Namibian Sun

periodical literature

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

Namibian Sun
TypeDaily newspaper
Owner(s)Namibia Media Holdings
EditorFestus Nakatana
Founded2007
Websitenamibiansun.com

It is published by Namibia Media Holdings (formerly Democratic Media Holdings[3]) which also publishes two other newspapers, the 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][5]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "NAB 'owns' in Namibia". bizcommunity.com. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
  2. "Our History". Namibia Media Holdings. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  3. Rothe, Andreas (2010). Media System and News Selections in Namibia. LIT Verlag. p. 36. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  4. "About Us". Namibia Media Holdings. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  5. Rothe, Media System and News Selections in Namibia, p. 37.