IOL
IOL (Independent Online) is a South African news website operated by Independent Media, aggregating content from the group's newspapers such as the Cape Times and The Star. It offers English-language coverage of national news, politics, business, sport, and lifestyle. IOL is one of South Africa's established online news destinations with a broad general readership.
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Editorial perspective of IOL
IOL is positioned toward the editorial center, or its orientation is mixed or not consistently classified.
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