ZO now on WhatsApp – here’s how you can sign up
Check out our easy guide on how to join the ZO WhatsApp community.

THE Zululand Observer strives to bring you the latest news from around Zululand, straight to your mobile device.
With that in mind, we have set up a WhatsApp broadcast service, so you can receive our breaking news updates via WhatsApp.
Here’s how you do it:
- Save our number (072 069 4169) in your contacts under ‘Zululand Observer’
- Open WhatsApp
- Send a WhatsApp message with your name and surname to the ‘Zululand Observer’ contact
- Enjoy our updates
If you wish to stop receiving broadcast messages, simply delete the ‘Zululand Observer’ contact.
Zululand Observer WhatsApp Disclaimer:
The Zululand Observer WhatsApp news broadcast service is an elective subscription, which will cost you nothing.
If you subscribe to the service, you will receive the following:
- Latest news updates
- A direct link to the ZO team
- The best news from around Zululand
By subscribing to this service, your details will never be shared with a third party.
None of the other subscribers will be able to see your details.
While we encourage our readers to use the platform to communicate with us, we ask that no spam and unnecessary content is shared with the ZO contact.

