Business Day (South Africa)

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Business Day
Type Daily newspaper
Owner(s) Arena Holdings
EditorAlexander Parker
Founded1 May 1985;40 years ago (1985-05-01)
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters Parktown
Website www.businesslive.co.za/bd/
Logo in 2013 Business Day (za) (2013-12-06).svg
Logo in 2013

Business Day is a national daily newspaper in South Africa, published weekdays (Monday to Friday) and also available as an e-paper. Based in Parktown, Johannesburg, it is edited by Alexander Parker and published by Arena Holdings, which is also the parent company of the Financial Mail magazine and Business Day TV (formerly known as Summit TV). [1]

Contents

The newspaper, launched on 1 May 1985, covers all major national and international news, with a specific focus on the South African economy and business sector, companies and financial markets. It also contains an influential opinion section with several popular columnists, along with coverage of sport, travel, books, arts and entertainment. [1]

Business Day has its digital identity on BusinessLIVE. It also has apps for the iPhone and iPad, Android devices and Huawei devices.

Supplements

Distribution areas

Distribution [3]
20082013
Eastern CapeYY
Free StateYY
GautengYY
KwaZulu-NatalYY
LimpopoYY
MpumalangaYY
North WestYY
Northern CapeYY
Western CapeYY

Distribution figures

Circulation [4]
Net Sales
Oct – Dec 202412 907
Jan – Mar 201529 559 [5]
Jan – Mar 201432 854 [5]
Oct – Dec 201235 149
Jul – Sep 201235 828
Apr – Jun 201235 070
Jan – Mar 201235 897

Readership figures

Estimated Readership [6] [7]
AIR
Jan – Dec 201259 000
Jul 2011 – Jun 201268 000

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Business Day Website (About Us)" . Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Business Day Website" . Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  3. "Business Day Website". Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  4. Audit Bureau of Circulations (S.A)
  5. 1 2 ABC Analysis Q1 2015: The biggest-circulating newspapers in South Africa, MarkLives.com, 8 May 2015
  6. SAARF AMPS (Previous Presentations)
  7. SAARF AMPS (Industry Presentations)