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Top Free News — South Africa

App Store · Updated 2026-09-18 21:28 UTC · 98 apps
AI summaryGenerated 2026-09-19 · MiniMax

X held the top spot in South Africa's iPhone News chart, with Reddit climbing one place to #2 and Substack slipping to #3. The biggest riser was 49s Results, jumping twelve spots to #6, followed by the NYTimes app with a nine-place surge to #15; Blue for Twitter, BBC, and IOL News each climbed five positions. On the downside, Google News was the top faller, dropping seven places to #17, while SABC News fell four spots to #11 and Daily Maverick slid three to #8. No new entries debuted in the Top 20, and ten apps dropped out of the chart, including phoenix, the Washington Post, and the Daily Wire.

Top Free News — South Africa

App Store · 98 apps · Updated 2026-09-18 21:28 UTC
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Top Free News — South Africa
RankAppToday
1
XX Corp.
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2
RedditREDDIT, INC.
1
3
SubstackSubstack, Inc.
1
4
News24: Trusted News. First24.com
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5
IEC South AfricaElectoral Commission of South Africa
1
6
49s ResultsThe Lottery Company
12
7
Blue for TwitterKpaw, LLC
5
8
Daily MaverickDaily Maverick
3
9
Home Affairs TodayApp Developer Studio Cc
1
10
VideoElephant TVVideo Elephant Limited
1
11
SABC News appSouth African Broadcasting Corporation Ltd
4
12
QuoraQuora, Inc.
1
13
Netwerk24 – Alles op een plek24.com
1
14
Moneyweb NewsMoneyweb (Pty) Limited
3
15
NYTimes: Breaking World NewsThe New York Times Company
9
16
South African GovernmentGovernment Communication and Information System
1
17
Google NewsGoogle
7
18
BBC: World News & StoriesBBC Studios Distribution Ltd.
5
19
Bloomberg: Business News DailyBloomberg Finance LP
1
20
IOL NewsIOL
5
21
Reuters - Breaking World NewsThomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH
8
22
Maroela MediaMaroela Media
5
23
CNBC: Stock Market & BusinessVersant Media LLC
7
24
Eyewitness NewsPrimedia Broadcasting
3
25
CNN: Live & Breaking NewsCNN Interactive Group, Inc.
1
26
Ground NewsSnapwise Inc.
5
27
ClubhouseAlpha Exploration Co.
5
28
MSNMicrosoft Corporation
5
29
Radio Islam InternationalMohamed Ismail Bukharia
NEW
30
AfriForumTVLonely Viking (PTY) LTD
8
31
Spotify for CreatorsSpotify
5
32
Medium: Read & Write StoriesA Medium Corporation
5
33
Opera News: Breaking & LocalOpera Norway AS
9
34
Podcast AppEvolve Global, Inc.
13
35
Daily Sun Official24.com
7
36
BusinessTechMyBroadband Online (Pty) Ltd
17
37
Pretoria FMPretoria FM
2
38
The New YorkerAdvance Magazine Publishers Inc.
6
39
Overcast Podcast AppOvercast Radio, LLC
25
40
Pocket Casts: Podcast PlayerAutomattic
26
41
Al Jazeera - الجزيرةAl Jazeera Network
9
42
The Wall Street Journal. NewsDow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.
12
43
PressReader: News & MagazinesPressReader Inc
14
44
Podbean Podcast App & PlayerPodbean Incorporated
10
45
Air France PressSociete Air France S.A.
22
46
Al Jazeera EnglishAl Jazeera Network
8
47
Financial Times: Business NewsFinancial Times Ltd.
6
48
WIREDAdvance Magazine Publishers Inc.
NEW
49
The White HouseThe Official White House
11
50
The Economist: News & AnalysisThe Economist
5