The newspaper category suffered its first decline for 2018 in the Audit Bureau of Circulations of South Africa (ABC) Quarter 3 2018 newspaper circulation, with a decline in the previous quarter of 2.9%. The 2018 Q2 was static and 2018 Q1 was up by 0.8% on the previous quarter.
Quarter 3 2018 total newspaper circulation declined 4% on the prior year. The quarter’s decline, while bigger than the 2018 Q2 decline on the prior year (2.5%), is slightly less than 2018 Q1’s 4.4%.
Daily newspapers
Dailies continued their decline on the previous quarter, declining by 2.2% on the previous quarter. This is an improvement on the Q2 percentage decline of 4.2%. In Q1 Dailies saw an increase of 0.4%. For the year the category declined by 13.6% - less than its Q2 (15.1%) and Q1 (15.7%) declines previously.
Gauteng-based dailies, The Star and Pretoria News both had positive figures over the previous quarter and the prior year. The Star rose 5.6% on the previous quarter and the Pretoria News 3.7% up on the prior year. However, the category star is Bukedde, which had a 10.4% increase on the prior quarter and 29.8% increase on the prior year.
| Publication name | Circulation | % change prev period | % change year |
| Daily Sun | 122,011 | -6.0% | -21.7% |
| Daily Nation | 108,827 | 0.5% | -13.0% |
| Isolezwe | 78,220 | -2.0% | -8.8% |
| Star, The | 76,418 | 5.6% | 1.5% |
| Sowetan | 70,188 | 0.2% | -4.7% |
| Son (Daily) | 56,199 | -5.5% | -15.7% |
| Bukedde | 44,767 | 10.4% | 29.8% |
| Burger, Die Daily | 42,363 | -9.8% | -8.7% |
| Citizen, The (Daily) | 41,898 | -1.6% | -5.2% |
| Burger, Die Daily | 38,526 | -2.9% | -1.6% |
| Beeld, Daily | 34,677 | -4.2% | -7.7% |
| Namibian, The | 33,991 | -6.7% | -12.8% |
| Cape Times | 29,626 | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Cape Argus | 27,348 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| New Vision | 26,343 | -2.8% | -2.2% |
| Mercury, The | 25,130 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Daily News | 23,153 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| Times of Swaziland | 21,871 | 1.1% | -0.1% |
| Business Day | 20,084 | -0.3% | 0.3% |
| Daily Monitor | 17,608 | 1.0% | -0.7% |
| Herald, The | 16,395 | 1.1% | -9.8% |
| Daily Dispatch | 15,523 | -6.2% | -14.2% |
| Volksblad - Daily | 14,023 | -2.0% | -1.7% |
| Pretoria News | 13,033 | 2.7% | 3.7% |
| Taifa Leo | 12,200 | -1.6% | -13.4% |
| Witness, The | 11,057 | -0.7% | -7.0% |
| Diamond Fields Advertiser | 7,401 | -0.3% | -2.1% |
| Zambia Daily Mail | 6,812 | 0.0% | -12.7% |
| Burger, Die Daily | 3,839 | -47.4% | -46.9% |
| The Times. | Discontinued |
Weekly newspapers
Bucking the last two-quarters trend, Weeklies increased by 8.7% on the previous quarter but continued its decline this quarter on the prior year by 9.6%.
Soccer Laduma recovered from its decline in the previous quarter to increase by 6.1%. Its losses over the prior year continued, however, with an 11.2% decline over the prior year.
| Publication name | Circulation | % change prev period | % change year |
| Soccer Laduma | 250,231 | 6.1% | -11.2% |
| Ilanga | 57,652 | 0.5% | -9.5% |
| Post, The | 37,692 | 0.4% | 2.7% |
| Mail & Guardian | 23,052 | -2.5% | -17.0% |
| Voice, The | 16,209 | 1.1% | 3.2% |
| Botswana Gazette , The | 10,090 | 1.7% | -2.6% |
| Lesotho Times | 7,709 | -2.2% | -1.1% |
| African Times Newspaper | 1,338 | | |
| Botswana Guardian | Terminated | | |
| Confidente | Terminated | | |
| Midweek Sun, The | Terminated | | |
| Mmegi Reporter, The | Suspended | | |
| The Monitor (Formerly Mmegi Monitor) | Suspended | | |
Weekend newspapers
Despite an overall decline of 1.5% on the previous quarter and by 8.3% on the prior year several Weekend papers increased their percentage over the prior quarter. Saturday Star was the “star” mover with an increase of 9.2%, followed by the Daily Dispatch Weekend Edition (5.4%), Pretoria News Saturday (5.3%) and Ilanga Langesonto (4.2%). However, all of these lost out over the prior year, with the Daily Dispatch Weekend Edition the biggest loser with a loss of 14.2%. Saturday Star only lost 1.8% on the prior year.
| Publication name | Circulation | % change prev period | % change year |
| Sunday Times | 250,368 | -0.1% | -4.0% |
| Sunday Nation | 120,513 | 2.4% | -16.6% |
| Rapport | 110,441 | -1.7% | -4.6% |
| Isolezwe ngoMgqibelo | 66,117 | 0.7% | 1.4% |
| Isolezwe ngeSonto | 63,809 | -1.9% | -5.5% |
| Sunday Sun | 51,758 | -5.7% | -31.8% |
| Weekend Argus | 51,156 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| Burger, Die Saturday | 50,669 | -13.7% | -14.2% |
| Sunday Tribune | 50,514 | 0.3% | -1.9% |
| Burger, Die Saturday | 49,617 | -2.9% | -2.7% |
| City Press | 47,824 | -4.7% | -24.0% |
| Saturday Star, The | 44,124 | 9.2% | -1.8% |
| Sunday World | 43,178 | -4.5% | -21.3% |
| Beeld, Saturday | 35,775 | -2.3% | -3.2% |
| Independent on Saturday | 35,281 | -2.6% | 0.5% |
| Ilanga Langesonto | 35,160 | 4.2% | -6.9% |
| Weekend Argus | 32,852 | -0.1% | -1.8% |
| Son op Sondag (formerly Sondag Son) | 32,467 | -2.6% | -14.7% |
| Citizen, The (Saturday) | 30,651 | -2.5% | -6.1% |
| Weekend Argus | 18,306 | 0.5% | 0.6% |
| Sunday Vision | 16,937 | -1.6% | -3.8% |
| Weekend Post | 15,445 | -1.5% | -6.2% |
| Daily Dispatch Weekend Edition (formerly Saturday Dispatch) | 14,041 | 5.4% | -14.2% |
| Volksblad - Saturday | 13,263 | -0.8% | -1.5% |
| Sunday Monitor | 11,307 | -5.2% | -1.5% |
| Weekend Witness | 10,533 | -3.3% | -10.8% |
| Taifa Jumapili | 9,837 | -4.5% | -24.2% |
| Pretoria News Saturday | 7,302 | 5.3% | -3.0% |
| The Southern Cross | 7,046 | -4.0% | -9.0% |
| Sunday Mail | 4,650 | 4.4% | -10.8% |
| Burger, Die Saturday | 1,053 | -86.1% | -86.9% |
Local newspapers
Local newspapers pulled back on the previous quarter’s (Q3) losses of just under five percent to a decrease of 3.5% in Q4 on the previous quarter but increased its losses to 8.3% on the prior year this quarter, an increase on the 5.5% loss of Q3.
The big mover in the category with an increase of 11.8% over the prior quarter is Ladysmith Gazette, followed by Eikestad Nuus (7.3%) and the Zululand Observer (6.4%) both of which also increased by 5.4% and 4.7% on the prior year.
| Publication name | Circulation | % change prev period | % change year |
| African Reporter | 22,456 | -0.1% | 1.7% |
| Witbank News, Fri | 16,386 | -4.7% | -11.6% |
| George Herald (Thursday) | 14,645 | -2.0% | -2.1% |
| Rustenburg Herald | 14,085 | -7.9% | -22.9% |
| Middelburg Observer, Fri | 13,575 | -2.1% | -5.7% |
| Klerksdorp Rekord | 12,725 | -2.7% | -5.7% |
| Lowvelder, The / Laevelder, Die (Friday) | 11,688 | -12.5% | -10.1% |
| Paarl Post | 11,459 | -0.1% | -2.8% |
| South Coast Herald | 10,766 | -7.2% | -11.8% |
| Lowvelder, The / Laevelder, Die ( Tuesday) | 10,645 | -11.7% | -11.4% |
| The Mail | 9,937 | -3.5% | -6.8% |
| Weslander, The | 9,753 | 1.6% | -4.4% |
| Zululand Observer Weekend (Formerly Friday) | 8,980 | 6.4% | 4.7% |
| Worcester Standard | 8,924 | 4.4% | 3.6% |
| Limpopo Mirror | 7,567 | 2.7% | -5.4% |
| Gemsbok | 6,784 | -0.9% | -13.8% |
| Mosselbay Advertiser | 6,643 | -6.9% | -7.6% |
| District Mail | 6,524 | 3.0% | -3.9% |
| Mpumalanga News | 6,411 | -20.4% | -18.3% |
| Vaalweekblad | 5,948 | -6.1% | -12.7% |
| Hermanus Times | 5,691 | 4.6% | 0.7% |
| Zululand Observer Monday | 5,113 | 5.8% | -5.3% |
| Potchefstroom Herald | 5,085 | 1.1% | -11.6% |
| Polokwane Observer | 4,886 | -8.1% | -9.8% |
| Representative | 4,828 | -4.5% | -14.2% |
| Newcastle and District Advertiser | 4,313 | -9.0% | -11.5% |
| Eikestadnuus | 4,272 | 7.3% | 5.4% |
| Stellalander | 4,170 | -20.3% | -2.7% |
| Capricorn Voice | 4,098 | -3.8% | -30.7% |
| Brits Pos | 3,981 | -4.4% | -9.9% |
| Die Noordwester | 3,624 | -7.7% | 3.0% |
| South Cape Forum/Suid Kaap Forum | 3,621 | -5.8% | -4.4% |
| Northern Review Weekend | 3,617 | -5.8% | -21.3% |
| Middelburg Observer, Tues | 3,303 | 8.4% | -7.2% |
| Knysna Plett Herald | 2,689 | -0.1% | -4.7% |
| Ladysmith Gazette | 2,367 | 11.8% | -0.7% |
| Bosvelder Review | 2,351 | -4.2% | -6.1% |
| Carletonville Herald | 2,270 | -12.5% | -19.3% |
| Northern Natal Courier | 2,259 | -1.7% | -6.3% |
| Tembisan | 2,233 | 1.8% | -18.6% |
| Talk of the Town | 1,994 | 1.2% | 3.4% |
| Mid South Coast Mail | 1,950 | -6.5% | -8.6% |
| Vryheid Herald | 1,899 | -3.2% | -7.7% |
| Daller, Die | 1,758 | 1.5% | -2.3% |
| Graaff Reinet Advertiser | 1,728 | -4.4% | -7.2% |
| Oudtshoorn Courant | 1,580 | -8.6% | -15.8% |
| Streeknuus | 1,525 | -2.6% | -3.9% |
| Estcourt and Midlands News | 1,364 | -6.9% | -17.0% |
| The Courier | 914 | -3.1% | 0.4% |
| Streeknuus Delmas | 859 | -3.3% | -9.5% |
| Grocotts Mail | Resigned |
Free newspapers
The category reversed the gains it made in Q3 both on the prior quarter and year on year with a decline of 3.9% on the previous quarter and 1.2% on the prior year. Two new members saw a good increase over the prior quarter. Midkaroo Express and Maseru Metro increased by 19.8% and 23.5% respectively.
Bloemfontein Courant and Village Talk also show good gains over the prior quarter, with the Free state-based paper up by 13.2% over the prior quarter and prior year and Village Talk up by 9.2% for both the prior quarter and year.
| Publication name | Circulation | % change prev period | % change year |
| PE Express | 119,962 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Sedibeng Ster | 100,985 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Plainsman | 89,718 | 0.0% | 1.3% |
| People s Post Mitchells Plain | 83,340 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Vukani | 81,100 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Rekord East/Oos | 78,780 | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Tabletalk | 70,323 | 0.0% | 4.1% |
| Tame Times - Weekly | 69,207 | -6.0% | -36.2% |
| Rekord Centurion | 60,100 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Randburg Sun | 59,999 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Mthatha Express | 59,985 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| The Rising Sun. | 59,960 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Maritzburg Echo | 59,339 | -0.2% | 1.3% |
| Phoenix Tabloid | 55,980 | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Athlone News | 55,937 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Kempton Express | 55,014 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| Highway Mail | 54,600 | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Kathorus Mail | 54,492 | -0.2% | |
| Northern News - Kraaifontein, Brackenfel, Kuils River | 53,350 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| Chatsworth Tabloid | 52,133 | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Chatsworth Rising Sun | 51,148 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| AWSUM Newspaper | 50,933 | -1.3% | |
| Roodepoort Record | 50,635 | -0.2% | -1.6% |
| City Vision (Khayalitsha) | 50,453 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Southern Mail | 50,360 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| The Central Weekly Gazette | 49,980 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| My Line | 49,900 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Sandton Chronicle | 49,752 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| City Vision (Langa/Gugulethu) | 49,634 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Southern Suburbs Tatler | 48,660 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Bloemfontein Courant (formerly Krant) | 47,425 | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| Cornubia and Phoenix Sun | 47,410 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Bedfordview & Edenvale News | 46,346 | -0.2% | 0.2% |
| Bloemnuus | 44,915 | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Overport Rising Sun | 44,900 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Boksburg Advertiser | 43,378 | -0.1% | -0.2% |
| East London Rising Sun | 42,448 | | |
| Go & Express | 42,170 | 0.4% | 0.6% |
| Ethekwini Times | 40,980 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Umlazi Times | 40,980 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Taxi Times (former Tame Times - Fortnightly) | 39,950 | -65.1% | 0.0% |
| Rekord North/Noord | 39,850 | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Bonus Review | 39,834 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| North Coast Courier | 39,743 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Southern Courier | 39,417 | 0.4% | 0.2% |
| South Coast Herald Bonus | 39,167 | -0.3% | -0.4% |
| Northern News Bellville/Durbanville formerlyTygertalk Bellville/Durbanville | 38,840 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Benoni City Times | 38,780 | -0.1% | 0.0% |
| Express | 38,700 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Alberton Record | 38,316 | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Fourways Review | 36,887 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| UGU Eyethu | 36,850 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Maritzburg Fever (formerly Mirror, The) | 35,000 | 0.0% | 0.4% |
| Vista | 34,962 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Ridge Times | 34,950 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| South Coast Fever | 34,950 | 2.3% | 0.0% |
| Msunduzi Eyethu (former Edendale) | 34,879 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Rekord Moot | 33,530 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Maseru Metro | 33,339 | 23.5% | |
| Tygerburger Elsiesrivier | 33,085 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Rising Sun Lenasia | 32,925 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Dobsonville Urban News | 32,666 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Southern Star | 31,980 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Tongaat & Verulam Tabloid (former Northern Star) | 31,980 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Constantiaberg Bulletin | 31,900 | 0.0% | 0.6% |
| People s Post Claremont/Rondebosch | 31,834 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Helderberg Gazette. | 31,450 | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| Tygerburger Table View | 31,445 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| False Bay Echo | 31,440 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Atlantic Sun | 31,350 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Bolander | 31,000 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| People s Post False Bay | 30,972 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Makhulu News. | 30,826 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Northcliff & Melville Times | 30,502 | -0.3% | -1.1% |
| People s Post Athlone | 30,252 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Diepkloof Urban News | 30,166 | -7.1% | 0.0% |
| Eldorado Urban News | 30,166 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Orlando Urban News | 30,166 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Zola Urban News | 30,166 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Germiston City News | 30,160 | -0.1% | -0.1% |
| People s Post Constantia/Wynberg | 30,069 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Eyethu Bay Watch (Formerly Baywatch) | 30,067 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| Dolphin Coast Mail | 29,948 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| East Coast Mail | 29,943 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| UD Express | 29,932 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| Coastal Weekly | 29,930 | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Issue Mangaung | 29,900 | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Maritzburg Sun | 29,879 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Public Eye | 29,859 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Boland Gazette | 29,850 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Rekord Mamelodi | 29,800 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Northern News Goodwood / Parow formerly Tygertalk Goodwood | 29,730 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Soweto Express | 29,500 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Krugersdorp News | 29,390 | 0.0% | -3.5% |
| People s Post City Edition | 29,246 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Roodepoort Northsider (FormerlyNorthside Chronicle | 28,888 | -0.4% | -0.7% |
| Rekord Noweto | 28,820 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Tygerburger Ravensmead/Belhar | 28,696 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Midrand Reporter | 28,219 | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Tygerburger Eersterivier/Blue Downs | 27,968 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Jabavu Urban News. | 27,666 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Meadowlands Urban News | 27,666 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Northglen News | 27,610 | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Berea Mail | 27,179 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Stanger Weekly | 26,734 | 0.0% | -10.6% |
| Rosebank Killarney Gazette | 26,640 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| Vanderbijlpark Ster | 26,486 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Springs Advertiser | 26,056 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Chiawelo Urban News | 25,166 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Pimville Urban News | 25,166 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Protea Urban News | 25,166 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Xpress Times | 24,949 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Kalahari Buletin (Formerly Kuruman Bulletin) | 24,927 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Tongaat & Verulam Sun | 24,900 | 0.0% | |
| North Eastern Tribune | 24,326 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| North Western Bonus | 24,035 | -1.7% | -1.4% |
| People s Post Retreat | 23,423 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Merebank Rising Sun | 22,400 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Issue, Eastern Free State | 21,900 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| People s Post Grassy Park | 21,838 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Noordkaap | 21,716 | -0.3% | -0.6% |
| People s Post Landsdowne | 21,130 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Comaro Chronicle | 20,868 | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| Tygerburger Durbanville | 20,720 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| South Coast Sun | 20,140 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Mid South Coast Rising Sun | 20,075 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Rekord West News/Wes Nuus | 20,040 | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Isolomzi Express | 19,985 | 0.0% | 0.6% |
| Kouga Express | 19,981 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Queenstown Express | 19,955 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Echo, The | 19,949 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Hillcrest Fever (formerly Forest Express) | 19,945 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Umgungundlovu Eyethu (former Umngeni) | 19,859 | 0.0% | 17.8% |
| Alex News | 19,774 | 0.8% | 0.4% |
| NewsHorn Mpumalanga | 19,685 | -1.0% | |
| Upper Highway Mail (Incorporating The Hilltop) | 19,645 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Randfontein / Westonaria Herald. | 19,612 | 1.1% | -0.4% |
| Tygerburger Kuilsrivier | 19,288 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Tygerburger Brackenfell | 19,253 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Tygerburger Bellville | 19,042 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Brakpan Herald | 18,993 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| Swartland Gazette (formerly Swartland Monitor). | 18,988 | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| Tygerburger Milnerton | 18,688 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Tygerburger Kraaifontein | 18,637 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| TygerBurger De Grendel | 18,522 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Rekord Central/Sentraal | 18,480 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Midweek Rekord | 18,432 | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Highvelder, The | 17,988 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Southlands Sun | 17,929 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Johannesburg Eastern Express | 17,461 | -0.1% | -0.6% |
| Express Northern Cape | 17,451 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| TygerBurger Tyger Valley | 17,399 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Steelburger | 17,300 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Midweek Herald (formerly Noordwes Gazette) | 16,995 | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Herrie, Die | 16,955 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| Vereeniging Ster | 16,916 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| People s Post Woodstock | 16,391 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| West Side Urban News | 16,166 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Laudium Sun | 16,000 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Cosmo City Chronicle | 15,950 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Northern Eyethu | 15,860 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Nelspruit Post | 15,813 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Full Sus | 15,750 | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| Midvaal Ster | 15,687 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Times of Ladysmith | 15,030 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Newcastle Sun | 15,005 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Capetowner | 15,000 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Uthukela Eyethu | 15,000 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| City Vision (Lwandle / Nomzamo) former Kasi Vision Helderberg | 14,950 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Weskus Nuus | 14,950 | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Sasolburg Ster | 14,882 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Amanzimtoti Fever (formerly Uppercoast Fever) | 14,864 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Midkaroo Express | 14,850 | 19.8% | |
| Theewaterkloof Gazette (Formerly Kontreinuus Gaz.) | 14,845 | 1.6% | 1.6% |
| Northern Business Review | 14,800 | 0.0% | |
| East Griqualand Fever | 14,690 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lentswe | 14,527 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| Tygerburger Parow | 14,322 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Tygerburger Goodwood | 14,054 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Queensburgh News | 13,096 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Vrystaat Nuus/News | 11,945 | -0.7% | 0.8% |
| Tribune | 11,942 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Village Talk | 11,869 | 9.2% | 9.2% |
| Zululand Eyethu (formerly Eshowe Watch) | 11,852 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Amajuba Eyethu | 11,775 | -21.6% | -21.6% |
| Breederivier Gazette. | 11,550 | -0.1% | 0.5% |
| SA Jewish Report | 11,447 | -0.1% | -0.3% |
| Standerton Advertiser. | 11,141 | -25.7% | -25.7% |
| The Village NEWS | 9,969 | 0.3% | |
| Highlands Panorama News | 9,968 | 0.0% | 5.7% |
| CXpress | 9,900 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| White River Post | 9,860 | 0.4% | 0.4% |
| Idinga | 9,855 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Kroonnuus | 8,943 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Corridor Gazette | 8,810 | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| City Buzz | 8,775 | 0.3% | -24.8% |
| Greytown Gazette | 8,529 | -5.7% | -10.1% |
| Die Ghaap - Kimberly Gazette | 7,988 | -0.1% | -0.1% |
| Mossel Bay Home Ads News | 7,895 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Parys Gazette | 7,494 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Public Eye Free State | 7,402 | 18.7% | -49.2% |
| Sentinel News | 7,145 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Umlazi Eyethu | 6,922 | -76.7% | -76.9% |
| Intshonalanga Eyethu | 6,910 | -76.7% | -76.9% |
| The Weekly Free State | 4,950 | -25.2% | -50.3% |
| Free State Sun | 4,750 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| The Insight | 3,916 | -20.9% | -20.1% |
| Hazyview Herald | 3,324 | -0.2% | 0.0% |
| Game Reporter | 2,990 | 0.0% | |
| Maluti News | 2,475 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
