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| Editor | Yvonne Beyers |
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| Frequency | Weekly |
| First issue | May 1916 |
| Company | Media24 (Naspers) |
| Country | South Africa |
| Language | Afrikaans |
| Website | huisgenoot |
Huisgenoot (Afrikaans for Housemate) is a weekly South African Afrikaans-language general-interest family magazine. It has the highest circulation figures of any South African magazine and is followed by sister magazine YOU, its English-language version. A third magazine, Drum, is directed at the black market. The magazines have a combined circulation of about 550 000 copies a week.[1] Yvonne Beyers is the current editor of Huisgenoot.[2]
It is estimated that more than two million people read Huisgenoot weekly.[3] The magazine also has many brand extensions and a popular concert, Skouspel, was held at Sun City every year until 2014. Some of the best Afrikaans artists are heard and the most popular singers, actors and TV shows of the year are honoured with an award called Tempo.[4] A yearly Skouspel concert is also held in Cape Town.[5] Huisgenoot launched a few successful line extensions in 2010, including recipe and blockbuster titles.
In July 2012, the magazine also launched its first reality television show, in conjunction with the Afrikaans television channel kykNET. The show, titled Saktyd (Deadline),[6] gave viewers insight into what it takes to produce South Africa's biggest magazine on a weekly basis, while challenging 13 new journalists to win the job of a lifetime at the magazine.
The magazine is published by Media24, a subsidiary company of Naspers publishing group. Content includes a mix of real-life drama, glamour, fashion and consumer affairs articles as well as recipes, crossword puzzles, home projects and sport. It has a children's and a teen section and at least one short story a week or a serial...
- ^ The biggest circulating consumer magazines in SA, marklives.com (accessed 2014/05/20)
- ^ Henriëtte Loubser at Who's Who in Southern Africa Archived 1 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 2014/05/20)
- ^ Weideman, E. Huisgenoot: 90 Jaar Gedenkuitgawe. Media24, 2006, p. 12-15.
- ^ Tempos on Channel24 (accessed 2014/05/20)
- ^ Huisgenoot-Skouspel terug op die Kaapse kalender, News24 Archived 21 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 2014/05/20)
- ^ KykNET's new reality show Saktyd, Maroela Media (accessed 2014/05/20)