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Magazines ABC Q3 2020: No good news in magazine categories
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Consumer magazines
As in the previous quarter, this category had several no submissions (33), deregistered (5) and discontinued publications (13). The discontinued titles include the likes of several iconic publications including Drum, Women’s Health, Move!, Habitat, Leisure Wheels, and Men’s Health. The Parenting category had three publications discontinued – Your Baby, Living & Loving, and Mamas & Papas.
The category had little good news with only four publications showing an increase over the previous quarter over 10% - Animal Talk (61%), Jewish Life (38.1%), Marktoe! (25.3%) and True Love (18.7%).
Animal Talk (543.7%) and Magnum were the only publications to have an increase on the previous quarter and on the prior year.
Wild & Jag / Game & Hunt (115.4%), Wildland (48.3%, Business Brief (40.1%) and Cape Town Etc (10.3%) had double figure increases on the prior year.
Arts, Culture and Heritage | |||||||
Publication name | Period | Frequency | Paid circulation | Free circulation | Total circulation | % change quarter | % change year |
Jewish Life | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 7,925 | 7,925 | 38.1% | -36.9% |
Val de Vie Magazine | Jan -Dec | 2xA | 1,133 | 9,430 | 10,563 | 0.0% | |
Business and News | |||||||
Business Brief. | Jan -Jun | AltM | 52,937 | 59 | 52,996 | 0.0% | 40.1% |
Financial Mail | Jul -Sep | Wkly, Fr | 10,675 | 0 | 10,675 | -18.7% | |
Finweek | Jul -Sep | F | 9,215 | 416 | 9,631 | -21.7% | -38.8% |
Forbes Africa | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 5,602 | 670 | 6,272 | -14.5% | -64.2% |
Green Economy Journal (formerly Green Business Journal) | Jan -Jun | AltM | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Noseweek | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Personal Finance | Jan -Dec | Q | 5,228 | 615 | 5,843 | 0.0% | -14.8% |
SA Real Estate Investor Magazine | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 15,711 | 15,711 | 1.2% | -2.8% |
Celebrity | |||||||
People | Jul -Sep | F | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Conservation and Wildlife | |||||||
African Birdlife | Jan -Jun | AltM | 8,966 | 295 | 9,261 | 0.0% | 0.7% |
KRUGER MAGAZINE | Jan -Dec | 4xA | 7,939 | 70 | 8,009 | 0.0% | 6.6% |
Entertainment | |||||||
Eat Out | Jan -Dec | Ann | 13,609 | 6,185 | 19,794 | 0.0% | -3.5% |
Hello Johannesburg | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 0 | Discontinued | ||
Hello Pretoria | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 0 | Discontinued | ||
TV Plus (Afrikaans) | Jul -Sep | F | 15,238 | 0 | 15,238 | -2.4% | -17.6% |
TV Plus (English) | Jul -Sep | F | 5,011 | 0 | 5,011 | -7.2% | -36.0% |
Family Interest | |||||||
Bona | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Drum | Jul -Sep | Wkly, Fr | 0 | 0 | Discontinued | ||
Huisgenoot | Jul -Sep | Wkly, Tue | 138,802 | 6,389 | 145,191 | -1.8% | -12.6% |
LIG | Jul -Sep | 11xA | 15,388 | 182 | 15,570 | -5.8% | 4.6% |
Plus 50 | Jan -Jun | 6xA | 5,920 | 308 | 6,228 | 0.0% | -19.5% |
The Crest | Jan -Jun | 7xA | 0 | 12,225 | 12,225 | 0.0% | 4.3% |
The Ridge | Jan -Jun | 8xA | 0 | 15,429 | 15,429 | 0.0% | 14.3% |
Things to do with kids Magazine | Jan -Dec | Q | 0 | 24,233 | 24,233 | 0.0% | 121.0% |
You | Jul -Sep | Wkly, Wed | 70,542 | 3,936 | 74,478 | 4.0% | -13.0% |
Farming | |||||||
Farmbiz | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 0 | Discontinued | ||
Farmer's Weekly | Jul -Sep | Wkly, Fr | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Grond tot Mond | Jan -Dec | Q | 2,265 | 5,097 | 7,362 | 0.0% | |
Landbouweekblad | Jul -Sep | Wkly, Wed | 18,289 | 11 | 18,300 | -5.2% | -15.1% |
Landbouweekblad Boereplanne | Jul -Jun | Ann | 0 | 0 | Deregistered | ||
Landbouweekblad Vee | Jan -Dec | Ann | 7,801 | 0 | 7,801 | 0.0% | -20.8% |
Marktoe! | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 9,900 | 9,900 | 25.3% | -7.3% |
Veeplaas. | Jul -Sep | 11xA | 4,816 | 2,864 | 7,680 | 9.2% | -12.0% |
Health & Wellbeing | |||||||
Odyssey Magazine. | Jul -Jun | 4xA | 3,600 | 412 | 4,012 | 0.0% | |
Home | |||||||
REAL|life Magazine | Jul -Jun | Q | 0 | 0 | Discontinued | ||
Conde Nast House & Garden | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Easy DIY | Jul -Jun | Q | 0 | 0 | Changed Publisher | ||
Food and Home Entertaining | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Habitat | Jan -Jun | AltM | 0 | 0 | Discontinued | ||
Idees/Ideas | Jan -Jun | AltM | 15,214 | 0 | 15,214 | 0.0% | -9.9% |
Kuier Combo | Jul -Jun | 2xA | 0 | 0 | Deregistered | ||
Landbouweekblad Boerekos | Jul -Jun | 2xA | 0 | 0 | Deregistered | ||
Lose It, | Jan -Dec | Q | 17,715 | 0 | 17,715 | 0.0% | |
SA Garden and Home | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
SA Home Owner | Jul -Sep | 11xA | 19,503 | 2,302 | 21,805 | -26.7% | |
Sarie Kos, | Jul -Jun | Q | 22,112 | 750 | 22,862 | 0.0% | -6.1% |
Sarie Woon | Jul -Jun | Ann | 0 | 0 | Deregistered | ||
The Gardener / Die Tuinier | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 16,284 | 2,463 | 18,747 | -20.0% | -42.1% |
Tuis Home | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 68,737 | 2,350 | 71,087 | -1.3% | -6.8% |
Tuis Opknap / Home Renovations. | Jul -Jun | Ann | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Tuis Verf / Home Paint | Jul -Jun | Ann | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Tuis Werf / Home Yard | Jul -Jun | Ann | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Visi | Jan -Jun | 6xA | 14,548 | 268 | 14,816 | 0.0% | -9.1% |
Leisure | |||||||
Joburg Style | Jan -Dec | Q | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Let’s Braai / Kom ons Braai (former The Ultimate Braai) | Jul -Jun | Ann | 10,987 | 3,014 | 14,001 | 0.0% | -22.3% |
Silver Digest | Jan -Dec | 4xA | 0 | 10,312 | 10,312 | 0.0% | |
Southern Vines | Jan -Dec | Q | 1,500 | 11,929 | 13,429 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
The Coffee Mag | Jul -Jun | Q | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Male | |||||||
Destiny Man Magazine | Jan -Jun | AltM | 5,412 | 145 | 5,557 | 0.0% | |
GQ.. | Jul -Sep | 11xA | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Men's Health | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 0 | Discontinued | ||
Popular Mechanics | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Stuff. | Jan -Jun | AltM | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Very Interesting (former Braintainment) | Jan -Jun | AltM | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Motoring | |||||||
Bike SA | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Car | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 38,134 | 4,635 | 42,769 | -38.3% | |
Caravan & Outdoor Life / Kamp & Karavaan | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Driven Magazine | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 13,699 | 13,699 | -14.4% | |
Leisure Wheels | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 0 | Discontinued | ||
SA4x4 | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Super Bike | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 0 | Resigned | ||
Parenting | |||||||
Baba & Kleuter. | Jan -Jun | AltM | 8,658 | 145 | 8,803 | 0.0% | -28.8% |
Baby's and Beyond | Jan -Dec | Q | 444 | 13,557 | 14,001 | 0.0% | -5.8% |
Child Magazine - Cape Town, | Jan -Dec | Q | 0 | 47,765 | 47,765 | 0.0% | |
Child Magazine - Durban, | Jan -Dec | Q | 0 | 40,015 | 40,015 | 0.0% | |
Child Magazine - Johannesburg, | Jan -Dec | Q | 0 | 55,212 | 55,212 | 0.0% | |
Child Magazine Pretoria, | Jan -Dec | Q | 0 | 40,078 | 40,078 | 0.0% | |
Living and Loving | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 0 | Discontinued | ||
MamaMagic Milestones | Jan -Dec | Q | 0 | 10,169 | 10,169 | 0.0% | -32.0% |
Mamas & Papas. | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 0 | Discontinued | ||
Your Baby. | Jan -Jun | AltM | 0 | 0 | Discontinued | ||
Your Pregnancy. | Jan -Jun | AltM | 8,484 | 90 | 8,574 | 0.0% | -36.3% |
Pets | |||||||
Animaltalk | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 5,327 | 57,874 | 63,201 | 61.0% | 543.7% |
Dog Directory | Jan -Dec | Ann | 6,570 | 1,468 | 8,038 | 0.0% | -5.6% |
Sport and Hobby | |||||||
Africa's Sportsman Magazine | Jan -Dec | 4xA | 497 | 501 | 998 | 0.0% | -30.3% |
Bicycling | Jan -Jun | AltM | 8,436 | 50 | 8,486 | 0.0% | -5.8% |
Compleat Golfer | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 4,730 | 73 | 4,803 | -46.6% | |
Equestrian Life | Jul -Jun | Q | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Game & Hunt/Wild & Jag | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 15,094 | 38,820 | 53,914 | -0.7% | 115.4% |
Kick Off | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 17,394 | 1,017 | 18,411 | -12.4% | -14.4% |
Magnum | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 11,054 | 0 | 11,054 | 4.5% | 9.6% |
Runners World. | Jan -Jun | AltM | 8,755 | 86 | 8,841 | 0.0% | -16.5% |
SA Cricket. | Jan -Dec | Q | 8,678 | 1,940 | 10,618 | 0.0% | -12.5% |
SA Flyer | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
SA Rugby | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 22,637 | 1,523 | 24,160 | 4.1% | |
Wildland Magazine | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 48,130 | 708 | 48,838 | -13.4% | 48.3% |
Travel, Tourism & Hospitality | |||||||
Cape Etc. | Jan -Dec | 3xA | 1,566 | 8,628 | 10,194 | 0.0% | 10.3% |
Getaway | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
go! Drive & Camp and Weg! Ry & Sleep | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 23,146 | 294 | 23,440 | 9.1% | -20.1% |
SA Country Life | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
The Great Outdoors Guide / Die Groot Buitelewegids | Jan -Dec | Ann | 39,849 | 25 | 39,874 | 0.0% | 8.8% |
Weg / Go Platteland | Jul -Jun | Q | 22,213 | 1,153 | 23,366 | 0.0% | -13.1% |
Weg Namibië / Go Namibia | Jan -Dec | Ann | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Weg! Ry & Sleep Oordgids. | Jan -Dec | Ann | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Weg/Go | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 40,006 | 1,140 | 41,146 | -10.6% | -24.2% |
Woman's General | |||||||
Destiny Magazine. | Jan -Jun | AltM | 10,782 | 446 | 11,228 | 0.0% | |
Essentials | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Fairlady | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 25,079 | 2,483 | 27,562 | -1.9% | -12.4% |
Glamour, | Jul -Sep | 11xA | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Kuier | Jul -Sep | F | 71,457 | 0 | 71,457 | 1.7% | -12.1% |
Move! | Jul -Sep | F | 0 | 0 | Discontinued | ||
Rooi Rose | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Sarie | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 49,530 | 2,817 | 52,347 | -1.6% | -16.5% |
True Love | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 20,511 | 2,289 | 22,800 | 18.7% | -16.9% |
Vroue Keur | Jul -Sep | Wkly, Fr | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Woman and Home | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Women's Health. | Jul -Sep | 11xA | 0 | 0 | Discontinued | ||
Your Family | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Woman's Special | |||||||
Bruidsgids | Jan -Dec | Ann | 11,144 | 2,683 | 13,827 | 0.0% | -16.4% |
Nubian Bride. | Jul -Jun | 2xA | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
SA Wedding Album | Jan -Dec | 2xA | 11,505 | 935 | 12,440 | 0.0% | -24.2% |
Sarie Bruid | Jul -Jun | Ann | 0 | 0 | Deregistered | ||
Troukoors | Jan -Dec | Ann | 4,132 | 2,500 | 6,632 | 0.0% | -30.5% |
Wedding Guide | Jul -Jun | Ann | 0 | 0 | Changed Cycle | ||
Youth | |||||||
Post Matric | Jan -Dec | Ann | 0 | 133,742 | 133,742 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
The Official Safeways K53 Learner's and Driver's Manual. | Jan -Dec | Ann | 132,114 | 0 | 132,114 | 0.0% | -34.5% |
Very Interesting Junior | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 20,607 | 643 | 21,250 | -2.2% |
B2B magazines
As always with this category, some publications showed excellent gains on the previous quarter and the prior year, including Construction World, Electricity & Control, Sparks Electrical News, Plumbing Africa, Refrigeration & Airconditioning, Money Marketing, Modern Mining, Civil Engineering, IMESA, Capital Equipment News, Cold Link Africa and Timber IQ.
The category had 10 titles discontinued, two resignations, four rebrands, two changed frequency and two changed cycles. There were 37 no submissions.
Agricultural | |||||||
Publication name | Period | Frequency | Paid circulation | Free circulation | Total circulation | % change quarter | % change year |
Agri Inc. Die Boer / The Farmer. | Jan -Jun | AltM | 0 | 21,659 | 21,659 | 0.0% | -9.0% |
Harvest SA | Jan -Jun | AltM | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
OVK Nuus/News | Jan -Dec | 4xA | 0 | 4,854 | 4,854 | 0.0% | -4.0% |
Pro Agri | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 39,379 | 39,379 | 0.0% | 0.3% |
SA Graan / Grain | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 15,860 | 15,860 | -0.2% | 0.3% |
SABI Magazine | Jan -Jun | AltM | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Stockfarm | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 5,479 | 1,393 | 6,872 | 19.3% | -10.9% |
Wildlife Ranching.. | Jan -Jun | AltM | 0 | 0 | Discontinued | ||
Wineland | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 100 | 3,148 | 3,248 | 0.1% | -10.9% |
Architecture | |||||||
earthworks. | Jan -Dec | Q | 7,834 | 700 | 8,534 | 0.0% | -2.5% |
Floors in Africa | Jan -Jun | 6xA | 0 | 17,639 | 17,639 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
Leading Architect & Design | Jan -Jun | AltM | 69 | 7,259 | 7,328 | 0.0% | -19.9% |
SA Building Review | Jan -Dec | Ann | 301 | 11,192 | 11,493 | 0.0% | -4.2% |
Timber IQ | Jan -Jun | AltM | 15 | 4,369 | 4,384 | 0.3% | 5.5% |
To Build | Jan -Dec | 3xA | 0 | 9,799 | 9,799 | 0.0% | -3.7% |
Walls & Roofs in Africa | Jan -Jun | 6xA | 0 | 17,382 | 17,382 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
Automotive | |||||||
Automotive Business Review, | Jan -Jun | 10xA | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Road Ahead, The | Jan -Dec | Q | 0 | 9,770 | 9,770 | 0.0% | 4.2% |
SA TREADS | Jul -Jun | Q | 0 | 4,929 | 4,929 | 0.0% | -29.6% |
Civil Construction | |||||||
Civil Engineering | Jul -Sep | 11xA | 21 | 14,448 | 14,469 | 2.3% | 25.1% |
Concrete Trends | Jan -Dec | Q | 0 | 1,778 | 1,778 | 0.0% | -41.7% |
Construction Review. | Jan -Jun | AltM | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Construction World | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 9,803 | 9,803 | 10.2% | 46.6% |
IMIESA | Jul -Sep | 11xA | 0 | 6,199 | 6,199 | 2.7% | 31.9% |
Plant Equipment & Hire | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 0 | Discontinued | ||
Precast | Jul -Jun | 3xA | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Communications | |||||||
Media, The. | Jan -Jun | 8xA | 0 | 0 | Resigned | ||
Nex Media | Jul -Jun | 4xA | 0 | 42,757 | 42,757 | 0.0% | 969.2% |
SA Profile | Jan -Dec | Ann | 0 | 29,878 | 29,878 | 0.0% | |
The Gapp Magazine | Jan -Jun | AltM | 0 | 8,587 | 8,587 | 0.0% | 118.3% |
Electrical Engineering | |||||||
Electricity & Control | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 7,740 | 7,740 | 18.6% | 59.4% |
Energize | Jul -Sep | 11xA | 0 | 0 | Discontinued | ||
ESI Africa | Jul -Jun | Q | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Sparks Electrical News | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 7,600 | 7,600 | 21.8% | 16.8% |
Vector Journal | Jul -Sep | 11xA | 0 | 0 | Discontinued | ||
Engineering - Other | |||||||
Capital Equipment News | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 7,108 | 7,108 | 8.6% | 44.8% |
Dataweek | Jul -Sep | F | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Energy Decisions | Jul -Jun | Ann | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Engineer IT | Jul -Sep | 11xA | 0 | 0 | Discontinued | ||
Engineering News | Jul -Sep | Wkly, Fr | 0 | 0 | Rebranded | ||
MechChem Africa | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 0 | Changed Frequency | ||
Motion Control | Jul -Jun | Q | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Plumbing Africa | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 122 | 8,102 | 8,224 | 45.6% | 21.1% |
Position IT, | Jan -Jun | AltM | 0 | 0 | Discontinued | ||
Refrigeration and Airconditioning | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 27 | 6,913 | 6,940 | 33.7% | 2.5% |
SA Instrumentation & Control | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Water & Sanitation Africa | Jan -Jun | AltM | 12 | 5,561 | 5,573 | 0.0% | 33.7% |
Water Sewage & Effluent | Jan -Jun | AltM | 0 | 0 | Discontinued | ||
Health and Wellbeing | |||||||
Fire Protection | Jan -Dec | Q | 700 | 790 | 1,490 | 0.0% | 2.5% |
Hi-Tech Security Solutions | Jul -Sep | 11xA | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
International Dentistry Africa Edition | Jan -Jun | AltM | 0 | 4,056 | 4,056 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
MDR Medical Desk Reference | Jan -Dec | Ann | 958 | 178 | 1,136 | 0.0% | -55.5% |
Medical Chronicle | Jul -Sep | 11xA | 2 | 7,886 | 7,888 | -26.1% | -43.2% |
MIMS | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
MIMS Guide to OTC Products | Jan -Dec | Ann | 122 | 2,979 | 3,101 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
Modern Medicine Magazine. | Jan -Jun | AltM | 692 | 3,961 | 4,653 | 0.0% | 8.0% |
Occupational Health Southern Africa | Jan -Jun | AltM | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
SHEQ Management | Jan -Jun | AltM | 74 | 4,580 | 4,654 | 0.0% | -22.2% |
South African Pharmaceutical & Cosmetic Review | Jul -Sep | 11xA | 40 | 2,679 | 2,719 | -5.4% | 24.5% |
The Specialist Forum Journal | Jul -Sep | 11xA | 0 | 7,112 | 7,112 | -8.1% | -21.4% |
Hospitality, Catering and Tourism | |||||||
Explore South Africa. | Jan -Dec | Q | 1,866 | 7,719 | 9,585 | 0.0% | 5.7% |
Leading Venues | Jan -Dec | Ann | 2,297 | 4,050 | 6,347 | 0.0% | -7.9% |
Meetings | Jan -Jun | AltM | 12 | 4,028 | 4,040 | 0.0% | 12.1% |
The Meetings & Event Planner (former SA Conference Directory) | Jan -Dec | Ann | 0 | 8,593 | 8,593 | 0.0% | -41.4% |
Travel News Features | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Industry | |||||||
Analytical Reporter | Jan -Jun | AltM | 1 | 5,515 | 5,516 | 0.0% | 48.1% |
Cold Link Africa | Jan -Jun | AltM | 12 | 4,616 | 4,628 | 0.2% | 46.5% |
Eastern Cape Business.. | Jul -Jun | Ann | 0 | 9,602 | 9,602 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
Eastern Cape Industrial & Business News | Jan -Jun | AltM | 0 | 3,943 | 3,943 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
Free State Business, | Jan -Dec | Ann | 0 | 9,943 | 9,943 | 0.0% | 1.7% |
Gauteng Companies.. | Jul -Jun | Ann | 0 | 9,839 | 9,839 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
Industrial Buyer | Jan -Jun | AltM | 19 | 7,006 | 7,025 | 0.0% | -76.2% |
Jewellers' Network Directory | Jul -Jun | Ann | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
KwaZulu Natal Business.. | Jul -Jun | Ann | 0 | 9,761 | 9,761 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
KZN Industrial & Business News | Jan -Jun | AltM | 0 | 6,082 | 6,082 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
Lighting in Design. | Jan -Dec | Q | 0 | 3,049 | 3,049 | 0.0% | -12.3% |
Limpopo Business.. | Jul -Jun | Ann | 0 | 0 | Changed Cycle | ||
LINKED by Jewellers Network | Jul -Jun | Q | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Mpumalanga Business.. | Jul -Jun | Ann | 0 | 0 | Changed Cycle | ||
Nepad Annual | Jul -Jun | Ann | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
North West Business.. | Jan -Dec | Ann | 0 | 9,943 | 9,943 | 0.0% | 1.6% |
Northern Cape Business.. | Jul -Jun | Ann | 0 | 9,615 | 9,615 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
Opportunity (Exploring Business Prospects in SA) | Jan -Jun | AltM | 0 | 0 | Changed Frequency | ||
Resource. | Jan -Dec | Q | 959 | 2,403 | 3,362 | 39.6% | -1.6% |
SA Affordable Housing | Jan -Jun | AltM | 19 | 2,864 | 2,883 | 0.7% | -25.7% |
SA Jewellery News | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Smart Energy International | Jan -Jun | AltM | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
South African Business. | Jan -Dec | 2xA | 0 | 19,908 | 19,908 | 0.0% | 0.7% |
South African Food Review | Jul -Sep | 11xA | 84 | 4,116 | 4,200 | -0.7% | -9.7% |
The Green Building Handbook | Jan -Dec | Ann | 0 | 4,918 | 4,918 | 0.0% | -50.3% |
The Responsible & Sustainable Tourism Handbook. | Jul -Jun | Ann | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
The Sustainable Energy Resource Handbook. | Jul -Jun | Ann | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
The Sustainable Water Resource Handbook. | Jul -Jun | Ann | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Western Cape Business, | Jan -Dec | Ann | 0 | 9,918 | 9,918 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
Information and Computer Technology | |||||||
Brainstorm | Jul -Sep | 11xA | 5,080 | 2,588 | 7,668 | -11.7% | -16.3% |
The Margin | Jan -Dec | Q | 0 | 3,692 | 3,692 | 0.0% | 4.7% |
Management | |||||||
African Decisions | Jan -Dec | Q | 219 | 14,293 | 14,512 | 0.0% | -3.3% |
Afropolitan. | Jul -Jun | Q | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Black Business Quarterly | Jan -Dec | Q | 1,710 | 7,970 | 9,680 | 0.0% | 7.3% |
Blue Chip, | Jan -Dec | Q | 1 | 9,631 | 9,632 | 0.0% | 7.5% |
Business Guide | Jan -Dec | Ann | 0 | 784 | 784 | 0.0% | -30.9% |
Cape Business News | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Careers SA | Jul -Jun | Ann | 0 | 0 | Terminated | ||
FA News. | Jan -Jun | AltM | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Impumelelo SA's Top Empowerment Co. | Jan -Dec | Ann | 58 | 9,456 | 9,514 | 0.0% | |
Infocom. | Jan -Dec | Q | 0 | 1,447 | 1,447 | 0.0% | 4.7% |
KZN Invest | Jul -Jun | Q | 0 | 0 | Rebranded | ||
Leadership | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Money Marketing | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 5 | 7,381 | 7,386 | 101.0% | 13.7% |
Profiles Stock Exchange Handbook | Jan -Dec | Q | 2,038 | 2,347 | 4,385 | 0.0% | -37.4% |
Public Sector Manager | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 0 | Terminated | ||
Salga Voice of Local Government | Jan -Dec | Q | 0 | 0 | Discontinued | ||
South African Business Intergrator | Jan -Dec | 2xA | 0 | 19,877 | 19,877 | 0.0% | 0.8% |
South Africa's Top Performing Companies, | Jan -Dec | Ann | 386 | 5,811 | 6,197 | 0.0% | |
The South African School Collection | Jan -Dec | Ann | 0 | 0 | Discontinued | ||
Top 500 SA's Best Companies, | Jan -Dec | Ann | 575 | 9,024 | 9,599 | 0.0% | |
Top Women in Business & Government | Jul -Jun | Ann | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Vision 2030 | Jan -Dec | Ann | 37 | 8,189 | 8,226 | 0.0% | |
Mining & Quarrying | |||||||
African Mines Handbook | Jan -Dec | Ann | 803 | 1,082 | 1,885 | 0.0% | 0.4% |
African Mining | Jan -Jun | AltM | 0 | 0 | Rebranded | ||
African Mining Brief | Jan -Jun | AltM | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
African Mining Inc. Mining Mirror | Jul -Sep | 11xA | 148 | 12,986 | 13,134 | 422.6% | |
Earthbroker | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 5,382 | 5,382 | -0.3% | 0.0% |
Engineering News & Mining Weekly | Jul -Sep | Wkly, Fr | 3,060 | 4,702 | 7,762 | ||
Mining Decisions | Jan -Dec | 4xA | 0 | 8,700 | 8,700 | 0.0% | 10.2% |
Mining Review Africa. | Jul -Sep | 11xA | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Mining Weekly | Jul -Sep | Wkly, Fr | 0 | 0 | Rebranded | ||
Modern Mining | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 7,087 | 7,087 | 11.1% | 36.2% |
Modern Quarrying | Jan -Dec | Q | 0 | 2,703 | 2,703 | 0.0% | 9.6% |
Quarry Southern Africa | Jan -Jun | AltM | 0 | 0 | Discontinued | ||
SA Mining. | Jan -Jun | AltM | 0 | 0 | Resigned | ||
Property | |||||||
Blue - Atlantic Seaboard & City Bowl | Jan -Dec | Q | 0 | 0 | Discontinued | ||
The Greeff Magazine | Jan -Dec | 3xA | 0 | 14,500 | 14,500 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Retail | |||||||
DIY And Industrial Trade News | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 6,941 | 6,941 | 36.8% | -6.2% |
International Independent Trader | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Pet Shop Pit Stop | Jul -Jun | Q | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Pharmacy Magazine (former Frontshop) | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 5,010 | 5,010 | 6.9% | -29.7% |
Pharmacy Retailer | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Spotong | Jan -Dec | Q | 0 | 11,150 | 11,150 | 0.0% | 0.4% |
Supermarket and Retailer | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
The International Convenience Store Retailer. | Jul -Sep | 11xA | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
The International FMCG Retailer. | Jul -Sep | 11xA | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
The International Hardware Retailer. | Jul -Sep | 11xA | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Trader's Friend - Convenience Stores, FMCG Franchises and Chain Stores. | Jan -Jun | 9xA | 0 | 21,367 | 21,367 | 0.0% | |
Trader's Friend - Independent Retailers and Wholesalers. | Jan -Jun | 9xA | 0 | 21,157 | 21,157 | 0.0% | |
Traders Friend, | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 44,259 | 44,259 | ||
Transport and Logistics | |||||||
Focus on Transport & Logistics | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 3,426 | 3,426 | -32.3% | -49.5% |
Freight & Trading Features | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Trucks and Heavy Equipment News.. | Jan -Dec | 5xA | 0 | 6,830 | 6,830 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Custom magazines
In contrast to the above category, this category continues its downward cycle with only three publications showing an increase over the previous quarter in this category. Two are in the Professional sector, De Rebus and Accountancy SA. Both titles also increased on the prior year. The Dairy Mail is the third title that increased on the previous quarter.
There are increases on the prior year for Skyways (237%) and Moments Magazine (57.3%).
Sixteen titles did not submit any data, two changed frequency and five were discontinued.
Electrical Engineering | |||||||
Publication name | Period | Frequency | Paid circulation | Free circulation | Total circulation | % change quarter | % change year |
WattNow.. | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Family Interest | |||||||
Crawford Times | Jan -Dec | Q | 0 | 10,705 | 10,705 | 0.0% | 2.2% |
Taalgenoot.. | Jan -Dec | Q | 63,570 | 1,530 | 65,100 | 0.0% | -4.7% |
Trinitonian | Jan -Dec | Q | 0 | 5,749 | 5,749 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
Farming | |||||||
Dairy Mail, The. | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 23 | 3,576 | 3,599 | 0.6% | -7.0% |
Rooi Vleis / Red Meat, | Jan -Jun | AltM | 2 | 11,457 | 11,459 | 0.0% | -6.6% |
Wolboer / Wool Farmer. | Jan -Jun | AltM | 0 | 4,927 | 4,927 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
Health & Wellbeing | |||||||
Fitlife. | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 20,931 | 9,819 | 30,750 | -9.6% | 8.3% |
Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Diabetes SA | Jul -Jun | 3xA | 0 | 1,480 | 1,480 | 0.0% | -13.1% |
Jump | Jul -Jun | 3xA | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Life Healthcare | Jul -Jun | 4xA | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
SA Pharmaceutical Journal. | Jan -Jun | 10xA | 2 | 7,194 | 7,196 | 0.0% | 4.1% |
SA Pharmacist's Assistant (SAPA) | Jul -Jun | Q | 0 | 4,959 | 4,959 | 0.0% | 1.7% |
South African Medical Journal | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 381 | 9,213 | 9,594 | -32.2% | |
Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia &Analgesia | Jan -Jun | AltM | 0 | 2,193 | 2,193 | 0.0% | 0.4% |
Home | |||||||
Fresh Living / Kook en Kuier | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 0 | Changed Frequency | ||
Living Space.. | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 44,750 | 2,779 | 47,529 | -7.1% | -14.9% |
My Kitchen.. | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 82,975 | 4,101 | 87,076 | -6.1% | -12.7% |
Industry Specific | |||||||
Estate Living, | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Forum Tydskrif | Jan -Dec | Q | 0 | 147,019 | 147,019 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
J S E | Jan -Dec | Q | 1,194 | 16,753 | 17,947 | 0.0% | 1.7% |
Sea Rescue | Jul -Jun | 2xA | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Servamus | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 9,944 | 79 | 10,023 | -3.7% | -9.4% |
Solidarity Magazine / Solidariteit Tydskrif | Jan -Jun | 6xA | 0 | 0 | Changed Frequency | ||
In-flight | |||||||
High Life SA | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
In Flight Magazine | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 15,152 | 15,152 | -25.1% | |
Indwe | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 0 | Discontinued | ||
Kulula Khuluma | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Mango Juice | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Sawubona | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Skyways | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 81,091 | 81,091 | 237.9% | |
Leisure | |||||||
Cheers | Jan -Jun | 6xA | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Equinox. | Jan -Dec | Q | 0 | 30,118 | 30,118 | 0.0% | |
Legacy Inspires | Jul -Jun | 3xA | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Nedbank Golf Challenge | Jul -Jun | Ann | 0 | 0 | Discontinued | ||
Private Edition | Jul -Jun | Q | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Slow Magazine | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 0 | Discontinued | ||
Taste. | Jul -Sep | 11xA | 23,001 | 1,771 | 24,772 | -1.8% | -14.1% |
Team SA former (Road To Tokyo) | Jan -Dec | Q | 0 | 0 | Discontinued | ||
Wild | Jul -Jun | Q | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Male | |||||||
Man | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 49,479 | 4,190 | 53,669 | -8.3% | -2.7% |
Tech.. | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 45,202 | 4,123 | 49,325 | -8.8% | -8.4% |
Medical and Allied Health | |||||||
Bounce (Formerly Bankmed) | Jul -Jun | 3xA | 0 | 5,132 | 5,132 | 0.0% | -92.0% |
Medi - Clinic Family | Jul -Jun | Q | 0 | 64,895 | 64,895 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Motoring | |||||||
Motor.. | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 27,041 | 3,054 | 30,095 | -10.2% | -12.4% |
Professional | |||||||
Accountancy SA | Jul -Sep | 11xA | 0 | 55,637 | 55,637 | 2.3% | 1.0% |
Acumen, | Jul -Jun | Q | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
De Rebus | Jul -Sep | 11xA | 21 | 20,232 | 20,253 | 9.4% | 103.1% |
Digest of South African Architecture | Jan -Dec | Ann | 0 | 0 | Discontinued | ||
TAXtalk | Jan -Jun | AltM | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
The Journal Of The SAIMM | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 34 | 2,372 | 2,406 | -47.8% | -49.2% |
Retail | |||||||
Clicks Club Card. | Jan -Jun | AltM | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Club Magazine | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 303,723 | 10,663 | 314,386 | -7.7% | -18.3% |
Jet Club | Jan -Jun | 7xA | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Sport and Hobby | |||||||
SA Hunter/Jagter. | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 37,982 | 0 | 37,982 | -0.8% | -6.1% |
Soccer Club | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 61,422 | 5,194 | 66,616 | -8.5% | -5.3% |
Sports Club. | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 106,669 | 5,557 | 112,226 | -8.5% | -5.6% |
Travel, Tourism & Hospitality | |||||||
AA Traveller | Jan -Dec | Q | 51,340 | 581 | 51,921 | 0.0% | -9.6% |
Best of Cape Town Central City. | Jan -Dec | Ann | 0 | 59,800 | 59,800 | 0.0% | 8.6% |
Escapes | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 28,521 | 1,597 | 30,118 | -9.3% | -21.3% |
Moments magazine | Jan -Dec | 6xA | 0 | 5,200 | 5,200 | 0.0% | 57.3% |
Premier | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 0 | 0 | No Submission | ||
Woman's General | |||||||
Balanced Life | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 59,484 | 2,712 | 62,196 | -25.6% | -4.4% |
Youth | |||||||
ClubX | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 77,304 | 5,729 | 83,033 | -8.2% | -8.3% |
Kids Super Club. | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 90,584 | 5,094 | 95,678 | -14.3% | -19.6% |
Free magazines
All South African titles in this category declined on the prior year. In a reversal of fortune from Q2, Get It (Northern Suburbs Joburg) saw a 40.1% decline on the previous quarter. In contrast Get It (Joburg South) increased 17.5% on the previous quarter and was really the only good news story in this category.
Publication name | Period | Frequency | Total circulation | % change quarter | % change year |
Botswana Advertiser. | Jul -Sep | Wkly, Fr | 94,965 | 1.0% | |
Get It (Northern Suburbs Joburg) | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 14,950 | -40.1% | -39.4% |
Get It (Jo'burg South) | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 14,663 | 17.5% | -25.4% |
Get It (Jo'burg West) | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 14,530 | 0.9% | -23.1% |
Get It (Pretoria) | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 14,310 | -26.7% | |
STOKVEL VOICE MAGAZINE | Jan -Dec | Ann | 13,371 | 0.0% | |
Get It (Ballito to Umhlanga) | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 9,966 | -49.8% | |
Get It (Highway) | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 9,810 | -48.5% | |
Get It (Lowveld) | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 5,800 | -60.7% | |
Get It (Bloemfontein) | Jul -Sep | Mtly | 4,593 | -8.1% | -68.9% |
Get It (eMalahleni - Middelburg) | Jul -Sep | Mtly | Discontinued | ||
Get It (Joburg East) | Jul -Sep | Mtly | Discontinued |
Web traffic
Six titles were discontinued, two rebranded and seven combined.
Email newsletters
Of 38 email newsletters, 24 did not submit data for the quarter and three titles were discontinued.
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Danette Breitenbach is a marketing & media editor at Bizcommunity.com. Previously she freelanced in the marketing and media sector, including for Bizcommunity. She was editor and publisher of AdVantage, the publication that served the marketing, media and advertising industry in southern Africa. She has worked extensively in print media, mainly B2B. She has a Masters in Financial Journalism from Wits.![](/res/img/s.gif)