South African News Archive The largest collection of South African historical and current news

Financial Mail Archive

Business Day Archive Years of coverage Rand Daily Mail Archive Access 1540 1798 1800 1835 1900 1902 1922 1946 1974 1981 1985 1996 2000 Today

African Newspapers, Series 2 FBIS: Sub-Saharan Africa

African Newspapers, Series 1 The Sowetan Archive African History & Culture : Global Perspectives

African Newspapers: The British Library Coll. The Sunday Times Archive

Overview South African News Archive is the world’s largest repository of current and historical African news from 1540 to present. This comprehensive resource is a suite of eleven fully searchable databases, each acting as an essential complement to the others: Access South Africa Designed specifically for libraries in South Africa, this full text news database features more than 150 current South African newspapers, from 1996 to today. Many of these English, and Zulu sources have never before been available and can only be found in Access South Africa, including , City Press, , Hermanus Times, , Ons Stad, Potchfstroom Herald, Gazette, Vaal Weekblad and , as well as Cape Argus, Mercury, The Star and Sowetan and Isolezwe ngeSonto.

Rand Daily Mail Archive, 1902-1985 For the first time, researchers will have easy online access to one of the most important newspapers in South Africa’s history, the Rand Daily Mail (1902-1985). This critically important, yet controversial title pioneered popular journalism and is renowned today for being the first newspaper to openly oppose apartheid and contribute to its downfall. African Newspapers: The British Library Collection African Newspapers: The British Library Collection features 64 newspapers from throughout Africa, all published before 1901. Originally archived by the British Library—the national library of the United Kingdom and one of the largest and most respected libraries in the world—these rare historical documents are now available for the first time in a fully searchable online collection. From culture to history to geopolitics, the pages of these newspapers offer fresh research opportunities for students and scholars interested in topics related to Africa. African Newspapers, Series 1 & 2, 1800-1925 This groundbreaking online collection provides 110 African newspapers published in the 19th and 20th centuries, with 20 from South Africa alone. Features English, Afrikaans, Zulu, Xhosa, Dutch, Guajarati and Sotho titles from South Africa, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Uganda and Zimbabwe. Apartheid: Global Perspectives, 1946-1996 The definitive collection Apartheid: Global Perspectives, 1946-1996, traces the rise of apartheid, its effects on South Africa and the world, the defiance and revolutions that weakened it and its eventual collapse. With more than 60,000 news broadcasts and

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(continued from page 1) publications translated into English, this collection provides a unique international survey of the effects of apartheid written by both the people who experienced apartheid and those around the world who watched, reacted to and analyzed it.

Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports, 1974-1996: Part 2: Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia Derived from the greater FBIS Daily Reports, this subset includes all Reports from Sub-Saharan Africa, and provides national and local perspectives through a wealth of original political broadcasts and newspaper articles. Translated into English as needed, these materials constitute a daily historical record of key events in South Africa’s history as they happened.

African History & Culture, 1540-1921 The most important and comprehensive collection of its kind. More than 1,300 fully cataloged and searchable books, pamphlets, almanacs, broadsides and ephemera cover the history, peoples, and social and economic development of the African continent from the 16th century to the early 20th century. All areas of Africa and important adjacent regions are covered.

The Sowetan Archive, 1981-Today The Sowetan is a popular South African newspaper that began as a weekly publication, keeping readers abreast of the ongoing liberation struggle. For years it was distributed free of charge to households in the former apartheid-segregated townships of . After a change in ownership, The Sowetan was distributed countrywide to the provinces then known as , Natal, the Orange Free State, and two cities in the Cape Province; and . In 1981 the paper was transformed into a daily publication. Today, as one of the most widely read newspapers in the country, it is available daily in all nine South African provinces. Decidedly left-leaning, The Sowetan often addresses issues related to national development and contentious political viewpoints.

The Sunday Times Archive, 1906-Today South Africa’s largest Sunday newspaper, The Sunday Times was first published on February 4, 1906, as a weekly, sister publication of the Rand Daily Mail, also available from NewsBank. Dubbed ”The Paper for the People”, it is distributed to millions of readers all over South Africa and in neighbouring countries such as Lesotho, Botswana, and Swaziland. The Times has a history of talented writers, controversial coverage and a combative style. Its more contemporary history is marked by many awards for outstanding journalism and breaking stories. Newsworthy topics covered by the Times include national and global topics of interest, opinion and analysis, sport, business, lifestyle, travel, décor, fashion and beauty, competitions, and food. The paper also highlights South Africans who are responsible for positive change in the country, including philanthropists, social activists, and business and community leaders who have and continue to shape the country.

Business Day Archive, 1985-Today Business Day launched in 1985, the year the African National Congress met with white South African business leaders for the first time. Initially modeled after the Financial Times of London, Business Day was billed as “the national newspaper for decision makers.” The paper’s mission was to report on corporate news, economic policy, corporate governance and financial markets as well as a vibrant opinion section. Business Day established itself as South Africa’s more liberal financial publication, paying special attention to issues related to black economic empowerment and offering robust coverage of anti- apartheid demonstrations.

Financial Mail Archive, 1959-Today Since it was first published in 1959, the Financial Mail has provided authoritative news from across the continent and around the world. In its first issue, South Africa’s Minister of Finance wrote that the Financial Mail aimed to provide “a current of understanding and appreciation between public opinion and government policy.” While this archive offers a comprehensive history of South African markets, researchers can also use the archive to understand the events and issues that shaped the nation, including the decades-long political unrest, labour uprisings in Soweto and Durban, the violence of the 1980s and their collective impact on the future of South Africa and beyond.