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Media monitoring in South Africa

With a presence in Johannesburg, Social Light monitors South African newspapers, radio, television, online news and social media, and delivers alerts and analyst-reviewed briefs while a story is still small enough to manage.

Broadcast, print and online in one place

South African coverage moves fast across talk radio, television news, national and regional newspapers and online. We capture and transcribe radio and television at segment level, so you can see and hear exactly what was said, alongside print and online coverage of your organisation and your competitors.

Built for organisations operating across the region

Many of our clients work in South Africa and its neighbours at the same time. One account covers South Africa together with Botswana and the rest of Africa, so regional teams see one picture rather than stitching together several suppliers.

What you receive

Outlets we monitor in South Africa

227 outlets in our directory, from our clients' coverage and our own source research. The full list is in our coverage directory.

Print

  • Business Day
  • Mercury
  • Daily Asset
  • Cape Times
  • The Star (Early Edition)
  • The Star (Late Edition)
  • Brainstorm Supplement
  • Die Burger (Suid-Kaap)
  • Die Burger (Metropool)
  • Die Burger Saturday (Metropool)
  • Die Burger Saturday (Suid-Kaap)
  • Vaalweekblad
  • Brainstorm CIO Directory
  • Financial Mail
  • Debt Free Digi magazine
  • Ilanga
  • Witness
  • Engineering News & Mining Weekly
  • Saturday Star
  • The Citizen
  • Alberton Record
  • Daily Dispatch
  • Hadeda News
  • Independent on Saturday

Television and radio

  • SuperSport Blitz
  • Radio 702
  • BDTV
  • CapeTalk
  • SABC3
  • CNBC Africa
  • SAfm
  • Metro FM
  • eNCA
  • SABC News
  • Power FM
  • 94.7 Highveld Stereo
  • YFM
  • Newzroom Afrika
  • Radio Sonder Grense (RSG)
  • Motsweding FM
  • Channel Africa
  • Radio 2000
  • Heart FM
  • Algoa FM
  • Radio 786
  • Hot 102.7
  • Jacaranda 94.2
  • Ukhozi FM

Online news

  • IOL
  • Daily Maverick
  • TimesLIVE
  • BusinessLIVE
  • SNL24
  • Mail & Guardian
  • Polity
  • TechCentral
  • SABC News
  • Business Day
  • News24
  • CNBC Africa
  • ITWeb
  • eNCA
  • Sunday World
  • Bizcommunity
  • Business Insider South Africa
  • Eyewitness News
  • Moneyweb
  • MyBroadband
  • Netwerk24
  • Sowetan Live
  • The Citizen Online
  • The South African

Questions

Which South African radio and TV stations do you monitor?

We capture national and regional television and radio, including talk radio and community stations. The stations in our directory are listed in our coverage directory.

Can one account cover South Africa and other countries?

Yes. A single account can cover South Africa alongside Botswana and other African markets, with the scope set by your package.

How quickly will I hear about a story?

Alerts go out at the moment a story publishes, across every channel in your scope, rather than in a digest the next morning. They are routed to the people who can act on them, not to a shared inbox.

Can I try Social Light before paying?

Yes. Creating an account takes about ten minutes and does not ask for a card. Nothing is charged until you choose a package. You can also book a demo, or take our free media intelligence assessment to see how much of your own coverage you are currently seeing.

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