Still the cheapest weekly in the country
RISING costs are impacting everything from food, electricity and water, to fuel, school fees and health care. It is challenging to find anything unaffected by inflation.
The POST has also faced price increases. But for the past three years, rather than pass hikes on to readers, we have taken most of our cost increases – for newsprint, energy for print sites, salaries and transportation – on the chin.
Now after keeping the cover price locked down for as long as we could, absorbing the increases in our operating costs to insulate our loyal readers from extra expenses, print copies of the will cost a little more from September 1, going up from R12 to only R15.
While we were left with no choice but to put up our sale price by R3, the POST will still be the cheapest weekly newspaper in South Africa – and is great value for money at R15 for an informational and educational read.
A 500ml bottle of spring water costs more than R15. A minibus taxi trip from Chatsworth into Durban city costs more than R20.
Subscriptions to the POST will enjoy lower rates, meaning you can get a discount on the cover price. To subscribe call 0800 204 711.
Despite an extremely challenging market for newspapers, the POST – the only independent sold title catering mainly for the Indian community – continues to invest in quality journalism.
Among other headline stories, this year our newsroom exposed the scandal of a matric top achiever who was denied a bursary because of skin colour; the relative who “sold” a 14-year-old girl for R5 000; three workers who burnt to death because fire hydrants ran dry; pensioners under attack in various once peaceful suburbs; a gang boss who had cops on the payroll; and abuse claims at the ABH Children’s Home.
In addition to local news, we have great columns, sport, entertainment and lifestyle pages.
There is nothing incorrect about reading a niched publication. Our Constitution safeguards diversity by recognising the linguistic and cultural differences of the people.
The POST caters for all tastes and for the young as well as the not so young. Our promise to you remains the same: journalism you can trust.
Thank you for your support which we will never take for granted, and rest assured that we will continue in our efforts to make the better, bolder and brighter.