Witness, The

Featured Media

	Type	Value	Period
Print - Newspaper	ABC circulation per issue
Print - Newspaper	ABC circulation per issue
Online - Website	Claimed: Page views		2025-01-01 -

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Extra

• Mobile: mobi adaptation. Carries advertising, refer to ratecard.

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Social Media

		Followers	Last Active
Facebook	The Witness		1 month ago
Instagram
TikTok
Twitter			2 years ago
YouTube

Social media metrics are updated daily.

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Social Rates

Effective Date	Status	Type	VAT	Comm.	Comments	Currency	Announce Date	PDF
2025-01-01		Standard rates	0.00	0.000		ZAR	2025-03-24

Type	Position	Condition	Amount
Facebook	Standard Post
TikTok	Video Post
All	Package

Key Updates

• 2024-01-29 New editors Witness, The, Weekend Witness
• 2023-02-21 New editors Witness Online, The
• 2022-07-01 Publishing changes Witness, The ownership TO Capital Newspapers/Adspace24 FROM Media24: News/Adspace24 Some personnel changes
• 2022-07-01 Publishing changes Witness Online, The ownership TO Capital Newspapers/Adspace24 FROM Media24: News/Adspace24 Site now falls under Citizen.co.za FROM News24.com
• 2022-07-01 Publishing changes Weekend Witness ownership TO Capital Newspapers/Adspace24 FROM Media24: News/Adspace24 some personnel changes
• 2021-03-18 New editors Witness.co.za
• 2021-03-18 New editors Weekend Witness
• 2021-03-18 New editors Witness, The
• 2020-05-07 Dead/suspended print/e-dition titles Witness, The: Wheels incorporated into main body of Witness, The (Media24: News)
• 2018-04-04 New editors Witness, The
• 2017-11-01 New editors Witness, The new acting editor
• 2017-11-01 New editors Weekend Witness new acting editor
• 2017-03-07 New editors Witness, The deputy editor now acting editor
• 2013-10-16 New editors Witness, The
• 2011-09-21 New editors Witness, The

• Standard rates
• Hive Digital Local News Network

Current Rate Type: Standard rates

Effective	Status	Rate type	Currency	VAT%	Comm.%	Original	% Change
2025-01-01		Standard rates	ZAR	0.00	0.000	1Mb
2024-01-01		Standard rates	ZAR	0.00	0.000	154Kb
2023-01-01		Rates on application	ZAR	0.00	0.000
2022-01-01	Rates on application	Standard rates	ZAR	0.00	0.000
2021-01-01	Rates on application	Standard rates	ZAR	0.00	0.000
2020-01-01		Adspace24	ZAR	0.00	0.000
2018-02-01	unchanged for 2020	Adspace24	ZAR	0.00	0.000	2Mb
2016-09-27		Adspace24 agency/direct retail	ZAR	0.00	0.000
2016-05-01		Adspace24	ZAR	0.00	0.000	2Mb
2016-01-01		Adspace24	ZAR	0.00	16.500	2Mb
2015-01-01		Adspace24	ZAR	0.00	16.500	1Mb
2014-04-01		Standard rates	ZAR	0.00	16.500	79Kb
2013-01-01		Standard rates	ZAR	0.00	16.500	217Kb
2012-01-01		Standard rates	ZAR	0.00	16.500	305Kb
2011-01-01		Standard rates	ZAR	0.00	16.500	35Kb

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Current Rate Type: Hive Digital Local News Network

Effective	Status	Rate type	Currency	VAT%	Comm.%	Original	% Change
2024-01-01	Valid to 2026-07-31	Hive Digital Local News Network	ZAR	0.00	0.000	438Kb

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