The Audit Bureau of Circulations South Africa's (ABC) figures for Q3 2022 show daily newspapers are down on both a y-o-y and quarter-on-quarter basis.
Source: compiled by Emily Stander.
In the report the ABC stated that despite decreasing consumption, South Africa still sees a massive amount of newspaper consumption.
“However, strategies aside, the media print industry in South Africa is still vast. The country still distributes about 10 million registered ABC publications in a quarter. A massive 6,5 million newspapers were consumed in Quarter 3, which remains an impressive high consumption for a country like South Africa,” states the report.
Daily newspapers
This quarter sees Daily Nation, Die Burger Daily, Bukedde, Beeld Daily and Sowetan up by less than 5% across the board.
The biggest losers this quarter are Herald, Son Daily, Daily Sun, The Citizen (Daily) and The Witness with all of them recording losses of over 5%.
Daily Sun has continued its losing streak this year as it records the biggest loss for y-o-y with a 27.8% loss.
| Publication | Frequency | Paid circulation | Free circulation | Total circulation | % change quarter | % change year |
| Daily Nation | MD, Mo-Sat | 70,634 | | 70,634 | 0.1% | -5.9% |
| Daily Sun | Mo-Fr | 30,775 | 167 | 30,942 | -5.3% | -27.8% |
| Isolezwe | MD, Mo-Fr | 28,381 | 1,025 | 29,406 | -2.6% | -10.6% |
| Burger, Die Daily | MD, Mo-Fr | 27,402 | 657 | 28,059 | 1.1% | -7.0% |
| Bukedde | MD, Mo-Sat | 24,401 | | 24,401 | 1.4% | -18.0% |
| Beeld, Daily | MD, Mo-Fr | 20,693 | 780 | 21,473 | 2.2% | -4.8% |
| New Vision | MD, Mo-Fr | 17,591 | 100 | 17,691 | -1.9% | -2.2% |
| Son (Daily) | MD, Mo-Fr | 16,774 | 51 | 16,825 | -8.1% | -22.8% |
| Sowetan | Mo-Fr | 16,219 | 11,406 | 27,625 | 1.9% | -8.6% |
| Citizen, The (Daily) | MD, Mo-Fr | 15,728 | 9,117 | 24,845 | -5.0% | -9.0% |
| Star, The | MD, Mo-Fr | 14,139 | 13,424 | 27,563 | -1.4% | 7.0% |
| Times of Swaziland | MD, Mo-Fr | 14,067 | | 14,067 | -2.5% | -19.6% |
| Business Day | MD, Mo-Fr | 11,159 | 3,836 | 14,995 | -1.3% | -3.3% |
| Daily Dispatch | MD, Mo-Fr | 10,741 | 159 | 10,900 | -3.1% | 6.9% |
| Herald, The | MD, Mo-Fr | 9,986 | 500 | 10,486 | -8.7% | -5.1% |
| Mercury, The | MD, Mo-Fr | 7,827 | 3,502 | 11,329 | -2.0% | -0.8% |
| Cape Times | MD, Mo-Fr | 7,381 | 4,010 | 11,391 | -2.0% | -2.8% |
| Cape Argus | MD, Mo-Fr | 6,322 | 4,148 | 10,470 | -1.9% | -5.5% |
| Witness, The | MD, Mo-Fr | 6,264 | 121 | 6,385 | -6.2% | -12.7% |
| Daily News | MD, Mo-Fr | 5,730 | 3,423 | 9,153 | -2.7% | -3.6% |
| Pretoria News | MD, Mo-Fr | Resigned | | | | . |
Weekly newspapers
Soccer Laduma and Lesotho Times are the only two weekly newspapers that saw an uptake this quarter with Lesotho Times seeing a 9% increase for the quarter, and an uptake from the prior year as well.
| Publication | Frequency | Paid circulation | Free circulation | Total circulation | % change quarter | % change year |
| Soccer Laduma | Wkly, Wed | 78,894 | | 78,894 | 5.5% | -18.3% |
| Ilanga | 2xW, Mo&Th | 35,634 | | 35,634 | -4.1% | -13.3% |
| Post, The | Wkly, Wed | 15,036 | 3,545 | 18,581 | -5.1% | -8.1% |
| Mail & Guardian | Wkly, Fr | 7,970 | 522 | 8,492 | -1.4% | -25.9% |
| Voice, The | Wkly, Fr | 7,711 | | 7,711 | -2.7% | -19.4% |
| Daily Maverick, | Wkly, Sat | 6,735 | 1,377 | 8,112 | -2.2% | |
| Lesotho Times | Wkly, Th | 6,616 | 550 | 7,166 | 9.0% | 9.4% |
| BOTSWANA GUARDIAN | Wkly, Wed | Terminated | | | | |
| The Midweek Sun | Wkly, Wed | Terminated | | | | |
| Diamond Fields Advertiser. | Wkly, Fr | Resigned | | | Suspended | . |
Weekend newspapers
Rapport and Beeld Saturday are the only two weekend newspapers that were up this quarter. The biggest loser in the third quarter is Sunday World which saw a double-digit loss. City Press saw the biggest y-o-y loss of 26.4% following a similar loss in Q2.
| Publication | Frequency | Paid circulation | Free circulation | Total circulation | % change quarter | % change year |
| Sunday Times | Wknd | 81,404 | 30,106 | 111,510 | -0.9% | -5.9% |
| Sunday Nation | Wkly, Sun | 78,763 | | 78,763 | -1.6% | -9.1% |
| Rapport | Wknd | 66,316 | 220 | 66,536 | 1.7% | -11.2% |
| Burger, Die Saturday | Wkly, Sat | 37,532 | 651 | 38,183 | -1.0% | -10.4% |
| Beeld, Saturday | Wkly, Sat | 26,762 | 218 | 26,980 | 2.2% | -8.7% |
| Isolezwe ngoMgqibelo | Wkly, Sat | 21,595 | 2 | 21,597 | -5.4% | -15.4% |
| Sunday World | Wknd | 21,084 | 3,981 | 25,065 | -10.8% | -19.2% |
| Isolezwe ngeSonto | Wkly, Sun | 18,549 | 3 | 18,552 | -0.6% | -13.4% |
| Ilanga Langesonto | Wknd | 16,796 | | 16,796 | -1.9% | -16.3% |
| City Press | Wknd | 16,643 | 313 | 16,956 | -5.8% | -26.4% |
| Sunday Tribune | Wkly, Sun | 15,942 | 3,968 | 19,910 | -4.0% | -8.7% |
| Sunday Vision | Wkly, Sun | 10,924 | 100 | 11,024 | -4.8% | -25.0% |
| Independent on Saturday | Wkly, Sat | 9,717 | 3,722 | 13,439 | -3.3% | -9.7% |
| Citizen, The (Saturday) | Wkly, Sat | 9,665 | 83 | 9,748 | -1.3% | -20.7% |
| Daily Dispatch Weekend Edition (formerly Saturday Dispatch) | Wknd | 8,364 | 105 | 8,469 | -7.3% | -10.7% |
| Weekend Argus | Wknd | 7,659 | 4,517 | 12,176 | -5.5% | -6.8% |
| Weekend Post | Wknd | 7,596 | 450 | 8,046 | -3.8% | -12.0% |
| Weekend Witness | Wkly, Sat | 5,495 | 113 | 5,608 | -5.7% | -18.4% |
| Saturday Star, The | Wkly, Sat | 4,682 | 3,554 | 8,236 | -1.4% | -10.9% |
| Pretoria News Saturday | Wkly, Sat | Resigned | | | | . |
Local newspapers
Local paper Witbank News which shined in the Q2 with a double-digit increase saw a 2.2% loss this quarter. However it has continued to grow on a y-o-y basis with it reporting a 42.3% increase.
Paarl Post, Worcester Standard, Limpopo Mirror and Die Daller were the only local newspapers to show a positive increase for the quarter.
| Publication | Frequency | Paid circulation | Free circulation | Total circulation | % change quarter | % change year |
| Witbank News, Fri | Wkly, Fr | 19,675 | | 19,675 | -2.2% | 42.3% |
| Middelburg Observer, Fri | Wkly, Fr | 17,061 | | 17,061 | -0.6% | 32.0% |
| African Reporter | Wkly, Fr | 14,090 | | 14,090 | -2.3% | -13.3% |
| George Herald (Thursday) | Wkly, Th | 9,329 | | 9,329 | -1.7% | -10.8% |
| Mpumalanga News | Wkly, Wed | 7,333 | | 7,333 | -1.4% | 10.2% |
| Paarl Post | Wkly, Th | 6,913 | 23 | 6,936 | 3.2% | -2.0% |
| Worcester Standard | Wkly, Th | 5,537 | 6 | 5,543 | 5.0% | -3.2% |
| Zululand Observer Weekend (Formerly Friday) | Wkly, Fr | 5,426 | 490 | 5,916 | -0.1% | 10.9% |
| Weslander, The | Wkly, Th | 5,219 | 219 | 5,438 | 0.0% | -11.2% |
| Limpopo Mirror | Wkly, Fr | 4,667 | | 4,667 | 10.6% | 3.2% |
| Mosselbay Advertiser | Wkly, Fr | 4,123 | | 4,123 | -4.0% | -15.6% |
| Vaalweekblad | Wkly, Th | 3,067 | | 3,067 | -2.3% | -15.4% |
| Zululand Observer Monday | Wkly, Mon | 2,670 | 439 | 3,109 | -7.2% | 1.7% |
| Daller, Die | Wkly, Fr | 1,672 | | 1,672 | 4.4% | 4.2% |
| South Cape Forum/Suid Kaap Forum | Wkly, Th | 1,670 | | 1,670 | -6.0% | -15.6% |
| Talk of the Town | Wkly, Fr | 1,307 | | 1,307 | -5.1% | -16.5% |
| Bosvelder Review | Wkly, Fr | 1,260 | | 1,260 | -6.6% | -5.1% |
| Knysna Plett Herald | Wkly, Th | 1,093 | | 1,093 | -0.7% | -20.2% |
| The Courier | Wkly, Fr | 1,091 | | 1,091 | 0.0% | -3.1% |
| Streeknuus | Wkly, Fr | 1,008 | | 1,008 | -11.1% | -25.2% |
| Oudtshoorn Courant | Wkly, Fr | 889 | | 889 | -7.0% | -15.4% |
| Graaff Reinet Advertiser | Wkly, Th | 789 | | 789 | -2.5% | -23.3% |
| District Mail | Wkly, Th | Rebranded | | | | |
| Estcourt and Midlands News | Wkly, Fr | Changed Sector | | | | |
| Ladysmith Gazette | Wkly, Fr | Changed Sector | | | | |
| Newcastle and District Advertiser | Wkly, Fr | Changed Sector | | | | |
| Northern Natal Courier | Wkly, Fr | Changed Sector | | | | |
| Northern Review Weekend | Wkly, Fr | Changed Sector | | | | |
| Representative | Wkly, Fr | Changed Sector | | | | |
| Vryheid Herald | Wkly, Fr | Changed Sector | | | | . |
Free newspapers
Merebank & Chatsworth Tabloid was the only free paper to have a double digit increase this quarter. The Kwazulu-Natal based publication saw a significant y-o-y increase of 23.8%.
| Publication | Frequency | Total circulation | % change quarter | % change year |
| Alberton Record | Wkly, Wed | 37,625 | -0.4% | 0.1% |
| Alex News | F | 14,790 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| Athlone News | Wkly, Wed | 54,151 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Atlantic Sun | Wkly, Wed | 30,794 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Bedfordview & Edenvale News | Wkly, Wed | 44,284 | -0.5% | 0.3% |
| Benoni City Times | Wkly, Th | 38,065 | -0.2% | -2.0% |
| Berea Mail | Wkly, Fr | 27,101 | 1.8% | -0.2% |
| Bloemfontein Courant (formerly Krant) | Wkly, Th | 44,889 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Bloemnuus | Wkly, Th | 41,940 | 0.4% | 2.6% |
| Boksburg Advertiser | Wkly, Tue | 43,093 | -1.3% | -0.9% |
| Bolander | Wkly, Wed | 30,461 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Bonus Review | Wkly, Wed | 19,850 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Brakpan Herald | Wkly, Fr | 18,972 | -1.6% | -0.1% |
| Breederivier Gazette. | Wkly, Wed | 12,427 | 1.0% | 3.8% |
| Capricorn Voice .. | Q | 5,878 | -0.3% | 1.0% |
| Carletonville Herald. | Wkly, Fr | 11,910 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| Chatsworth Rising Sun | Wkly, Tue | 53,050 | 0.0% | 2.9% |
| City Vision (Khayalitsha) | Wkly, Th | 50,587 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| City Vision (Langa/Gugulethu) | Wkly, Th | 29,413 | -3.1% | -9.5% |
| City Vision (Lwandle / Nomzamo) former Kasi Vision Helderberg | Wkly, Th | 10,000 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal Weekly | Wkly, Th | 29,975 | 0.0% | 4.1% |
| Comaro Chronicle | Wkly, Wed | 20,923 | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| Constantiaberg Bulletin | Wkly, Wed | 31,316 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Corridor Gazette | F | 9,710 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Daily Sun On the GO - EC | Wkly, Th | 10,995 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Daily Sun On the GO - FS | Wkly, Th | 7,995 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Daily Sun On the GO - KZN | Wkly, Th | 5,995 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Daily Sun On the GO - WC | Wkly, Th | 4,995 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Dolphin Coast Mail | Wkly, Wed | 29,960 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| East Coast Mail | Wkly, Wed | 29,960 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Eastern Cape Rising Sun | Wkly, Tue | Terminated | | |
| Eikestadnuus. | Wkly, Th | 23,931 | 0.6% | 0.4% |
| Ethekwini Times | Wkly, Fr | 40,980 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Express | Wkly, Wed | 34,080 | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| Eyethu Bay Watch (Formerly Baywatch) | Wkly, Wed | 30,062 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| False Bay Echo | Wkly, Wed | 30,879 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Fourways Review | Wkly, Wed | 36,879 | 0.7% | 0.3% |
| Free State Sun | Wkly, Th | 4,750 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Germiston City News | Wkly, Tue | 29,819 | -0.4% | -8.3% |
| Go & Express | Wkly, Th | 37,363 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| Greytown Gazette | Wkly, Mon | 9,980 | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| Hazyview Herald | F | 9,795 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Heidelberg/Nigel Heraut | Wkly, Wed | 19,605 | 0.0% | 1.6% |
| Helderberg Gazette & District Mail | Wkly, Wed | 37,036 | 4.9% | 16.9% |
| Hermanus Times. | Wkly, Wed | 19,995 | -3.0% | -2.8% |
| Herrie | Wkly, Th | 12,647 | 0.0% | 5.8% |
| Highvelder, The | Wkly, Fr | 11,760 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Highway Mail | Wkly, Fr | 53,820 | 5.3% | -0.8% |
| IDISKI TIMES | Wkly, Tue | 28,362 | -3.0% | |
| Inner City Gazette | Wkly, Th | 4,975 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Intshonalanga Eyethu | Wkly, Fr | 23,780 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Issue Mangaung | Wkly, Wed | 29,900 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Issue, Eastern Free State | Wkly, Th | 21,900 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Kathorus Mail | F | 54,020 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Kempton Express | Wkly, Th | 48,475 | -0.1% | 0.0% |
| Komani Karoo Express | Mtly | Discontinued | | |
| Kouga Express | Wkly, Th | 19,986 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Krugersdorp News | Wkly, Wed | 26,422 | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| Maluti News | Wkly, Fr | 2,495 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Maritzburg Echo | Wkly, Th | 34,980 | 0.2% | 4.9% |
| Maritzburg Sun | Wkly, Wed | 29,956 | 0.0% | 5.4% |
| Maseru Metro | Wkly, Th | No Audit Report | | |
| Merebank & Chatsworth Tabloid | Wkly, Wed | 64,980 | 11.6% | 23.8% |
| Merebank Rising Sun | Wkly, Tue | 19,850 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mid South Coast Rising Sun | Wkly, Tue | 19,850 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Midrand Reporter | Wkly, Th | 28,235 | 0.1% | 0.6% |
| Msunduzi Eyethu (former Edendale) | Wkly, Th | 34,948 | 0.0% | 13.8% |
| Mthatha Express | Wkly, Wed | 69,990 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Noordkaap Bulletin | Wkly, Th | 35,287 | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| North Coast Courier | Wkly, Wed | 29,908 | 0.1% | 3.9% |
| North Coast Rising Sun | Wkly, Wed | 64,860 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Northcliff & Melville Times | Wkly, Tue | 30,457 | -0.3% | 1.2% |
| Northern Eyethu | Mtly | 15,857 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Northern Review Weekend | Wkly, Fr | 4,868 | | |
| Northglen News | Wkly, Fr | 27,404 | 2.7% | -0.5% |
| Overport Rising Sun | Wkly, Th | 44,850 | 0.0% | 5.9% |
| Parys Gazette | Wkly, Fr | 7,480 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| PE Express | Wkly, Wed | 119,964 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| People s Post Athlone & Landsdowne | Wkly, Tue | 28,000 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| People s Post Woodstock & City | Wkly, Tue | 25,000 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| People s Post Claremont/Rondebosch | Wkly, Tue | 20,000 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| People s Post Constantia/Wynberg | Wkly, Tue | 20,000 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| People s Post False Bay | Wkly, Tue | 22,000 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| People s Post Grassy Park & Retreat | Wkly, Tue | 25,000 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| People s Post Mitchells Plain | Wkly, Tue | 50,000 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Phoenix Tabloid | Wkly, Tue | 55,980 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Plainsman | Wkly, Wed | 89,536 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Polokwane Observer. | Wkly, Th | 29,751 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Potchefstroom Herald. | Wkly, Fr | 16,938 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Public Eye | Wkly, Th | 29,952 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Queensburgh News | F | 12,932 | 0.8% | -0.8% |
| Randburg Sun | Wkly, Th | 59,877 | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Randfontein / Westonaria Herald. | Wkly, Tue | 18,177 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| Rekord Central/Sentraal | F | 18,500 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Rekord Centurion | Wkly, Wed | 59,934 | -0.5% | -0.4% |
| Rekord East/Oos | Wkly, Tue | 78,842 | -0.3% | -0.2% |
| Rekord Mamelodi | Wkly, Fr | 29,950 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Rekord Moot | Wkly, Th | 33,567 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Rekord North/Noord | Wkly, Th | 39,958 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| Rekord Noweto | F | 28,950 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Rekord West News/Wes Nuus | F | 20,200 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Representative | Wkly, Mon | 20,279 | -24.2% | |
| Ridge Times | Wkly, Tue | 34,399 | -0.5% | 0.0% |
| Rising Sun Lenasia | Wkly, Wed | 29,925 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Roodepoort Northsider (FormerlyNorthside Chronicle | Wkly, Th | 26,760 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| Roodepoort Record | Wkly, Th | 46,633 | -0.1% | 0.6% |
| Rosebank Killarney Gazette | Wkly, Tue | 41,016 | -0.2% | 0.4% |
| Sandton Chronicle | Wkly, Wed | 49,830 | -0.5% | 0.4% |
| Sedibeng Ster | Wkly, Th | 90,980 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Sentinel News | Wkly, Wed | 7,145 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| South Coast Fever | Wkly, Th | 34,850 | -0.1% | 4.2% |
| South Coast Sun | Wkly, Fr | 19,765 | 3.0% | -0.8% |
| Southern Courier | Wkly, Tue | 25,385 | -0.1% | 0.1% |
| Southern Mail | Wkly, Wed | 48,853 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Southern Star | Wkly, Fr | Rebranded | | |
| Southern Suburbs Tatler | Wkly, Wed | 47,238 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Southlands Sun | Wkly, Fr | 17,630 | 1.8% | -0.8% |
| Soweto Urban News | Wkly, Th | 101,307 | -7.1% | -3.4% |
| Springs Advertiser | Wkly, Th | 26,020 | -0.1% | -0.1% |
| Standerton Advertiser. | Wkly, Tue | 4,750 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Stanger Weekly | Wkly, Wed | 29,200 | 0.0% | 4.0% |
| Steelburger | Wkly, Th | 17,700 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Ster, North | Wkly, Tue | 32,760 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Ster, South | Wkly, Tue | 41,460 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Swartland Gazette (formerly Swartland Monitor). | Wkly, Tue | 19,607 | 1.5% | 2.2% |
| Tabletalk | Wkly, Wed | 67,844 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| The Hilton | Mtly | 4,960 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| The Springfield Weekly Gazette | Wkly, Th | 52,480 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Thembisan | F | 49,643 | -0.3% | 0.0% |
| Tongaat & Verulam Tabloid (former Northern Star) | Wkly, Tue | 34,980 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Tygerburger Bellville | Wkly, Wed | 19,270 | -0.1% | 0.3% |
| Tygerburger Brackenfell | Wkly, Wed | 18,245 | -1.8% | -6.0% |
| TygerBurger De Grendel | Wkly, Wed | 18,132 | -0.6% | -2.4% |
| Tygerburger Durbanville | Wkly, Wed | 20,324 | -0.8% | -2.9% |
| Tygerburger Eersterivier/Blue Downs | Wkly, Wed | 25,068 | -2.7% | -9.7% |
| Tygerburger Elsiesrivier & Ravensmead | Wkly, Wed | 16,051 | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Tygerburger Goodwood | Wkly, Wed | 14,066 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| Tygerburger Kraaifontein | Wkly, Wed | 17,081 | -2.8% | -8.6% |
| Tygerburger Kuilsrivier | Wkly, Wed | 19,086 | -0.4% | -1.3% |
| Tygerburger Milnerton | Wkly, Wed | 17,077 | -1.8% | -7.5% |
| Tygerburger Parow | Wkly, Wed | 14,067 | -0.6% | -2.1% |
| Tygerburger Table View | Wkly, Wed | 30,071 | -1.4% | -4.5% |
| TygerBurger Tyger Valley | Wkly, Wed | 17,089 | -0.6% | -2.1% |
| UD Express | Wkly, Wed | 29,990 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| UGU Eyethu | Wkly, Wed | 19,850 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Umgungundlovu Eyethu (former Umngeni) | F | 19,960 | 0.0% | 25.1% |
| Umlazi Eyethu | Wkly, Fr | 29,880 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Umlazi Times | Wkly, Th | 40,980 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Uthukela Eyethu | Wkly, Th | 9,893 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| Village Talk | Wkly, Wed | 11,946 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Vista | Wkly, Th | 35,270 | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| Vrystaat Kroon | F | 12,302 | -0.3% | 0.8% |
| Vukani | Wkly, Wed | 78,056 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Vuk'uzenzele | Mtly | 849,950 | 0.1% | |
| Weskus Nuus | F | 14,995 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Xpress Times | Wkly, Wed | 21,947 | -0.2% | -0.1% |
| Ystervark | Wkly, Th | 7,925 | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| Zululand Eyethu (formerly Eshowe Watch) | Mtly | 11,849 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
