The ''Namibian Sun'' is a daily newspaper in
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the no ...
. It was launched on 20 September 2007 as a weekly tabloid newspaper published on Thursdays.
The initial print run was planned to be 36,000 copies. The paper publishes mostly in
English with some pages in ''
Oshiwambo'' and targets a readership aged between 18 and 40.
It has been published daily since 2010.
The ''Namibian Sun'' is published by
Namibia Media Holdings (formerly Democratic Media Holdings
[ ]) which also publishes ''
Allgemeine Zeitung'' and ''
Die Republikein''. While ''AZ'' has a German-speaking readership, and ''Republikein'' targets Afrikaans speakers, the ''Namibian Sun'' focuses on an English-speaking audience.
It is similar to the South African ''
Daily Sun'' in layout and features.
[Rothe, ''Media System and News Selections in Namibia'', p. 37.]
References
External links
* {{Official, http://namibiansun.com
2007 establishments in Namibia
English-language newspapers published in Namibia
Ovambo-language mass media
Daily newspapers published in Namibia
Newspapers established in 2007