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Who owns and funds it

Owned by Primedia. Its shareholders include EPE Capital Partners, FirstRand, Old Mutual and the Mineworkers Investment Trust. No party, government or foreign funder found (checked 27 Oct 2026).

Who owns it

Primedia, owner of Eyewitness News (EWN), is owned by EPE Capital Partners, FirstRand, Old Mutual and the Mineworkers Investment Trust, Bloomberg reported in 2024.

Another major South African media group could see a shift in owners (opens in a new tab)

BusinessTech (Bloomberg report). Published 30 July 2024.

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In 2018/19 the broadcasting regulator ICASA listed Mineworkers Investment Company as Primedia's biggest shareholder, with 46.61%.

2018/19 Annual Compliance Report, Primedia (Pty) Ltd broadcasting as 567 Cape Talk (opens in a new tab)

Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA). Published 1 March 2020.

Where to look: Section 1, "1.2 Shareholders"; and news section

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Sources we cite from it

ANC wins battle against IEC over candidates lists debacle
Published 15 October 2026 · News · Saved copy ↗
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- African National Congress
- uMkhonto weSizwe Party
Knysna Municipality remains without mayor
Published 23 September 2026 · News · Saved copy ↗
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- Knysna
Municipal elections: DA sticks to its stalwarts as ANC & EFF look to wrestle control of Cape Town
Published 19 September 2026 · News · Saved copy ↗
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- City of Cape Town
City of Johannesburg clears R5.25-billion Eskom debt to end electricity dispute
Published 22 August 2026 · News · Saved copy ↗
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- Johannesburg: Electricity and power cuts (ANC)
Hill-Lewis declares Cape Town 'city of hope' in final council address
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KZN mayor insists he is not xenophobic
Published 20 August 2026 · News · Saved copy ↗
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- Inkosi Langalibalele
DA and MK Party say they weren't invited to be part of Parliament's delegation in Russia
Published 14 July 2026 · News · Saved copy ↗
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- African National Congress
- Al Jama-ah
DA vows to double Gqeberha's metro police within a year if residents vote for the party
Published 10 July 2026 · News · Saved copy: kept on file
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- Nelson Mandela Bay: Crime (DA)
City of Johannesburg defends finances after National Treasury withholds funding
Published 8 July 2026 · News · Saved copy ↗
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- Johannesburg: Budgets
Treasury temporary withholds billions in funding from Eastern Cape metros
Published 7 July 2026 · News · Saved copy ↗
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- Buffalo City: Budgets
- Nelson Mandela Bay: Budgets
Lesufi says Ratanda water crisis brought to Gauteng govt's attention two weeks ago
Published 4 July 2026 · News · Saved copy ↗
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- Lesedi
CoCT budget: ANC says DA-controlled council failed to respond to Capetonians' realities
Published 30 June 2026 · News · Saved copy: not added yet
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- City of Cape Town
Cape Town disputes Auditor-General finding after losing clean audit status
Published 26 June 2026 · News · Saved copy ↗
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- Cape Town: Audit results
Rise Mzansi unaware of IEC’s concern about R30m donation converted from a loan
Published 2 June 2026 · News · Saved copy: kept on file
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- WE ARE THE PEOPLE
City of Cape Town won't appeal unlawful municipal tariff ruling
Published 23 May 2026 · News · Saved copy: kept on file
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- Cape Town: Water
Expanding DA donor base important for growth, says new finance committee chair Burke
Published 13 April 2026 · News · Saved copy: kept on file
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- DR MARK JOHN BURKE
Drakenstein Municipality rejects Eskom's 9% tariff hike
Published 15 March 2026 · News · Saved copy ↗
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- Drakenstein
Zille pledges to attract 200k jobs to Joburg if elected mayor
Published 7 March 2026 · News · Saved copy ↗
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- Johannesburg: Local jobs (DA)
EFF pulls out of ANC-led governing coalition in Ekurhuleni
Published 18 February 2026 · News · Saved copy ↗
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Mbalula decries 'cold war' with United States as ANC reaffirms foreign policy sovereignty
Published 29 January 2026 · News · Saved copy: kept on file
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- African National Congress
Tshwane receives qualified audit with more than R5bn in irregular spend
Published 29 January 2026 · News · Saved copy ↗
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- Tshwane: Audit results
Amad returns to Johannesburg Mayoral Committee as MPG reclaims seat
Published 17 January 2026 · News · Saved copy ↗
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- City of Johannesburg
South African opposition divided over US capture of Venezuela's president
Published 8 January 2026 · News · Saved copy: kept on file
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EFF calls on global community to boycott upcoming G20 Summit in US
Published 12 December 2025 · News · Saved copy: kept on file
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- Economic Freedom Fighters
Merafong mayor dismisses calls for her resignation amid water crisis protest
Published 24 September 2025 · News · Saved copy ↗
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- Merafong City
DA WC retains ward in the Matzikamma Municipality town of Vanrhynsdorp
Published 21 August 2025 · News · Saved copy ↗
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- Matzikama
Sponsored Israel trip for at least 10 parliamentarians described in various ways in disclosures
Published 29 July 2025 · News · Saved copy: kept on file
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- Patriotic Alliance
DA's no-confidence motion against Tshwane council Speaker Ndzwanana fails
Published 26 June 2025 · News · Saved copy ↗
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- City of Tshwane
John Steenhuisen corrects Trump’s ‘white genocide’ claims
Published 21 May 2025 · News · Saved copy ↗
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- Democratic Alliance
ACDP members' trip to Israel confirms party's standing belief about Israel, says Meshoe
Published 15 April 2025 · News · Saved copy: kept on file
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- African Christian Democratic Party
GNU parties split over Ebrahim Rasool expulsion
Published 17 March 2025 · News · Saved copy ↗
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WC DA welcomes re-election of Francois du Rand as Swellendam mayor
Published 14 February 2025 · News · Saved copy ↗
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- Swellendam
ANC's Babalwa Lobishe elected new Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality mayor
Published 31 October 2024 · News · Saved copy: kept on file
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Newly elected Mogale City mayor promises systems to ensure residents aren't affected by political changes
Published 28 October 2024 · News · Saved copy ↗
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- Mogale City
ATM's Danny Thupane resigns as Mogale City Mayor
Published 16 October 2024 · News · Saved copy ↗
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- Mogale City
ANC's Dada Morero elected as Joburg's new mayor
Published 16 August 2024 · News · Saved copy ↗
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- City of Johannesburg
EThekwini council expected to elect new mayor to replace Kaunda
Published 10 July 2024 · News · Saved copy ↗
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- eThekwini
Xaba elected as the new mayor of the eThekwini Metro Municipality
Published 10 July 2024 · News · Saved copy ↗
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Elections 101: What is a manifesto?
Published 16 May 2024 · News · Saved copy: not added yet
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- Keywords
PA intensifies calls for two-state solution to Israel-Palestine conflict
Published 12 May 2024 · News · Saved copy ↗
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- Patriotic Alliance
Ekurhuleni mayor announces 10-member mayoral Cabinet
Published 15 April 2024 · News · Saved copy: kept on file
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WATCH: BOSA calls for ceasefire in Israel-Palestine conflict
Published 8 March 2024 · News · Saved copy: kept on file
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- Build One South Africa
ActionSA's Mashaba won't be dragged into Middle East conflict, says more pressing issues at home
Published 7 March 2024 · News · Saved copy ↗
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- ActionSA
DA, ACDP not supporting SA’s genocide case against Israel at ICJ
Published 10 January 2024 · News · Saved copy: kept on file
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- African Christian Democratic Party
- Democratic Alliance
https://ewn.co.za/2024/07/10/cyril-xaba-has-been-elected-as-the-new-ethekwini-mayor
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- African National Congress
https://ewn.co.za/2024/12/14/sacp-resolves-to-contest-all-municipalities-in-2026-local-govt-elections
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- South African Communist Party
https://ewn.co.za/2025/07/03/aic-councillor-margaret-arnolds-elected-as-new-joburg-council-speaker
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- United Democratic Movement
https://ewn.co.za/2025/07/29/pas-mckenzie-vows-to-teach-the-da-anc-a-lesson-as-he-aims-to-take-wards-in-upcoming-polls
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- Patriotic Alliance
https://ewn.co.za/2025/09/03/beaufort-west-council-gets-new-deputy-mayor
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- Democratic Alliance
https://ewn.co.za/2025/10/29/minority-parties-in-joburg-council-file-no-confidence-motion-against-mayor-dada-morero
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- African Transformation Movement
https://ewn.co.za/2025/12/02/motion-of-no-confidence-against-joburg-mayor-dada-morero-withdrawn
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- African Transformation Movement
https://ewn.co.za/2026/01/26/anc-s-dora-mlambo-elected-speaker-of-ekurhuleni-city-council
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- Economic Freedom Fighters
https://ewn.co.za/2026/02/27/anc-frustrated-by-repeated-attempts-to-remove-morero-as-joburg-mayor
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https://ewn.co.za/2026/03/05/atms-john-senona-elected-city-of-ekurhuleni-speaker
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- African Transformation Movement
- City of Ekurhuleni
https://ewn.co.za/2026/04/09/eff-announces-election-task-force-ahead-of-municipal-polls
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- Economic Freedom Fighters
- City of Johannesburg
https://ewn.co.za/2026/04/13/multi-party-split-good-rise-mzansi-and-bosa-to-contest-polls-separately
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- Build One South Africa
https://ewn.co.za/2026/05/16/ifp-announces-mlungisi-mabaso-as-its-joburg-mayoral-candidate
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- Inkatha Freedom Party
- City of Johannesburg
https://ewn.co.za/2026/09/19/municipal-elections-da-sticks-to-its-stalwarts-as-anc-eff-look-to-wrestle-control-of-cape-town
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- National Coloured Congress
https://www.ewn.co.za/2024/07/12/newcastle-mayor-appointed-as-salga-chairperson
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- Inkatha Freedom Party
- Newcastle
https://www.ewn.co.za/2024/10/09/city-of-tshwane-has-a-new-mayor-dr-nasiphi-moya
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- ActionSA
https://www.ewn.co.za/2024/10/16/atms-danny-thupane-resigns-as-mogale-city-mayor
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- African Transformation Movement
https://www.ewn.co.za/2024/11/12/ifps-sikhumbuzo-dlamini-elected-mayor-of-king-cetshwayo-district-municipality
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- Inkatha Freedom Party
- King Cetshwayo
https://www.ewn.co.za/2025/03/20/mk-party-wins-first-ward-in-western-cape
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- uMkhonto weSizwe Party
https://www.ewn.co.za/2025/05/28/cape-town-mayor-hill-lewis-survives-no-confidence-motion-tabled-against-him
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- National Coloured Congress
https://www.ewn.co.za/2025/06/18/out-of-the-black-and-into-the-red-theewaterskloof-municipality-s-rapid-decline
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- Freedom Front Plus
https://www.ewn.co.za/2025/08/18/midvaal-mayor-says-his-municipality-should-be-used-as-a-blueprint-for-effective-governance-in-gauteng
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- Democratic Alliance
- Midvaal
https://www.ewn.co.za/2025/10/05/bosa-rise-mzansi-and-good-party-have-united-to-form-unite-for-change
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- Build One South Africa
https://www.ewn.co.za/2025/10/31/ancs-siphile-mdaka-regains-umkhanyakude-municipality-mayoral-chains
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- Inkatha Freedom Party
- uMkhanyakude
https://www.ewn.co.za/2025/12/02/al-jama-ah-withdraws-motion-of-no-confidence-against-joburg-mayor-morero
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- Al Jama-ah
https://www.ewn.co.za/2026/01/16/former-joburg-mayor-thapelo-amad-appointed-as-community-development-mmc
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- Al Jama-ah
- Pan Africanist Congress of Azania
https://www.ewn.co.za/2026/01/29/actionsa-to-abstain-from-joburg-mayors-no-confidence-vote
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- ActionSA
https://www.ewn.co.za/2026/01/29/morero-survives-as-al-jama-ah-withdraws-motion-following-anc-intervention
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- Al Jama-ah
https://www.ewn.co.za/2026/02/18/eff-to-remain-in-coalition-with-anc-at-other-municipalities-despite-ekurhuleni-fallout
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- Economic Freedom Fighters
https://www.ewn.co.za/2026/02/27/anc-frustrated-by-repeated-attempts-to-remove-morero-as-joburg-mayor
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- Al Jama-ah
https://www.ewn.co.za/2026/03/23/da-names-6-more-western-cape-mayoral-candidates
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https://www.ewn.co.za/2026/04/14/maimanes-bosa-merges-with-ppm-ahead-of-local-government-elections
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- Build One South Africa
https://www.ewn.co.za/2026/06/07/brett-herron-announced-as-joint-good-and-rise-mzansi-mayoral-candidate-for-cape-town
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- GOOD
https://www.ewn.co.za/2026/08/24/anc-not-pressured-to-announce-its-mayoral-candidates-for-key-municipalities
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- African National Congress
https://www.ewn.co.za/2026/08/26/mmusi-maimane-s-bosa-to-field-nearly-800-candidates-for-local-government-elections
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- Build One South Africa
https://www.ewn.co.za/2026/09/23/elections-2026-n1-town-s-decade-of-decay
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- Democratic Alliance
https://www.ewn.co.za/2026/10/06/jewish-christian-hindu-and-muslim-meet-al-jama-ah-s-cape-town-mayoral-candidate
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- Al Jama-ah