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The South African

thesouthafrican.com
DA 79DR 75· ZA Est. 2002 Open to AI search AI-citable
$469· 1 Week
We get you published, or your money back A live URL and screenshot for every order. Price in the open

Format: Article · Published as an editorial article on the outlet.

Want to publish an article on The South African? This page shows exactly what a placement on The South African costs, its domain authority and monthly reach, how fast it goes live, and whether the article is citable by AI tools like ChatGPT and Perplexity. Order directly through Essentras with a money-back guarantee if we don't publish.

Placement fee
$469
1 Week
We get you published, or your money back
Refund if we miss the window No credit card to browse

How to get published on The South African

A placement on The South African is bought here like a product: the price, the turnaround, the link and how the article is labeled are fixed before you pay, and you approve the article before it goes live.

  1. 1Order The South African for $469Add it to your cart and check out. You are charged when you order, and refunded if the article is not published or the turnaround is missed.
  2. 2Approve the articleOur editors write it for The South African, or you send your own. Nothing goes live until you approve the draft, and edits are included.
  3. 3Get the live link and the proofWhen it is published you get the live URL and a dated screenshot. We re-check the link on a schedule and re-place it free if it stops resolving.

Publishing on The South African at a glance

Price
$4693 or more placements: 10% off the basket, 5 or more: 15%
Turnaround
1 Week, refunded if missed
Link
Nofollow
How it is labeled
No sponsored label
Google indexing
Indexed by Google
Proof
Live URL and a dated screenshot

Pitching the editors of The South African directly costs nothing, but they decide whether and when to cover you. A placement is the route where the price, the turnaround and the publication are fixed in advance.

Included with every placement

$348 of extras, at no extra cost

  • Custom article writing $200 value

    We write the article for this outlet. Agencies bill 50 to 200 for this alone.

  • Editorial review and draft approval Included

    You approve the draft before anything goes live, and edits are included.

  • Live-link monitoring $99 value

    We re-check your placement on a schedule and re-place it free if it stops resolving.

  • Screenshot proof and live link Included

    A dated screenshot and the live URL on delivery, so the coverage is provable later.

  • "As Seen On" badge kit Free

    A copy-paste badge for your own site, each logo linking to your published article.

  • The Authority Playbook $49 value

    Our 2026 guide to being cited by AI assistants and trusted by readers.

Every figure here is a price we actually charge for the service on its own. Nothing is added at checkout.

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Topic focus

General News

Audience

About 5,592,115 monthly visitors, a general readership.

Language: English
Region: ZA · Africa

Content mix

No coverage data

Editorial policy

Disclosure: None
Indexed: YES
No declared restrictions

SEO authority & reach

How easily The South African ranks on Google and gets surfaced by AI search. Scores run 0 to 100 (higher is better); data from Moz, SEMrush, Ahrefs and Tranco. Hover any metric for what it means.

55
Overall quality55/100 · Strong

Our single blended read on authority, traffic and editorial signal: how much weight a placement here actually carries.

Domain Authority
79/100
Moz
Authority Score
66/100
SEMrush
Ranking keywords
46k
Top 100 US
Traffic value
$1.3k
PPC equiv / mo
Backlinks
1.3M
Total
Ref. domains
37k
Unique
Global rank
#28,958
Tranco

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AI search visibility

Citable by AI assistants (6/6 answer engines allowed)

The South African allows the AI answer engines, so a placement here can be surfaced and cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude and Google AI Overviews.

Cited in AI answers · what drives AI reach
ChatGPT Search
ChatGPT (browsing)
Claude
Google AI Overviews / Gemini
Perplexity
Apple Intelligence
Used for AI model training · secondary; blocking these doesn't stop citation
OpenAI (training)allowed
Anthropic (training)allowed
Anthropic (legacy)allowed
TikTok / Doubaoallowed
Common Crawlallowed
Meta AIallowed
Amazonallowed

Parsed live from robots.txt. Reflects the publisher's stated AI-crawler policy.

Example placement

The South African example
Domain, authority & technical details
Domain registered2002 · GoDaddy.com, LLC
Global rank (Tranco)#28,958
Ad partners (ads.txt)191
Pages indexed (est.)201k+
Profile last updated Jun 8, 2026 · Enrichment v2
Money-back guarantee

Pay upfront. If we don't publish, you get a full refund.

Window-backed

Refund if we miss the turnaround shown above.

Price in the open

What you see is the price. No quote forms.

Proof, not promises

A live URL and screenshot for every order.

Frequently asked questions

How do I get published on The South African?
Add The South African to your cart on Essentras and check out. We handle editorial coordination and placement, with a money-back guarantee if we don't publish.
How much does a placement on The South African cost?
A placement on The South African costs $469. Every price is shown up front, with no hidden fees or agency retainer.
Can you pay to get published on The South African?
Yes. Essentras lets you order a sponsored placement on The South African at a transparent, fixed price with full disclosure compliance, backed by a money-back guarantee if we don't publish.
How long until my article is live on The South African?
Typical turnaround is 1 Week. The exact window is shown on the listing, and you get a refund if we miss it.
What is the Domain Authority (DA) of The South African?
The South African has a Domain Authority of 79 and a Domain Rating of 75. Both are 0 to 100 authority scores (Moz and Ahrefs); higher means more reach and ranking power.
Is the link from The South African dofollow?
The link policy varies for The South African. Check the listing for the current do-follow or no-follow status.
Will a placement on The South African be seen by AI tools like ChatGPT?
Yes. The South African allows AI crawlers, so a placement here can be discovered and cited by ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews.
What topics does The South African cover?
The South African publishes on General News, among others.
Do I have to write the article myself?
Your choice. Upload your own article, or have our editorial team write it. Either way we handle publisher coordination, editorial review and disclosure compliance.
Is a placement on The South African worth it?
If The South African reaches your audience, a placement builds credibility, referral traffic and search authority, and can be cited by AI assistants. The price is fixed, there is no agency retainer, and the order is refunded if the article is not published.

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