City Press (South Africa)


City Press is a South African news brand that publishes on multiple platforms. Its flagship print edition is distributed nationally on Sunday, and it has a daily newsletter, , and other social media platforms. These include Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.
The publication also runs a popular, daily morning newsletter called On a Point of Order, a play on the South African Parliament scene, which frequently sees members of Parliament rising "on a point of order" to protest against something that somebody has said.
It's other newsletters include:

History and operations

The newspaper was established in 1982 as the Golden City Press by James R. A. Bailey and the South African Associated Newspapers group. The following year, "Golden" was dropped from the newspaper's name. SAAN later withdrew from its partnership with Bailey and the newspaper ran into financial difficulties.
Nasionale Pers took over the publication of the newspaper as well as its sister publications, Drum and True Love & Family, on 1 April 1984.
The newspaper is currently owned by South Africa's leading company, , which is the media arm of Naspers.
The editor in chief of the City Press news brand is Mondli Makhanya. He has been at the helm of the news brand since 1 August 2016. Prior to Makhanya, the news brand was edited by Ferial Haffajee, who joined City Press on 1 July 2009.
It counts among its ranks of former editors Khathu Mamaila., Mathatha Tsedu and Len Kalane, who wrote a book about his experiences as editor of City Press, entitled The Chapter We Wrote: The City Press Story.

Distribution areas

The newspaper is distributed nationally and in neighbouring countries, including Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland. It has a readership of about 2.5 million.
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Eastern CapeYY
Free StateYY
GautengYY
Kwa-Zulu NatalYY
LimpopoYY
MpumalangaYY
North WestYY
Northern CapeYY
Western CapeYY

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