This is a list of newspapers in South Africa. In 2017, there were 22 daily and 25 weekly major urban newspapers in South Africa, mostly published in English or Afrikaans. According to a survey of the South African Audience Research Foundation, about 50% of the South African adult population are newspaper readers and 48% are magazine readers. Print media accounts for about 19.3% of the R34.4bn of advertising money spent in the country.

Newspapers by circulation

National publications

Publications by province

Mpumalanga

Gauteng

KwaZulu-Natal

Free State

Northern Cape

Eastern Cape

Western Cape

Student/university publications

Online only publications

Regional/community publications

These newspapers only serve small regions, towns, or communities within larger cities, or have a small circulation.

Limpopo

• Bonus Review • Capricorn Voice • Daller • Die Bosvelder • Die Pos • Die Zoutpansberger • Far North Bulletin • Hoedspruit Herald • Letaba Herald • Mopani Herald • Phalaborwa Herald • Polokwane Review • The Review

Mpumalanga

• Echo/Ridge Times • Ermelo Insig • Highvelder • Lowvelder • Middelburg Observer • Mpumalanga News • Standerton Advertiser • Steelburger • White River Post • Witbank News

North West

• Brits Pos • Klerksdorp Record • Noordwester • Platinum Weekblad • Rustenburg Herald • Witbank News

Gauteng

• Alberton Record • Alex News • Bedford and Edenvale News • Benoni City Times • Boksburg Advertiser • Brakpan Herald • Cosmos Gazette • Fourways Review • Germiston City News • Kempton Express • Krugersdorp News • Leisure Options • Lenasia Times • Midrand Reporter • North Eastern Tribune • Northcliff Melville Times • Randburg Sun • Randfontein Herald • Rekord Central • Rekord Centurion • Rekord East • Rekord Far East • Rekord Mamelodi • Rekord Moot • Rekord North • Rekord Noweto • Rekord West • Rising Sun Lenasia • Roodepoort Northsider • Roodepoort Record • Rosebank Killarney Gazette • Sandton Chronicle • Southern Courier • Southern Echo Lenasia • Streeknuus • tame TIMES • Tembisan • West Rand Window

KwaZulu-Natal

• Berea Mail • Estcourt & Midlands News • Highway Mail • Ladysmith Gazette • Mid South Coast Mail/Mid South Coast Rising Sun • Midlands Herald • Newcastle Advertiser • Newcastle Sun • Northglen News • Rising Sun Chatsworth • South Coast Herald • South Coast Sun • Thisability • uMlozi Wezindaba • Village Talk • Vryheid Herald • Zululand Observer

Free State

• Bloemnuus • Bloemfontein Courant • Kasi News • Kroonnuus • Maluti • Masilonyana News • Ons Stad • Vista • Vrystaat

Northern Cape

• Gemsbok • Kuruman Bulletin • Noordkaap

Eastern Cape

• Aliwal News/Nuus • Barkly East Reporter • Grocott's Mail

Western Cape

• Atlantic Sun • Bolander • Breederivier Gazette • City Vision • Constantiaberg Bulletin • CXpress • Die Courant • Die Hoorn • DistrictMail • Eikestad Nuus • George Herald • Helderberg Gazette • Hermanus Times • Idinga • Knysna-Plett Herald • Mossell Bay Advertiser • Oudtshoorn Courant • Overberg Venster • Paarl Post • People's Post • Southern Suburbs Tatler • Suid-Kaap Forum • Swartland Gazette • The Edge • TygerBurger • Tygertalk • Village News • Weslander

Defunct

These newspapers are no longer published. • Rayton News/Nuus • The Friend • Hoofstad • The Indian Views • The Lantern • Highlands Herald • New Nation • Nova • Oggendblad • Oosterlig • Rand Daily Mail • South • Sunday Express • The New Age • ThisDay • Die Transvaler • Die Vaderland • Vrye Weekblad • Weekend Mirror • The Zingari