Independent Online
A screenshot of the IOL News website on 12 August 2024. | |
| Type | News |
|---|---|
| Format | Online newspaper |
| Owner(s) | Sekunjalo Investments Public Investment Corporation China International Television Corporation China Africa Development Fund |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Website | www |
Independent Online, popularly known as IOL, is a news website based in South Africa that serves the online versions of a number of South African newspapers, including The Star, Cape Times, Cape Argus, Weekend Argus, The Mercury, Sunday Tribune, The Independent on Saturday, and The Sunday Independent. IOL regularly distributes Chinese state media content.
IOL has been involved in various controversies, including making up fake stories, fictitious journalists and doxing. IOL is controlled by majority shareholder, Sekunjalo Investments and its chairman Iqbal Survé.