South Africa, Feb. 20 -- Starting the year off relatively stable with only a 1.6% decrease in circulation from the previous quarter to this quarter in Q1, newspapers slipped into a double figure decline in Q2 of almost 14%.

The category then rebounded in Q3, with a quiet quarter. This quarter Q4, 2024, continues with the general trend of declining circulations.

This trend is unavoidable as digital and alternative information sources continue to grow and as the media landscape continues to shift.

What remains to be seen is if this slow decline will stabilise or continue to trickle away.

Daily Newspapers

This quarter also had only seven dailies with increases on the previous quarter, half of the 14 with increases in Q3 2024.

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