Namibian Sun

Namibian Sun
Front page of 11 October 2016 issue
TypeDaily newspaper
Owner(s)Namibia Media Holdings
EditorToivo Ndjebela
Founded2007
Circulation36,000 (2007, planned)
Websitenamibiansun.com

The Namibian Sun is a daily newspaper in Namibia. It was launched on 20 September 2007 as a weekly tabloid newspaper published on Thursdays.[1] The initial print run was planned to be 36,000 copies. The paper publishes mostly in English with some pages in Oshiwambo and targets a readership aged between 18 and 40.[2] It has been published daily since 2010.[3]

The Namibian Sun is published by Namibia Media Holdings (formerly Democratic Media Holdings[2]) which also publishes Allgemeine Zeitung and Die Republikein.[4] While AZ has a German-speaking readership, and Republikein targets Afrikaans speakers, the Namibian Sun focuses on an English-speaking audience.[1] It is similar to the South African Daily Sun in layout and features.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "NAB 'owns' in Namibia". bizcommunity.com. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
  2. ^ a b Rothe, Andreas (2010). Media System and News Selections in Namibia. LIT Verlag. p. 36. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Our History". Namibia Media Holdings. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  4. ^ "About Us". Namibia Media Holdings. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  5. ^ Rothe, Media System and News Selections in Namibia, p. 37.