The Times The Times The Times is a British daily (Monday to Saturday) national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register, adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. "The Times" and its sister paper "The Sunday Times" (founded in 1821) are published by Times Newspapers, since 1981 a subsidiary of News UK, itself wholly owned by News Corp. "The Times" and "The Sunday Times" do not share editorial staff, were founded independently, and have only had common ownership since 1967. In 1959, the historian of journalism Allan Nevins analysed the importance of "The
The Sunday Times (South Africa) since November 2004, having held many positions at the newspaper — news editor, managing editor, and deputy editor — prior to his appointment as editor in June 2013. He holds an MA in International Journalism from City University London, United Kingdom. The Sunday Times (South Africa) The Sunday Times is South Africa's biggest Sunday newspaper. Established in 1906, the "Sunday Times" is distributed all over South Africa and in neighbouring countries such as Lesotho, Botswana, and Swaziland. The "Sunday Times" was first published on 4 February 1906 as a weekly, sister publication of the "Rand Daily Mail" which at the