyle publication with offices in South ...

* ZWBDC.co.za * EBNewsDaily * Briefly.co.za

References

External links

Contact directory: media contacts
South African Government communications

South African Government information {{Media in South Africa *

Newspapers

National

Television broadcasters

Terrestrial and satellite television channels

Free-To-Air

Subscription-based

Community Stations

Streaming Media

Direct to home satellite broadcasters

New satellite broadcasting licensees (not yet operational)

New IPTV licensees (not yet operational)

Radio stations

Street newspapers

Internet

See also

References

Further reading

External links