The Mercury

South African newspaper
Organization newspaper Q1955204
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The Mercury

Summary

The Mercury is a newspaper[1]. It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • The Mercury is in the country of South Africa[3].
  • The Mercury's instance of is recorded as newspaper[4].
  • The Mercury was published by Independent News & Media[5].
  • The Mercury's maintained by is recorded as Independent News & Media[6].
  • The Mercury is owned by Sekunjalo Group[7].
  • The Mercury's place of publication is recorded as Durban[8].
  • The Mercury's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • The Mercury's country of origin is recorded as South Africa[10].
  • 1852 marks the founding of The Mercury[11].
  • The Mercury's official website is recorded as http://www.themercury.co.za[12].
  • The Mercury's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Mercury'}[13].
  • The Mercury's publication interval is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1'}[14].
  • The Mercury's newspaper format is recorded as broadsheet[15].
  • The Mercury's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+221805'}[16].
  • The Mercury's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+223935'}[17].
  • The Mercury's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+225411'}[18].

Body

Founding

1852 marks the founding of The Mercury[11].

Ownership

The Mercury is owned by Sekunjalo Group[7].

Why It Matters

The Mercury is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Muck Rack. Retrieved . muckrack.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception +1852-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Freebase id /m/0f6nxb
    Publisher Independent News & Media
    Publisher
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P6136]]: SAF_TM, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/62504021|The Mercury (#62504021)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/1979|Newseum newspaper front"
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