The South African media map, pitched by people who read it
Where a story lands in South Africa depends on the market and the angle. This is the working directory of papers, business titles, tech press and broadcasters we use, and a desk that knows how to place a story in them.
- News24
The largest digital newsroom in the country. Dominant for breaking news and politics.
- Business Day
The reference business daily, read by decision-makers and the C-suite.
- TimesLIVE
Sunday Times stable, strong celebrity and current affairs traffic.
- Mail & Guardian
Investigative and political weekly with outsized policy influence.
- Daily Maverick
Independent digital newsroom with a large, engaged readership.
- The Citizen
National daily covering news, sport and lifestyle.
- Sowetan
Mass-market daily with deep township and youth reach.
- IOL
Independent Online, a network of regional papers including The Star and Cape Argus.
- City Press
Sunday paper with strong investigative and political coverage.
- GroundUp
Social-justice newsroom syndicated widely by mainstream titles.
- The South African
High-traffic digital title covering news, sport and entertainment.
- Dispatch Live
Eastern Cape daily, useful for regional and provincial stories.
- BusinessLIVE
Business Day and Financial Mail online. The corporate press of record.
- Fin24
The default stream for markets, deals and economic news.
- Moneyweb
Markets, investing and personal finance with a moneyed readership.
- BusinessTech
Business and tech news that reaches a huge professional audience.
- TechCentral
The leading independent tech and business-IT publication.
- ITWeb
Enterprise IT and telecoms, read by buyers and CIOs.
- Ventureburn
African startup and venture coverage with a founder audience.
- Memeburn
Digital, marketing and tech news for the agency and brand crowd.
- Daily Maverick Business
Strong analysis on deals, finance and the economy.
- Channel24
Entertainment and celebrity news with massive reach.
- W24
Women's lifestyle vertical, fashion, food and wellbeing.
- Destiny Man
Black-business and entrepreneur lifestyle title.
- ZAlebs
Celebrity and entertainment gossip with a young audience.
- You magazine
Mass-market human-interest weekly, huge print and digital reach.
- True Love
Women's lifestyle monthly, fashion, relationships and culture.
- Briefly
High-traffic news and entertainment, social-first distribution.
- The Daily Vox
Youth-driven news and culture, strong campus and civic angles.
- Sunday World
Sunday tabloid covering entertainment and celebrity.
- Cosmopolitan SA
Women's lifestyle and pop culture with broad appeal.
- SABC News
Public broadcaster with the widest national reach on TV and radio.
- eNCA
Leading 24-hour news channel, strong on breaking and business.
- Newzroom Afrika
Fast-growing news channel with a youthful newsroom.
- Eyewitness News
Primedia radio and digital news, fast on breaking stories.
- Kaya FM
Gauteng urban radio, strong for business and lifestyle talk.
- Cape Talk
Cape Town talk radio, influential with the Western Cape market.
- Power FM
Business-leaning talk radio with a decision-maker audience.
- SAfm
Public current-affairs radio, strong for analysis and features.
Journalists we rate
Individual bylines that move stories in South Africa. We never publish private contact details; pitches reach them through newsroom desks and relationships.
- Adriaan BassonNews24 · Investigations & politics
- Ferial HaffajeeWriter-at-large / media commentator · Media & politics
- Stephen GrootesPolitical journalist & analyst · Politics & current affairs
- Pieter du ToitNews24 · Politics & elections
- Ranjeni MunusamyPolitical columnist · Politics analysis
- Mandy WienerEyewitness News · Crime & justice
- Karyn MaughanNews24 · Law & courts
- Toby ShapshakTech commentator / Forbes · Tech & innovation
Who covers what
Journalists move between outlets, but beats stay stable. This is where each kind of story actually lands:
- Startups & fundingVentureburn, TechCentral, ITWeb, Fin24 tech desk
- Corporate & financeBusiness Day, Moneyweb, Fin24, BusinessTech
- Entertainment & cultureChannel24, ZAlebs, Sunday World, Sowetan
- National news anglesNews24, TimesLIVE, Daily Maverick, Mail & Guardian, The Citizen
- Broadcast interviewsSABC News, eNCA, Newzroom Afrika, EWN. Book through producers
- Investigations & accountabilityDaily Maverick, amaBhungane, GroundUp, Mail & Guardian. Come with documents
- Development & humanitarianGroundUp, Spotlight, Bhekisisa
- Data & research storiesStats SA releases, DataDrive2030, Oxpeckers. Publish the dataset, not just the headline
- Youth & campus storiesThe Daily Vox, Briefly, ZAlebs. Social-first angles travel furthest
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