About Soweto Urban
Caxton Urban Community Newspapers launched it’s first publication Protea Urban News into the suburbs of Soweto in April 2005.
Having received an enormous response from the advertisers and residents – the launch program has been fast tracked and today URBAN NEWS publishes 11 community newspapers into the suburbs of Soweto & Westside.
9 Wright Street
Industria West
Johannesburg
South Africa
Tel: +27 (0)10 492 5311
Management
Mark Scheepers
Sales
Orapeleng Ramafoko
Muzie Dlamini
Brian Vilakazi
Editorial
Cleric Themba Vukeya
Mzwandile Khathi
Vicky Mabotha
Janice Beckett
Mandlakayise Hlatshwayo
Hosea Mothei
Lebo Mosolodi
Classifieds
Razeya Jardine
Xoliswa Maseko
Matefo Liholo
Graphics
Lorenzo Roberts
Cliantha Brink
Jeremy Tree
Danily Chapman
Admin
Adelaide Bogoshi
Baderia Sheba
Zanele Mashinini
Selina Hlongwane
- Guaranteed door-to-door delivery
- Penetrate the vast spending power, by delivering to the most economically active areas
- Newspapers have local flavour which is reinforced by editorial content specific to that area
- URBAN NEWS reaches 298 500 households in Soweto
In the past year, community newspapers have outstripped competitive media types with an ad spend growth of 40% (excluding inserts)
Distribution
- Protea Urban 25 000
- Diepkloof Urban 30 000
- Pimville Urban 25 000
- Dobsonville Urban 32 500
- Eldorado Park Urban 30 000
- Meadowlands Urban 27 500
- Orlando Urban 30 000
- Chiawelo Urban 25 000
- Jabavu Urban 27 500
- Zola Urban 30 000
- Westside Urban 16 000
TOTAL CIRCULATION: 298 500
ESTIMATED READERSHIP: 1 492 500
