Daily News

Durban, Kwazulu Natal, South AfricaEnglish

The Daily News is a prominent afternoon daily newspaper based in Durban, South Africa. Established in 1878, it serves the KwaZulu-Natal province with a mix of local news, sports, and business coverage. It is part of the Independent Media group and maintains a strong regional presence.

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Newspaper ownership in this regional market is heavily consolidated, with Independent Media historically publishing nearly all of the major dailies and weekend editions. The historic morning daily Mercury has been in print since 1852, sharing the English-language readership with the afternoon Daily News. Alongside these traditional English titles, Isolezwe operates as a high-circulation Zulu-language publication, while The Post prints weekly to specifically serve the local South African Indian community. Paperboy lists 8 newspapers in Durban.