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mg.co.za

https://mg.co.za· First analyzed 14 Feb 2026· Updated 14 Feb 2026

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mg.co.za

Mobile

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Hosting Provider

Cloudflare

cloudflare.com

IP Address

188.114.96.3

Server Location

🇨🇦 Toronto, Canada

ASN

AS13335

Organization

CloudFlare, Inc.

Server

Cloudflare

CDN

Cloudflare

WAF

Cloudflare

Nameservers

zara.ns.cloudflare.com.matt.ns.cloudflare.com.

Performance

Page Speed

2.8 MB

78 requests

Image Optimization

Lazy LoadResponsive

0–49

50–89

90–100

Architecture Stack

Monolithic

⚙️ SSR

WordPressv6.7.1

cms

MGv3.3.3

by Jay Bones

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Progressive Web App

Web ManifestApple Touch IconTheme Color

Technology Stack

13 Technologies Detected

Analytics

Libraries

UI Components

CSS Frameworks

Icon Libraries

Tag Managers

Advertising

CDN

Customer Support

Plugins

Easy Login Woocommerce

SEO Analysis

A+94/100

mg.co.zamg.co.za

The Mail & Guardian | Africa's Better Future

The Mail & Guardian is a quality investigative and comment news publication, based on a culture of editorial independence and excellence.

Title Length44 chars

Recommended: 50-60 chars

Description Length137 chars

Recommended: 120-160 chars

Issues (0)

1 issues found

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Crawlability

Sitemap

Type: index

384 URLs

robots.txt

11 rules

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Security Score

0%Critical

Critical / Transactional

HTTPS

WAF

69d

Certificate Details

Type

Domain Validated (DV)

Certificate Authority

Let's Encrypt

Key Algorithm

ECDSA (secp256r1) (256 bit)

Signature

ECDSA with SHA-384

TLS Version

TLSv1.3

HTTP Protocol

HTTP/2+H3

Valid From

25.01.2026

Valid Until

25.04.2026

Subject Alternative Names (2)

*.mg.co.zamg.co.za

SHA-256 Fingerprint

31:5C:C3:57:47:09:64:C4:62:2A:EA:07:54:2E:F1:2D:5B:F8:3A:7F...

Top Recommendations

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HTTP Headers

Developer Console

alt-svc

h3=":443"; ma=86400

cf-cache-status

DYNAMIC

cf-ray🇩🇪 Frankfurt

9ce02f3b3a4fb32c-FRA

content-encoding

zstd

content-type

text/html; charset=UTF-8

date

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 23:00:56 GMT

Good Warning Issue

Email Infrastructure

Google Workspace

Score

SPF

DKIM

DMARC

DMARC Policy

None (Monitor Only)

MX Records (5)

alt3.aspmx.l.google.com

alt4.aspmx.l.google.com

alt1.aspmx.l.google.com

aspmx.l.google.com

+1 more

Domain Information

mg.co.za

DNSSEC

Not Enabled

Privacy & Compliance

Cookie Consent Banner

GDPR Indicators

Cookie consent banner detected

Typography & Readability

Helvetica Neue + Georgia

95/100

Readability

/30

40/40

16px · LH 1.40

Hierarchy

/20

25/25

2.38x ratio

WCAG

/25

15/15

Contrast: undefined

Performance

/25

20/20

System fonts

Heading Font

Helvetica Neue

Sans38px

Body Font

Georgia

Serif16px

Contrast Ratio

Reading Comfort

~43 CPL

Needs attention

38px

17px

20px

15px

16px

✅ Excellent readability: 16px body text is ideal for all devices.

✅ Optimal line spacing: 1.40 ratio ensures comfortable reading.

✅ Strong hierarchy: Headlines are 2.4x larger than body text.

✅ Excellent performance: System fonts eliminate font loading delays (better LCP).

✅ Protected text on images: Using gradient for readability.

⚠️ Cramped layout: 77 elements lack adequate spacing.

Business & Marketing Stack

4 Tools Detected

Advanced

Behavior Analytics

HotjarMid-Market

Google Tag ManagerFree

Google AnalyticsFree

User behavior and product analytics

Advertising

Facebook PixelMid-Market

Ad platforms and retargeting pixels

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Scripts & Styles

30 Resources

Scripts

Styles

Async

Defer

Top Script Sources

googletagmanager.com(4)mg.co.za(4)securepubads.g.doubleclick.net(3)cse.google.com(2)connect.facebook.net(2)

Website Identity

mg.co.za

📧 Google Workspace

Social Profiles

Facebook X (Twitter)Instagram LinkedIn YouTube TikTok Threads

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Last analyzed: 14 Feb 2026 at 23:01

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