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IOL

58 sources from IOL. It is a news source. Each one shows what it backs.

Who owns and funds it

Run by Independent Online, which Sekunjalo says is a separate company from Independent Media. Sekunjalo said in 2026 that IOL got money from European and American partners. It has not named them.

Who owns it

The Cape Argus and Daily News websites call themselves part of the IOL network.

Cape Argus (home page) (opens in a new tab)

IOL. No date on the page.

Where to look: Site description and footer

Saved copy: kept on fileNews

Two Chinese state-owned companies own 20% of Independent Media, which publishes IOL's newspapers; they still held it in June 2026.

Iqbal Survé threatens to 'expose' M&G (opens in a new tab)

Mail & Guardian. Published 23 August 2013.

Where to look: Paragraphs under the opening; paragraph beginning "The commission later revealed"

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Where its money comes from

In 2026 Sekunjalo said IOL got "substantial funding from European and American partners", but staff say they were not told who these are.

Different name, same network — the truth about Independent Media’s ‘new’ newspaper publisher (opens in a new tab)

Daily Maverick. Published 4 August 2026.

Where to look: Paragraphs beginning "In June, Sekunjalo CEO Lucien Jacobs announced" and "Staffers also report"

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Sources we cite from it