Newspapers

Daily Newspapers
Sowetan A morning tabloid aimed at a black readership. It has grown more serious in recent years as its readership has become more middle-class.
Daily Sun A racy new mass-market tabloid aimed at the working classes, has been an instant success. It is now the country's largest-selling daily with a circulation around 250 000 by mid-2004.
Business Day The country's most authoritative financial daily.
The Star The city's oldest and best-known daily with a middle-market readership. It has morning and evening editions.
The Citizen A morning tabloid with a readership among the working and lower-middle classes. It is strong on horseracing coverage.
Beeld The country's largest Afrikaans daily, known for its strong news coverage.

Weekly Newspapers
Sunday Times The oldest and largest Sunday newspaper and a national institution that offers populist and serious journalism in one package.
City Press Aimed at a black audience, specialises in sport and political muckraking.
*Sunday World* Smaller rival to City Press, focuses on celebrity gossip, soccer and local good-news stories.
Rapport The country's dominant Afrikaans Sunday newspaper.
Mail & Guardian An upmarket weekly known for investigative journalism and incisive arts coverage.
Sunday Independent An upmarket rival to The Sunday Times, known for its opinion columns and features. It has ties to The Independent in London.
Financial Mail The country's oldest business publication, which is modelled on the Economist.
Daily Sun The Sunday edition of the daily tabloid.