Sowetan

Featured Media

	Type	Value	Period
Print - Newspaper	ABC circulation per issue
Print - Supplement/Section	Carrying title circulation per issue		2021-10-01
Print - Supplement/Section	Carrying title circulation per issue		2022-10-01
Print - Supplement/Section	Carrying title circulation per issue		2022-10-01
Print - Magazine/journal	Claimed circulation per issue		2024-01-01
Newsletter - Newsletter
Online - Website	Effective Measure: Website		2018-05-01 - 2018-05-31

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Extra

• Additional print opportunity: SMagazine: micro publications on specific themes available, details on application.
• Event: various conferences, awards and events organised by Arena Events, details on application.
• Events, shows, activations: SMagazine: Sowetan Women's Club. Details on application.
• Mobile: mobi adaptation. Carries advertising, refer to ratecard.
• Newsletter: promotional: available. Carries advertising, refer ratecard.

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Social Media

		Followers	Last Active
Facebook	accepts advertising, refer ratecard.		6 days ago
Instagram	S Mag account.		1 year ago
Pinterest
Twitter	accepts advertising, refer ratecard.		1 year ago
YouTube			4 years ago

Social media metrics are updated daily.

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Social Rates

Effective Date	Status	Type	VAT	Comm.	Comments	Currency	Announce Date	PDF
2023-01-01	Unchanged for 2024.	Standard rates	0.00	17.000		R	2023-01-01	413Kb

Type	Position	Condition	Amount
Package	Package
Package	Package

Key Updates

• 2023-11-11 Medium name changes Sowetan: Entertainment FROM Sowetan: Timeout, was supplement now section in the main body (Arena Holdings: Newspapers)
• 2023-11-11 New editors Sowetan: Entertainment
• 2023-10-14 New editors SowetanLIVE.co.za
• 2022-11-22 New editors SowetanLIVE.co.za
• 2022-11-22 New editors SowetanLive Newsletter
• 2022-05-27 Publishing changes Sowetan: Motoring appears TO Monday FROM Friday (Arena Holdings: Newspapers)
• 2021-11-23 New editors Sowetan: SMag
• 2020-03-01 New editors Sowetan
• 2019-10-17 New editors Sowetan: Time Out
• 2018-05-24 New print/e-dition titles Sowetan: Dipapadi sports supplement, Friday. Focuses on soccer but also covers other sports such as boxing (Tiso Blackstar: Newspapers)
• 2018-02-02 New editors Sowetan
• 2016-06-27 New print/e-dition titles Sowetan: SMag 4xpa magazine supplement to Sowetan newspaper, covering black female fashion and beauty (Tiso Blackstar: Newspapers)
• 2014-06-13 Medium name changes Sowetan: Motoring FROM Sowetan/The Times: Motor Mania (Times Media)
• 2013-05-20 New editors SowetanLIVE.co.za
• 2011-08-15 Medium name changes Sowetan: Motoring FROM Sowetan: Road Rave

Effective	Status	Rate type	Currency	VAT%	Comm.%	Original	% Change
2024-01-01		Standard rates	ZAR	0.00	17.000	4Mb
2023-01-01		Standard rates	ZAR	0.00	17.000	4Mb
2022-01-01		Standard rates	ZAR	0.00	17.000	462Kb
2021-01-01		Standard rates	ZAR	0.00	17.000	382Kb
2020-01-01		Standard rates	ZAR	0.00	17.000	6Mb
2019-01-01		Standard rates	ZAR	0.00	17.000	2Mb
2018-01-15		Standard rates	ZAR	0.00	17.000	664Kb
2017-01-01		Standard rates	ZAR	0.00	17.000	2Mb
2016-02-01		Standard rates	ZAR	0.00	16.500	373Kb
2015-08-01		Standard rates	ZAR	0.00	16.500	396Kb
2015-01-01		Standard rates	ZAR	0.00	16.500	299Kb
2014-07-01		Standard rates	ZAR	0.00	16.500	211Kb
2014-01-01		Standard rates	ZAR	0.00	16.500	104Kb
2013-01-01		Standard rates	ZAR	0.00	16.500	928Kb
2012-01-01		Standard rates	ZAR	0.00	16.500	773Kb
2010-01-01		Standard rates	ZAR	0.00	16.500	2Mb
2009-01-01		Standard rates	ZAR	0.00	16.500	785Kb
2008-01-01		Standard rates	ZAR	0.00	16.500	312Kb
2007-02-01		Standard rates	ZAR	0.00	16.500

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