The Mercury (South Africa)

{{Short description|South African newspaper}}
{{Use South African English|date=February 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{No footnotes|date=July 2010}}
{{Infobox newspaper
| name                = The Mercury
| logo                = [[File:The Mercury (South Africa).gif|240px|The Mercury Logo]]
| caption             = ''The Mercury'' front page of 28 June 2010
| type                = Morning daily newspaper
| format              = [[Broadsheet]]
| foundation          = 1852
| owners              = Independent Media (Pty) Ltd
| editor              = Yogas Nair
| deputy editor       = Bruce Colly
| news editor         = Philani Makhanya
| Local sister papers = ''[[The Daily News (Durban)|Daily News]]''; ''[[The Independent on Saturday]]''; ''[[Sunday Tribune]]''; [[Isolezwe]]; ''Post''
| Address             = 18 Osborne Street, Greyville, [[Durban]], South Africa
| website             = {{url|https://www.iol.co.za/mercury}}
}}

'''''The Mercury''''', formerly '''''The Natal Mercury''''', is an English-language newspaper owned by Independent Media (Pty) Ltd, a subsidiary of Iqbal Survé's Sekunjalo Investments and published in [[Durban]], South Africa.

==Content==
[[File:1852 Natal Mercury.png|left|thumb|100px|''Natal Mercury'', 1852]]
The paper focuses on the important national and local news of the day, with background and analysis. Its leader and opinion pages offer a platform for a diversity of views and aims to foster informed debate.

The daily Business Report within ''The Mercury'' contains news on international market trends, and national company and business news.

Weekly supplements include the GoodLife, Motoring, and Network. Network (on Wednesday) specifically focuses on KZN business, property and shipping news. The Zululand and Pietermaritzburg areas are specifically covered within Network. ''The Mercury'' includes dedicated golf pages on Tuesday.

''The Mercury'' also contains local entertainment and arts news. The Friday edition includes a guide to weekend events in KZN.

==See also==
* [[List of newspapers in South Africa]]

== Bibliography ==
* Terry Wilks: '' For the Love of Natal: The Life and Times of the Natal Mercury 1852–1977.'' The Natal Mercury, Durban/Pinetown 1977.

==References==
{{reflist}}
* {{cite book |title=Twentieth Century Impressions of Natal: Its People, Commerce, Industries, and Resources |publisher= Lloyd's Greater Britain Publishing Company |series=[[Twentieth Century Impressions]] |year=1906
|chapter=The Press
|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0XA5AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA280
}}

==External links==
* [http://www.themercury.co.za/ The Mercury online edition]
* [http://www.saarf.co.za SAARF Website]

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