Mail & Guardian

South Africaenmg.co.za

The Mail & Guardian is a South African investigative news outlet based in Johannesburg, founded in 1985, known for its independent, critical reporting on politics, corruption, and social justice. It has a reputation for holding power to account and is widely read by policymakers, academics, and the media industry.

Editorial stance over time

Each row is an entity (country or person) this outlet covers regularly. Each cell shows the outlet's stance toward that entity in that month — colour from red (hostile) to green (supportive), opacity from headline volume. Click a column header or any cell to open that month's full report.

Entity	Sep2026	Oct2026	Nov2026	Dec2026	Total
South Africa	0

Coverage volume by entity

Headlines per month for each top entity. Look for spikes — entities that suddenly dominate coverage and then fade. Click any tile to open the peak month.

South AfricaApr 6 · 10

Topic mix over time

Share of each thematic track across months. Bands shifting wider show where the outlet's editorial centre of gravity moved.

LifetimeSecurity17.0%Politics57.4%Economy19.1%Society6.4%

By month2026-02i

Feb 2026

21 titles

Lifetime overview

129

Total articlesiTotal titles ingested from this outlet

Months tracked

RegionsiDistinct geographic centroids covered

0.27

Geo focusiHHI: 0 = spread evenly, 1 = single region. Measures concentration.

Moderate

1.6

Signal richnessiAvg named entities (persons, orgs, places) per title

Top actorsiMost frequently mentioned actor categories

NONE

17.1%

ZA EXECUTIVE

17.1%

POLITICAL PARTY

10.1%

ZA POLITICAL PARTY

10.1%

NGO

4.7%

US EXECUTIVE