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

Newspapers

National

  • Beeld (available in 5 of 9 provinces)
  • Business Day
  • City Press
  • Daily Maverick
  • Daily Sun
  • Die Burger
  • Mail & Guardian
  • News Everyday
  • My World Global News
  • The New Age
  • Rapport
  • SAMM News - currently available online
  • The Sowetan
  • Sunday Independent
  • Sunday Sun
  • Sunday Times
  • Sunday World
  • The Witness
  • ILANGA
  • Laudium Sun

Television broadcasters

Terrestrial and satellite television channels

Free-To-Air

eMedia Investments

  • e.tv
  • eMovies
  • eMovies Extra
  • eExtra
  • eReality
  • ePlesier
  • eToonz
  • eSERIES
  • eNCA

South African Broadcasting Corporation

  • SABC 1
  • SABC 2
  • SABC 3
  • SABC News
  • SABC LEHAE
  • SABC Education
  • SABC Sport

Subscription-based

MultiChoice

  • M-Net
  • M-Net Movies
  • Mzansi Magic
  • KykNET
  • Africa Magic
  • Channel O
  • SuperSport

Independent Stations

  • Moja Love
  • Mindset Learn
  • Newzroom Afrika
  • Movie Room
  • Play Room
  • DBE TV
  • WildEarth
  • Business Day TV
  • Parliamentary TV
  • People's Planet
  • Via TV
  • BRICS Africa Channel
  • The Home Channel
  • Ignition TV
  • Hilaal TV
  • Racing240
  • MDNtv

Community Stations

  • GauTV
  • 1KZN
  • Rising Sun TV (StarSat)
  • Mpuma Kapa TV
  • Cape Town TV
  • Soweto TV via DStv until digital switch
  • Tshwane TV
  • Nongoma TV
  • MYtv

Streaming Media

  • Showmax
  • Starlight Africa
  • eVOD
  • SABC Plus (formally called TelkomONE)
  • Freevision Play
  • Netflix
  • Amazon Prime
  • BritBox
  • Disney+

Direct to home satellite broadcasters

  • DStv
  • OpenView HD
  • StarSat

New satellite broadcasting licensees (not yet operational)

  • e-Sat
  • Telkom Media

New IPTV licensees (not yet operational)

  • Telkom Media

Radio stations

See: List of radio stations in South Africa

Street newspapers

  • Big Issue
  • 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
  • Quackdown (Exposes medical fraud and quackery)
  • Bizcommunity.com
  • ispotdaily.com
  • News24
  • Thesouthafrican.com
  • News Everyday
  • Saffarazzi
  • The South African
  • ZWBDC.co.za
  • EBNewsDaily
  • Briefly.co.za
  • Newsroom
  • Between 10and5

See also

  • Mass media in South Africa
  • Africa Media Online
  • Alternative media in South Africa
  • List of magazines in South Africa

References

Further reading

  • Contact directory: media contacts, South African Government communications
  • News and media, South African Government information