Press and media landscape in South Africa
South Africa has Africa's most diverse and competitive media market. Johannesburg and Cape Town host newspapers covering politics, mining and social justice.
Leading newspapers and news outlets
- Mail & Guardian – Investigative weekly with political focus.
- Daily Maverick – Digital news platform known for investigations.
- News24 – Largest online news portal in South Africa.
- Sunday Times – Best-selling Sunday newspaper.
- Business Day – Leading financial daily.
Digital news trends
South African digital news leads the continent. News24 and Daily Maverick set standards for online journalism.