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The Citizen

31 sources from The Citizen. It is a news source. Each one shows what it backs.

Who owns and funds it

Owned by Caxton & CTP, which Terry Moolman and Noel Coburn founded. An official inquiry found The Citizen began in 1976 with secret money from the apartheid government.

Who owns it

Caxton & CTP, founded by Terry Moolman and Noel Coburn, publishes The Citizen and many local newspapers, its website says.

Caxton & CTP Publishers and Printers (home page) (opens in a new tab)

Caxton and CTP Publishers and Printers Ltd. No date on the page.

Where to look: Company description

Saved copy: kept on fileThe donor's own material

Caxton Holdings owns 46.86% of Caxton; in 2013 the Mail & Guardian said Moolman controls it through a vehicle he runs with Noel Coburn.

Profile's Stock Exchange Handbook 2026 Issue 2, p.95 (Caxton and CTP Publishers and Printers Ltd.) (opens in a new tab)

Profile Media. No date on the page.

Where to look: Caxton entry, "MAJOR ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS as at 13 Feb 2026"

Saved copy: kept on fileThe donor's own material

Where its money comes from

The Citizen was started in 1976 with secret money from the apartheid government's Department of Information, an official inquiry found.

Apartheid’s Infogate, fresh and relevant after all these years (opens in a new tab)

Daily Maverick (J Brooks Spector, analysis). Published 29 January 2013.

Where to look: Paragraphs quoting the Rand Daily Mail headline and editor Johnny Johnson's 1978 editorial

Saved copy: kept on fileNews

Sources we cite from it