Independent Media is a privately owned South African multi-platform content company founded in 1995. As of 2023, it employs approximately 180 people. Its primary business is newspaper publishing, encompassing a portfolio of approximately 35 newspapers, including prominent titles such as The Star, Cape Times, Cape Argus, and The Mercury, distributed across South Africa and parts of wider Africa. The company also publishes I'solezwe lesiXhosa, a Xhosa-language newspaper. Independent Media's content is accessible online through its digital platform, IOL.
