The Star (South Africa)
The Star is a daily newspaper based in Gauteng, South Africa. It is one of the titles under the Independent News & Media South Africa group recently acquired by Sekunjalo Media Consortium led by founder and chairman Dr Iqbal Survé.[1] It was previously owned by Independent News & Media.
The newspaper employed three members of the Bang-Bang Club.
It employed Kevin Carter as a staff photographer in 1984.[2] Ken Oosterbroek worked for the paper before being appointed its chief photographer in August 1991. He hired Joao Silva shortly afterwards.[3]
History
The Star newspaper appeared for the first time in Johannesburg as The Eastern Star. It was founded in Grahamstown under that title on 6 January 1871 (as a resurrection of the previous Great Eastern paper), and was moved to the Witwatersrand sixteen years later by its owners, brothers Thomas and George Sheffield. In 1889, the name Eastern Star was changed to the one currently in use.[1]
Supplements
- Business Report (Monday-Friday)[4]
- Tonight (Monday-Friday)[4]
- Workplace (Monday & Wednesday)[4]
- Motoring (Thursday)[4]
- Play (Once a month)[4]
Distribution areas
Distribution[4]
|
2008 |
2013 |
| Eastern Cape |
Y |
|
| Free State |
Y |
Y |
| Gauteng |
Y |
Y |
| Kwa-Zulu Natal |
Y |
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| Limpopo |
Y |
Y |
| Mpumalanga |
Y |
Y |
| North West |
Y |
Y |
| Northern Cape |
Y |
Y |
| Western Cape |
Y |
|
Distribution figures
Circulation[5]
|
Net Sales |
| Jan - Mar 2015 |
91 735[6] |
| Jan - Mar 2014 |
101 711[6] |
| Oct - Dec 2012 |
102 244 |
| Jul - Sep 2012 |
105 686 |
| Apr - Jun 2012 |
117 874 |
| Jan - Mar 2012 |
124 641 |
Readership figures
Estimated Readership[7][8]
|
AIR |
| January – December 2012 |
615 000 |
| July 2011 - June 2012 |
683 000 |
See also
References
External links
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