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Isolezwe is a Zulu-language newspaper launched in 2002 by Independent News & Media. It is published daily in Durban, South Africa, in the tabloid format. Editor Kiki Ntuli describes their target market as "the modernising Zulu ... [s]omeone who may go back home to the rural areas to slaughter a cow to amadlozi [the ancestors], but is as equally comfortable taking his family out for dinner and a movie in a shopping mall".

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isolezwe.co.za
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2002-00-00
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Isolezwe
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Isolezwe is a Zulu-language newspaper launched in 2002 by Independent News & Media. It is published daily in Durban, South Africa, in the tabloid format. Editor Kiki Ntuli describes their target market as "the modernising Zulu ... [s]omeone who may go back home to the rural areas to slaughter a cow to amadlozi [the ancestors], but is as equally comfortable taking his family out for dinner and a movie in a shopping mall".

In 2024, Isolezwe received a nomination for "Most Informative Online Publication" at the Behind The Scenes Awards (BTSA)) Other nominees in the same category included Zimoja Lezinto, Sunday World, Daily Sun, MDNtv, and Times Live. The Behind The Scenes Awards celebrate excellence in various media and entertainment fields within South Africa.

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