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The Q2 2024 numbers from the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) highlight once again the desperate state newspapers are in in South Africa.

The Q2 2024 numbers from the Audit Bureau of Circulations highlight once again the desperate state newspapers are in in South Africa.The Q2 2024 numbers from the Audit Bureau of Circulations highlight once again the desperate state newspapers are in in South Africa. Image: PixabaymagazinesOverall, newspaper circulation in Mzansi declined in Q2 2024 year on year and quarter on quarter according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations.

The once popular Cape Times and Cape Argus , although they showed increases over the last quarter, were down a whopping 24.9% and 27.7%, respectively, year-on-year.Little wonder then that the Media24 stable has elected to either sell – or cull – many of their weekend newspapers.Overall, the magazine category had a 2.9% rise QoQ and an 18.4% increase YoY highlighting the resilience of the magazine industry.

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