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    Magazines ABC Q1 2023: Some good increases as magazines consolidate

    There are some good increases in the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) of South Africa's Q1 2023 Consumers Magazines.
    Image: Bizcommunity There were some good increases shown in the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) of South Africa in some categories for Consumers Magazines in Q1 2023
    Image: Bizcommunity There were some good increases shown in the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) of South Africa in some categories for Consumers Magazines in Q1 2023

    Despite continuing shifts, with terminations, no submissions and resignations, the category is quietly starting to consolidate, with highlights from the Consumer and B2B categories as well as the Custom category showing up.

    Consumer Magazines

    There were several double-digit increases on the previous quarter in this category.

    This includes Financial Mail in the Business and News sector, Marktoe in the Farming sector, SA Home Owner and Visi in the Home sector, GQ in the Male sector, Compleat Golfer in the Sport and Hobby sector and Cape Etc. in the Travel, Tourism and Hospitality sector.

    Proving that there is still life in the Women’s General sector, five publications (of 11, with five decreasing on the previous quarter) showed upward movement, with Glamour and True Love, in double figures.

    Both TV Plus (Afrikaans) and TV Plus (English) have been discontinued. These are the only two publications that were left in the Entertainment sector.

    Arts, Culture and Heritage
    PublicationFrequencyFree circulationTotal circulation% change quarter% change year
    Jewish LifeMtly8,6328,6322.3%-3.8%
    Val de Vie Magazine2xA0No Issue
    Business and News
    Financial MailWkly, Fr2,50313,89015.1%7.6%
    Forbes AfricaAltM4,2419,8096.4%2.5%
    The Big Issue MagazineMtly1805,600-24.5%-15.9%
    Conservation and Wildlife
    African BirdlifeAltM0No Submission
    Entertainment
    TV Plus (Afrikaans)F0Discontinued
    TV Plus (English)F0Discontinued
    Family Interest
    HuisgenootWkly, Th3,747101,635-3.5%-19.8%
    LIG11xA92014,579-2.7%-26.3%
    Plus 50 6xA1,0055,3330.5%-4.1%
    The Crest7xA10,27210,272-0.2%-17.2%
    The Ridge8xA12,56812,5682.9%-18.5%
    YouWkly, Th1,94351,682-4.2%-23.3%
    Farming
    Farmer's WeeklyWkly, Fr1045,807-9.5%-19.4%
    Grond tot MondQ30,40630,406No Issue
    LandbouweekbladWkly, Th011,7615.4%-7.3%
    Marktoe!Mtly15,92215,92224.5%60.8%
    Veeplaas11xA0Changed Sector
    Health & Wellbeing
    Grow to Eat3xA2,25211,715-0.1%No Issue
    Odyssey MagazineQ0Resigned
    Home
    Conde Nast House & GardenMtly2,59411,558-2.2%-1.2%
    Easy DIYQ0Resigned
    Food&Home MagazineQ2,98513,3730.2%New Member
    Lose It,Q07,240-24.7%-34.2%
    SA Home Owner11xA3,60319,69628.4%-5.4%
    Sarie Kos / FoodQ012,739-3.6%No Issue
    The Gardener / Die TuinierMtly5,57323,331-9.6%10.2%
    Tuis Home8xA062,273-0.2%-15.7%
    Visi6xA2,26512,10317.7%1.1%
    Leisure
    Let’s Braai / Kom ons Braai (former The Ultimate Braai)Ann0No IssueReporting change
    Life & Style4xA4,7004,700-2.1%New Member
    Male
    GQ5xA2,4085,43110.2%-0.4%
    Men's Health6xA3,89215,100New Member
    Popular MechanicsMtly0Ceased Publishing
    Motoring
    Bike SAMtly0Publication Closed
    CarMtly12,00940,516-1.4%-6.0%
    Driven MagazineMtly7,6477,647-0.9%12.2%
    Parenting
    Baba & KleuterQ09,148No Issue25.9%
    Baby's and BeyondQ7,3379,8473.6%No Issue
    Things to do With Kids2xA0ResignedNew Member
    Your Pregnancy and BabyAltM1,5765,667-7.1%3.0%
    Pets
    Dog DirectoryAnn0Resigned
    Sport and Hobby
    Compleat GolferMtly5,8749,14310.5%53.6%
    Kick OffMtly0Discontinued
    Magnum8xA0Resigned
    SA RugbyMtly1,6379,489-6.7%-23.9%
    Travel, Tourism & Hospitality
    Cape Etc3xA4,0987,30810.3%7.4%
    GetawayMtly1,83813,499-10.8%-16.2%
    go! Drive & Camp and Weg! Ry & SleepAltM025,2342.0%-17.7%
    Weg / Go PlattelandQ016,269-9.0%-24.8%
    Weg/GoAltM040,347-2.7%-19.6%
    Woman's General
    BONA MagazineMtly2,78616,01411.2%New Member
    FairladyAltM028,9518.7%-25.2%
    Garden & Home MagazineMtly4,11315,118-3.2%0.0%
    Glamour,Q6,59714,18822.1%10.2%
    KuierF051,227-6.4%-21.6%
    Rooi Rose MagazineAltM5,85629,4981.5%13.6%
    SarieAltM87254,991-6.9%-11.8%
    True LoveAltM010,81229.0%-38.5%
    Women & Home MagazineMtly7,88729,099-3.3%3.3%
    Women's Health6xA4,34112,761New Member
    Total197,183953,928-2.1%-13.6%

    B2B Magazines

    As in previous quarters, the B2B category continues to deliver some good results.

    Good gains came from the Agricultural sector, with Veeplaas and Stockfarm being the best in this sector. Engineering - Other, Health and Wellbeing (MIMS increasing on the previous quarter by 105.8%), Civil Construction, Management (Black Management Quarterly the highlight here) and Mining sector all had good increases.

    The Industry sector was a mixed bag with three publications increasing on the previous quarter, one decrease, five no issues, one resignation, one termination and four reporting changes.

    Agricultural
    PublicationFrequencyFree circulationTotal circulation% change quarter% change year
    OVK Nuus/News4xA4,7554,7550.0%-4.0%
    SA Graan / GrainMtly20,92720,927-1.9%-1.3%
    SABI MagazineAltM0Resigned
    StockfarmMtly2,6387,52522.5%16.7%
    Veeplaas11xA3,7258,61222.3%Changed Sector
    WinelandMtly3,1253,1960.2%-1.0%
    Architecture
    Leading Architect & DesignAltM6,7186,767-1.4%-4.0%
    SA Building ReviewAnn8,5369,411No Issue2.0%
    To Build3xA8,5079,749-0.8%Reporting Change
    Automotive
    Taxi GuardianMtly0Terminated
    Civil Construction
    Construction WorldMtly16,51316,5130.1%12.0%
    IMIESA11xA12,63512,6354.3%10.9%
    Communications
    Future SA4xA0No IssueNew Member
    Nex Media4xA0Resigned
    SA ProfileAnn8,6939,767No IssueReporting change
    ServiceQ4,9584,9580.0%0.1%
    The Gapp MagazineAltM0Resigned
    Electrical Engineering
    Electricity & ControlMtly13,44013,4400.2%9.9%
    ESI AfricaQ0No IssueReporting change
    Sparks Electrical NewsMtly14,15914,159-0.1%9.2%
    Engineering - Other
    Capital Equipment NewsMtly12,82612,8260.4%9.7%
    DataweekMtly2,8002,8000.3%0.3%
    MechChem AfricaAltM10,21710,2174.0%15.0%
    Motion ControlQ2,1112,1110.9%5.0%
    Plumbing AfricaMtly11,20011,2924.0%17.1%
    Refrigeration and AirconditioningMtly6,9426,956-0.5%3.7%
    SA Instrumentation & ControlMtly4,4114,4113.5%8.1%
    Water & Sanitation AfricaAltM7,9907,9904.9%16.5%
    Health and Wellbeing
    Hi-Tech Security Solutions8xA4,2754,2750.9%5.4%
    Medical Chronicle11xA27,48327,4832.5%15.0%
    MIMSMtly2453,709105.8%1.2%
    Modern Medicine MagazineAltM3,3403,81411.0%2.9%
    South African Pharmaceutical & Cosmetic Review11xA2,9022,922-2.3%0.3%
    The Specialist Forum Journal11xA11,64511,645-46.7%-41.8%
    Hospitality, Catering and Tourism
    MeetingsAltM4,7094,7092.0%Reporting Change
    MeetingsAltM0Changed Sector
    Industry
    Analytical ReporterAltM5,5255,5250.0%1.9%
    Cold Link AfricaAltM4,1014,108-1.7%-4.8%
    Free State Business, Ann0No IssueReporting Change
    Gauteng CompaniesAnn0No IssueReporting Change
    KwaZulu Natal BusinessAnn0Reporting Change
    Lighting in DesignQ7,4007,4003.3%17.2%
    Limpopo Business.,Ann0No IssueReporting Change
    LINKED by Jewellers NetworkQ0ResignedResigned
    North West BusinessAnn0Reporting Change
    Northern Cape BusinessAnn0Reporting Change
    Opportunity (Exploring Business Prospects in SA)Q0Reporting Change
    Opportunity (Exploring Business Prospects in SA)Q4,9294,9290.2%0.0%
    ResourceQ6,3506,350-1.9%7.2%
    South African Business2xA0No IssueReporting change
    South African Food Review11xA3,7053,74929.1%-16.4%
    The Journal of African BusinessQ0No IssueNew Member
    The Responsible & Sustainable Tourism HandbookAnn0Terminated
    Western Cape Business,Ann0No IssueReporting Change
    Information and Computer Technology
    Brainstorm11xA4,7559,2350.7%4.6%
    Management
    African DecisionsQ10,16611,765-2.9%-6.4%
    Black Business QuarterlyQ44,43344,69219.9%-0.7%
    Blue Chip,Q0No Issue
    Business Day EarthAnn0No IssueNew Member
    Business Day EmpowermentAnn0No IssueNew Member
    FA NewsAltM1,7531,923-34.1%-34.3%
    KZN InvestQ0No Issue
    LeadershipMtly42,25842,4286.5%-7.0%
    Money MarketingMtly7,6717,6743.2%-1.3%
    South African Business Intergrator2xA8,5789,8830.7%0.7%
    Mining & Quarrying
    African Mines HandbookAnn0No IssueReporting Change
    African Mining Inc. Mining Mirror11xA20,97621,061-0.2%-10.5%
    EarthbrokerMtly5,3825,3820.0%0.0%
    Engineering News & Mining WeeklyWkly, Fr10,06612,7030.1%-5.4%
    Inside MiningQ9,1189,1180.3%36.4%
    Mining Review Africa11xA0No IssueReporting Change
    Modern MiningMtly13,97413,9742.5%15.0%
    Modern QuarryingQ6,8056,8055.0%22.2%
    Retail
    DIY And Industrial Trade NewsMtly10,10810,108-1.5%-6.3%
    Pharmacy Magazine (former Frontshop)Mtly16,72516,7255.9%-9.4%
    SpotongAltM0Changed Sector
    Transport and Logistics
    Freight News FeaturesMtly5,7495,950-3.4%1.9%

    Custom Magazines

    This category showed some good increases on the previous quarter. The highlight being Jet Club in the Retail sector. It is also the only magazine to show double-figure increases.

    Despite this, while there were a few decreases on the previous quarter, the culling of the category continued, with four resignations, two no submissions, three changed publishers, two no issues, and one changed sector and one digital only.

    Farming
    PublicationFrequencyFree circulationTotal circulation% change quarter% change year
    Dairy Mail, TheMtly1,2071,2114.3%-45.4%
    Health & Wellbeing
    FitlifeMtly0Changed Publisher
    Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Diabetes SA3xA0Resigned
    SA Pharmaceutical Journal10xA0No Submission
    South African Medical JournalMtly8,5818,8181.1%-5.2%
    Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia &AnalgesiaAltM0Resigned
    Home
    Fresh Living Q0Resigned
    Living SpaceMtly12438,5401.9%17.7%
    My KitchenMtly70076,9952.8%18.9%
    Industry Specific
    Forum TydskrifQ0No SubmissionReporting Change
    J S EQ12,66614,4711.7%0.0%
    Sea Rescue3xA0No IssueNo Issue
    ServamusMtly457,603-6.6%-11.3%
    In-flight
    In Flight MagazineMtly34,85234,8527.3%47.8%
    Leisure
    Private EditionQ0No IssueNo Issue
    TasteAltM68334,358-0.6%3.7%
    Male
    ManMtly50059,8025.1%38.5%
    TechMtly50033,5904.0%8.4%
    Motoring
    MotorMtly0Changed Publisher
    Professional
    De Rebus11xA0Digital only
    Retail
    Club MagazineMtly6,666262,228-2.6%1.9%
    Jet Club7xA0262,65012.7%-6.9%
    Sport and Hobby
    Game & Hunt/Wild & JagMtly66,87168,4430.5%-4.9%
    SA Hunter/Jagter8xA0Resigned
    Soccer ClubMtly50050,3483.8%16.5%
    Sports ClubMtly570103,4616.3%24.9%
    Wildland MagazineMtly0Changed Sector
    Travel, Tourism & Hospitality
    EscapesMtly0Changed Publisher
    PremierMtly8,5138,5131.7%23.8%
    Rove SA2xA8,0899,7075.4%No Issue
    Woman's General
    Balanced LifeMtly26649,9860.5%7.3%
    Youth
    ClubXMtly466109,1567.8%34.9%
    Kids Super ClubMtly49073,5164.7%16.6%
    Total152,2891,308,248-12.4%-8.8%

    Free magazines

    This category continues to quietly go about its business with Q1 2023 showing better results than the previous quarter, when there was only one increase on the previous quarter. Q1 2023 had three publications show an increase on the previous quarter, with three 0% increases/decreases and one decrease on the previous quarter.

    PublicationFrequencyTotal circulation% change quarter% change year
    Botswana Advertiser.F99,9650.0%1.7%
    Get It (Ballito to Umhlanga)Mtly11,9650.0%9.5%
    Get It (Bloemfontein)Mtly6,8900.0%0.0%
    Get It (Highway)Mtly11,779-0.3%20.2%
    Get It (Jo'burg South)Mtly14,7500.0%0.1%
    Get It (Jo'burg West)Mtly14,5009.2%-1.6%
    Get It (Lowveld)Mtly6,2000.0%0.0%
    Get It (Northern Suburbs Joburg)Mtly14,8000.3%-0.2%
    Get It (Pretoria)Mtly14,6730.1%0.0%

    About Danette Breitenbach

    Danette Breitenbach is a marketing & media editor at Bizcommunity.com. Previously she freelanced in the marketing and media sector, including for Bizcommunity. She was editor and publisher of AdVantage, the publication that served the marketing, media and advertising industry in southern Africa. She has worked extensively in print media, mainly B2B. She has a Masters in Financial Journalism from Wits.
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