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The Mercury is a digital edition replica of the print newspaper available on your computer and/or mobile devices. The interactive edition is the most convenient, complete and cost-effective way to read your favorite newspaper. With a subscription, you will benefit from a simple user interface and the latest digital tools, specially designed to offer you an enhanced reading experience.

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1 Month (auto-renewed)R 122.4030 days
3 Months (auto-renewed)R 397.8090 days
6 Months (auto-renewed)R 751.406 months
12 Months (auto-renewed)R 1414.401 year
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Our newspapers are full of interactive features to engage and delight news lovers. The E-dition will enhance your reading and sharing experience.

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About Us

Independent Media is one of South Africa’s leading multi-platform content companies. Our stable of fine, quality publications include 20 of the country’s most prominent newspapers. The Mercury is positioned to appeal to achievers with a high disposable income, and the upwardly mobile. This includes professionals, business people, opinion makers, political leaders, public servants, and academics as well as sports and arts enthusiasts. Its readers recognize that they should be plugged into their city, province and country and indeed the world to inform their decision-making and achieve success. The newspaper’s crisp and credible reporting ensures that readers get a “head start” every morning.