The South African

About The South African

Read South Africa's top stories and receive breaking news updates on the go. The South African is an independent, no agenda and no bias online news disruptor that goes beyond the news, and looks behind the headlines.

First established in 2003 by Blue Sky Publications Ltd, thesouthafrican.com has evolved to become one of the most read websites in South Africa.

We cover a wide range of topics from politics to sport and lifestyle. We believe what sets us apart is that we deliver news differently. While we hold ourselves to the utmost journalistic integrity of being truthful, we encourage a writing style that is acerbic and conversational, when appropriate.

With a growing readership – averaging 4.5 million unique readers* per month and over 16 million page views* per month, thesouthafrican.com has evolved rapidly.

Having started as a print edition targeting expats in the United Kingdom, thesouthafrican.com is now run entirely online with our largest readership footprint based in South Africa.

We are independently owned with no affiliation to any other media group and funded mainly through advertising revenue.

The Southafrican.com subscribes to the Code of Ethics and Conduct for South African Print and Online Media that prescribes news that is truthful, accurate, fair and balanced.