# Top News Websites in South Africa
The top 10 most visited news websites in South Africa by Ahrefs organic search traffic estimates. Updated monthly.
August 2025
Rank | Website | Search traffic | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ↑1 | za.com |
1.6M
+473.1K
|
+473.1K |
2 | ↓1 | bbc.com |
1.4M
-25.8K
|
-25.8K |
3 | news24.com |
1.2M
+109.8K
|
+109.8K | |
4 | yahoo.com |
1M
+155K
|
+155K | |
5 | nytimes.com |
799.8K
-13.5K
|
-13.5K | |
6 | citizen.co.za |
644.3K
+94K
|
+94K | |
7 | iol.co.za |
583.3K
+133.2K
|
+133.2K | |
8 | ↑2 | newsnow.co.uk |
388K
+83.4K
|
+83.4K |
9 | ↑3 | msn.com |
344.5K
+62.5K
|
+62.5K |
10 | ↓2 | aljazeera.com |
297.4K
-145K
|
-145K |
## Top Trending Websites
Websites that changed positions within the top 100 rankings in August 2025.
Trending up
#9
msn.com
↑3
↑2
#1
za.com
↑1
#3
news24.com
#4
yahoo.com
#5
nytimes.com
#7
iol.co.za
#2
bbc.com
#10
aljazeera.com
Trending down
#10
aljazeera.com
↓2
#2
bbc.com
↓1
#3
news24.com
#4
yahoo.com
#5
nytimes.com
#7
iol.co.za
#1
za.com
#9
msn.com