The Daily Dispatch is a South African newspaper published in East London in the province of Eastern Cape.
The weekend edition is titled Daily Dispatch Weekend Edition.
Founded in 1872 as the East London Dispatch and Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, the Daily Dispatch is the Eastern Cape's best-selling daily with a circulation of about 26,147 copies as of the first quarter in 2015. The online offering is known as DispatchLIVE.
The newspaper, published in English, is well known for its hard-hitting investigative reporting and also covers Eastern Cape news, sports, politics, business, jobs, and community events.
It has consistently been South Africa's best-performing daily newspaper, in terms of circulation growth, for the last several years.
The newspaper is internationally known for its editor from 1965 to 1977, Donald Woods. Woods became a friend of Steve Biko, leader of the Black Consciousness Movement, and provided support to Biko through his editorials. After Biko's death in police custody, Woods went into exile to expose the truth surrounding Biko's death in his book Biko.
During World War II the editor, and major shareholder, was Bernard Steer, father of noted journalist George Steer.
History The History of the Daily Dispatch by Glyn Williams
Distribution areas +Distribution 2008 2013 Eastern Cape Y Y Free State Gauteng Kwa-Zulu Natal Y Y Limpopo Mpumalanga North West Northern Cape Western Cape Y
Distribution figures +CirculationAudit Bureau of Circulations (S.A) Net Sales Jan – Mar 2015 26 147 Jan – Mar 2014 30 199 Oct – Dec 2012 26 339 Jul – Sep 2012 26 390 Apr – Jun 2012 26 751 Jan – Mar 2012 30 304
Readership figures +Estimated ReadershipSAARF AMPS (Previous Presentations)SAARF AMPS (Industry Presentations) AIR 12 Jan – 12 Dec 238 000 11 Jul – 12 Jun 237 000
Location The newspaper's physical address is: 35 Caxton Street, East London, South Africa, 5201
See also List of newspapers in South Africa
References
External links Daily Dispatch Website (DispatchLIVE) SAARF Website