About South Coast Herald

The South Coast Herald has been the ‘Leader in Local News’ for the past 80 years or so.

Our roots go back to 1935 when the publication was known as the South Coast Reveille and the cover price was a mere ‘twopence’ (it now costs R3).

The newspaper has stood the test of time.

The Reveille changed its name to the Herald a short while later and has kept up its fine reputation for trust, reliability and keeping the South Coast informed and entertained ever since.

The Herald is openly regarded as one of the top local newspapers in South Africa for its broad mix of news, photographs, letters, community insight, sport and entertainment.

It has also won the Caxton Group’s ‘Best Sold Newspaper’ award on a number of occasions.

Our dedicated editorial team is encouraged to get personally involved in the community about which they write in order to do so with passion and caring.

Many of our staff has been with us for years, some more than 25.

Unlike many other local newspapers, the Herald does not miss a week (even at Christmas).

We are on sale early every Thursday for 52 weeks of the year. The only exception to this was during the July 2021 civil unrest which made it impossible to deliver.

The paper is distributed on the coastline between Mtwalume in the north, Port Edward in the south and inland to Harding and Kokstad.

The Herald is constantly evolving along with its community and is currently adjusting to keep up with the modern mix of mobile, digital and print media.