 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source .(May 2019) |
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Language | Xhosa |
| Website | isolezwelesixhosa |
I'solezwe lesiXhosa is a Xhosa language newspaper launched in 2015.
| | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source .(May 2019) |
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Language | Xhosa |
| Website | isolezwelesixhosa |
I'solezwe lesiXhosa is a Xhosa language newspaper launched in 2015.
I'solezwe lesiXhosa became the country's only Xhosa newspaper when it was published on 30 March 2015, with the newspaper starting as a daily. It is now published weekly every Thursday and distributed in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape, predominantly Mthatha, East London, King William's Town and Port Elizabeth. [1]
| Distribution | |
| Aug 2016 | 33 000 [1] |
|---|---|
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