Wikipedia:Reliable South African Sources

The purpose of this Wikipedia article is to establish and consult South African Media Sources.

Most Trusted News Sources[edit]

SA's top 10 trusted news brands

GroundUp - Non-profit online news paper with a focus on local journalism
Moneyweb - Financial news source.
Daily Maverick - Features lots of commentary and analysis so be alert for that. Otherwise found to be reliable. Has been accused of anti-EFF bias by the EFF due to its coverage of corruption within the party. Quality of reporting by South African standards is high and is generally a highly regarded source.
Defence Web - Good source on African (specifically South African) defence related news.
Sunday Times - has published a number of notable exposes. They do sometimes get things wrong but do correct themselves when they do. Owned by Tiso Blackstar Group.
Business Day - generally good but features a lot of opinion pieces and does not always fact check. Owned by Tiso Blackstar Group.
Engineering News - Good source for information on technical subjects but does sometimes use unreliable news wire sources for some stories.
Mail and Guardian - generally relatively high quality but budget cuts have had a negative impact on quality. Tends to lean centre-left.
amaBhungane - Notable investigative journalism source.
Die Burger - Afrikaans language daily owned by Naspers.
Politicsweb - South African politics news aggregator similar to realclearpolitics.

List of news sources that can be used but be alert

Biznews - Conservative orientation, tabloid, good to double check information.
BusinessLive - Daily online version with less fact checking and lower editorial standards than its parent publication of Business Day, double check info. Owned by Tiso Blackstar Group.
Timeslive - Daily online version with less fact checking and lower editorial standards than its parent publication of the Sunday Times. Owned by Tiso Blackstar Group.
IOL News (Cape Times/Cape Argus/ other Independent News Media sources) - usually okay for local (City to town level) news but has been accused of strong pro-ANC and pro-Chinese bias and poor quality journalism since 2013 buyout by Sekunjalo Investments.
News24 (website) - Naspers owned flagship news source, variable quality of information and pro-Naspers bias, tabloid, best to check information.
Eye Witness News - similar problems to News24, tabloid, can be unreliable at times but mostly reliable. Best to double check information.
Noseweek - Long running investigative journalism source similar to Private Eye. Best double check info as it is run as a tabloid.

SA History Online - reliable source for a range of history related topics
Institute for Security Studies - does good research on security related topics in Africa.
Africa Check - fact checking organisation
Parliamentary Monitoring Group - reliable aggregator and repository of South African parliamentary activity such as biographies, speeches, public discussions and hearings.