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This is a list of newspapers in South Africa. In 2017, there were 22 daily and 25 weekly major urban newspapers in South Africa, mostly published in English or Afrikaans. [ 1 ] According to a survey of the South African Audience Research Foundation , about 50% of the South African adult population are newspaper readers and 48% are magazine ...
Brophy had been a spin doctor for the Irish Government and worked for the Daily Mirror in London, the Irish Examiner, and the Irish Independent. [3] Brophy handed over to Elliott Sylvester in 2008. In 2011, the Irishman Shane Doran became editor. Doran was part of the Irish team sent to South Africa to oversee the Irish group's newspaper assets.
The group expanded overseas, acquiring interests in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. In 1999, the company name was changed to Independent News and Media plc. O'Reilly was CEO until early 2009, one of his sons, formerly COO, Gavin O'Reilly, became CEO in early 2009, and two others were non-executive directors for many years.
Full-time: South Africa 8-13 Ireland. Saturday 23 September 2023 22:17, Lawrence Ostlere. Mack Hansen speaks: “It was like a grand slam on steroids out there. It seemed like there was 800,000 ...
Ballincollig News [13] – Free tabloid monthly newspaper for Ballincollig, County Cork, sister publication of Bishopstown News; Bishopstown News [14] – Free monthly newspaper for the Western Suburbs (mainly Bishopstown and Wilton) of Cork City; The Carrigdhoun – Carrigaline and south-east Cork [15]
Newspapers are popular in Ireland. According to the National Newspapers of Ireland and Joint National Readership Survey 91% of Irish adults regularly read newspapers. [2] The market penetration for daily newspapers runs at 190% and 350% for Sunday titles. For comparison, US newspaper market penetration is only 51%.
Deon du Plessis founded South Africa's largest tabloid, the Daily Sun in July 2002. While in management at the Independent News & Media, du Plessis proposed to the company the idea of a tabloid that would focus on the working class African reader in the township. He called his envisioned reader the 'man in the blue overalls'.
The Irish Aid – South Africa programme was established by the Government of Ireland in 1994. [4] The Niall Mellon Township Trust has been in operation since 2002 and hosts an annual building blitz which aims to make life better for the people of South Africa's townships. [1] 15,000 houses were constructed between 2002 and 2010. [1]