Grocott's Mail

Grocott’s Mail is the heart and soul of Makhanda (that’s Grahamstown renamed). If it’s happening in or around our town, you’ll read about it in the Grocott’s. It’s the oldest independent newspaper in South Africa, with the first edition hitting the streets on 11 May 1870 as a free advertising sheet. Grocott’s Mail now comes out weekly on Fridays and is free. Grahamstown’s favourite community news source. It has a weekly readership of 10 500 (print and digital replica) and 30 000 pageviews per month (website).

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I spent a term working as a reporter for Grocott's Mail. This was a part of the Journalism course third term elective.