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Impact of Covid 19 on Media Sustainability

Daily newspapers in the region
Publication

Country

Circulation Q2
2020

Percentage
change Q2 2020
vs Q1 2020

Percentage
change Q2 2020
vs Q2 2019

Bukedde

Uganda

41 141

22,95%

15,21

Daily Monitor

Uganda

No Submission

n/a

n/a

Daily Nation

Kenya

69 379

-31,44%

-32,43%

The Namibian

Namibia

20 922

-22,55%

-33,71%

New Vision

Uganda

17 331

-26,43%

-29,47%

Taifa Leo

Kenya

6 768

-39,31%

-38,80%

Times of
Swaziland

Swaziland

17 985

-9,53%

-11,61%

Zambia Daily
Mail

Zambia

5 215

-13,67%

-16,33%

Source: Audit Bureau of Circulations of South Africa

Table 3: Weekly newspapers in the region
Weekly Newspapers
Publication

Country

Circulation Q2
2020

Percentage
change Q2 2020
vs Q1 2020

Percentage
change Q2 2020
vs Q2 2019

The Botswana
Gazette

Botswana

No Submission

n/a

n/a

Lesotho Times

Lesotho

5 611

-18,87%

-25,28%

The Mmegi
Reporter

Botswana

5 524

No submission

-51,61%

The Monitor
(Formerly Mmegi
Monitor)

Botswana

4 014

No submission

-53,05%

The Voice

Botswana

8 435

-35,28%

-41,87%

Source: Audit Bureau of Circulations of South Africa

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