iol.co.za

Trusted High Traffic Tranco #5,798

iol.co.za operates primarily as a news & media site, focusing on south african news. IOL (Independent Online) is a major South African digital news and information platform. It aggregates content from various South African newspapers and provides a wide range of news, sports, business, and lifestyle content. It is operated by Independent Online (Pty) Ltd, a subsidiary of Independent Media.

Industry Category

News & Media

Platforms that produce or aggregate news and journalism content.

Related Topics

South Africanewscurrent eventsmediapoliticssport

Well Established

iol.co.za is a well-established platform operated by Independent Online (Pty) Ltd. Top 100,000 global website, 29 years old. Standard web safety practices apply.

Top 100,000 global website29 years old
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{
  "domain": "iol.co.za",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "category": {
    "purpose": "news_media",
    "specialization": "South African News"
  },
  "identity": {
    "headline": "South African online news and information portal",
    "summary": "IOL (Independent Online) is a major South African digital news and information platform. It aggregates content from various South African newspapers and provides a wide range of news, sports, business, and lifestyle content.",
    "operator": "Independent Online (Pty) Ltd",
    "parent_entity": "Independent Media",
    "topics": [
      "South Africa",
      "news",
      "current events",
      "media",
      "politics",
      "sport"
    ]
  },
  "functions": {
    "is_ugc_platform": false,
    "is_file_host": false,
    "is_url_shortener": false,
    "is_public_idp": false,
    "is_crypto_platform": false,
    "allows_user_subdomains": false,
    "is_form_builder": false,
    "is_document_host": false
  },
  "facts": {
    "registered_date": "1996-08-18T00:00:00Z",
    "rank": 5798,
    "hosting_provider": "CLOUDFLARENET"
  }
}

Hosting

CLOUDFLARENET

Registered

Aug 18, 1996

Last Updated

Jan 7, 2026

Domain data sourced from WHOIS, Tranco rankings, and URLert's classification engine.