A significant media player is South Africa. The state-owned and private broadcasting sectors are well-established, and the satellite and cable TV industries are booming.
The DStv platform is run by the South African company MultiChoice, which also markets its pay TV services in numerous other African nations.
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), the national broadcaster, operates TV and radio networks that are multilingual. However, it has recently dealt with financial issues, claims of political censorship, and a scandal involving a former executive.
A small number of significant publishing companies control the vibrant press scene.
According to Reporters Without Borders, certain topics related to the finances of the ruling ANC are off-limits or result in a hostile response from the authorities.
By December 2021, there were 34.5 million internet users, or 57 percent of the population (Internetworldstats.com).
The use of mobile devices drives Internet usage. According to Freedom House, access is open to all.
- The Star, the oldest newspaper in Johannesburg, is a daily.
- Johannesburg-based tabloid The Sowetan.
- The largest Afrikaans newspaper is Beeld.
- Mail andamp; Guardian is a weekly publication.
- Every business day.
- Weekly business publication Financial Mail.
- The Sunday Times/The Times is the first Sunday newspaper and is only available by subscription.
- Online news resource News24.
- State-run broadcaster SABC runs two pay-TV channels and three national TV networks.
- Free-to-air, commercial e . tv also runs the news network eNCA.
- Pan-African pay-TV audience with M-Net.
- State-run SABC offers local and national programming in a variety of languages, including English-language SAfm, music station 5 FM, Radio Sonder Grense in Afrikaans, Ukhozi FM in Zulu, and Lesedi FM in Sesotho.
- The pan-African external radio of SABC is called Channel Africa.
- A well-known Johannesburg commercial is YFM.
- Johannesburg commercial news and talk station: 702 Talk Radio.
- African News Agency is a service that syndicates news and content.
