O, The Oprah Magazine, SA edition to close

O, The Oprah Magazine South Africa edition launched in 2002.

"This was a difficult decision for us and our partners. For 12 years, the magazine has been providing readers with encouragement and inspiration to live their best lives, and we thank them for their passion and loyalty," said Julia Raphaely, CEO of Associated Media Publishing, which publishes the magazine in partnership with Hearst Magazines International.

Subscribers will have the opportunity to receive any of the company's other women's titles for the duration of their subscriptions, and all O readers can continue to enjoy content on Oprah.com as well as on the Oprah Winfrey Network programming block on the DStv channel, TLC Entertainment.

Associated Media Publishing will work to redeploy the brand's staff to other parts of the company where possible.

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