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Grocott's Mail
Grocott’s Mail was established in the early part of the nineteenth century and is one of the few independent newspapers left in South Africa. It serves the community in Grahamstown and East Rini.
Grocott’s Mail is the oldest surviving independent newspaper in South Africa. Founded in 1870 (but incorporating the Grahamstown Journal which was founded in 1831), the bi-weekly has survived Apartheid, fast changing technology and a weak Eastern Cape economy and is today, the only newspaper that is published in Grahamstown, home city of Rhodes University.
Grocott’s Mail was recently acquired by a Rhodes University-linked company, but its new owners are determined that it remains a community paper with readers and advertisers across town, township, campus and countryside.
About The Digital Edition
http://www.grocotts.co.za/
The digital edition of Grocott's Mail is staffed and operated by the New Media Lab at the Rhodes University School of Journalism & Media Studies. The management and production of this web site is done by a group of students enrolled in the new media specialisation as part of their Bachelor of Journalism.
