Cape Town Media plays an important role in shaping up public consensus.
A number of newspapers, journals, magazines and radio stations constitute various forms of Cape Town Media. The city houses the offices of several newspapers and other forms of print media. Die Burger is one of the leading vernacular dailies of the city. It is published by possibly the biggest media house in the whole of the country, Naspers. Media and Independent News publish newspapers in English. The Cape Times is published by Media while Independent News publishes Cape Argus.
Cape Town Community Newspapers
There are a number of localized community dailies in Cape Town. They are published from different parts of the city and carry local news. While some of these newspapers are published in Afrikaans, a large number of them are in English. Some of the community newspapers are:
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English
- Helderburg Sun, published from Helderburg
- Southern Mail, published from Southern Peninsula
- Sentinel News, published from Hout Bay
- Constantiaberg Bulletin, published from Constantiaberg
- Table Talk, published from Table View
Afrikaans
- Tygerburger
- Vukani
- Landbou-Burger
Cape Town Radio Stations
An important means of mass communication included in the media in Cape Town include a number of radio stations. These include Good Hope FM, Cape Talk, Bush Radio, The Voice of the Cape and 94.5 Kfm. SABC, one of the major broadcasters in the country, maintains a operation base in Cape Town.
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