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thesouthafrican.com

https://thesouthafrican.com· First analyzed 20 Feb 2026· Updated 20 Feb 2026
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thesouthafrican.com

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Hosting Provider

aws.amazon.com

IP Address

108.156.22.95

Server Location

🇮🇪 Dublin, Ireland

ASN

AS16509

Organization

AWS CloudFront (GLOBAL)

Server

Pagely-ARES/1.22.12

CDN

CloudFront

Nameservers

ns-1848.awsdns-39.co.uk.ns-200.awsdns-25.com.ns-973.awsdns-57.net.ns-1228.awsdns-25.org.

Performance

Page Speed

518 KB
63 requests

Image Optimization

Lazy LoadWebPResponsive
0–49
50–89
90–100

Architecture Stack

Monolithic
⚙️ SSR
WordPressv6.9.1
cms
TSA Themev3.0
by DevriX

SEO Analysis

A88/100
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The South African

The South African is an English-language South African online news publication and a leading source for news, sport, lifestyle, finance, opinion content in S...

Description truncated.
Title Length17 chars

Recommended: 50-60 chars

Description Length169 chars

Recommended: 120-160 chars

Issues (0)

    Crawlability

    Sitemap

    Type: standard

    robots.txt

    16 rules

    Sitemap reference found

    Sponsored

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    A+

    Security Score

    95%Excellent
    Interactive

    HTTPS

    No WAF

    368d

    Certificate Details

    Type

    Domain Validated (DV)

    Certificate Authority

    Amazon

    Key Algorithm

    RSA (2048 bit)

    Signature

    SHA-256 with RSA

    TLS Version

    TLSv1.3

    HTTP Protocol

    HTTP/2

    Valid From

    25.01.2026

    Valid Until

    23.02.2027

    OCSP Stapling

    Enabled

    Subject Alternative Names (4)

    www.thesouthafrican.comdev.thesouthafrican.comthesouthafrican.coms44334.pcdn.co

    SHA-256 Fingerprint

    CB:B9:0A:46:F3:67:2C:1C:D9:C8:26:E1:E6:AB:0D:22:1D:79:78:6A...

    Top Recommendations

    Security recommendation preview

    HTTP Headers

    Developer Console

    access-control-allow-headers
    Content-Type, Authorization
    access-control-allow-methods
    GET,POST
    content-encoding
    Brotli(br)
    content-security-policy
    upgrade-insecure-requests;
    content-type
    text/html; charset=UTF-8
    cross-origin-embedder-policy
    unsafe-none; report-to='default'
    Good Warning Issue

    Email Infrastructure

    Google Workspace

    Score

    90

    SPF
    DKIM
    DMARC

    DMARC Policy

    None (Monitor Only)

    MX Records (5)

    alt2.aspmx.l.google.com
    alt1.aspmx.l.google.com
    alt3.aspmx.l.google.com
    alt4.aspmx.l.google.com

    +1 more

    Domain Information

    thesouthafrican.com

    Domain Age
    23y 10m

    Created

    18.04.2002

    Expires

    18.04.2026

    Last Updated

    19.04.2025

    Registrar

    GoDaddy.com, LLC

    DNSSEC
    Not Enabled

    Privacy & Compliance

    Cookie Consent Banner
    Privacy Policy
    Terms of Service

    Typography & Readability

    -apple-system

    77/100
    Readability
    /30
    32/40

    14px · LH 1.50

    Hierarchy
    /20
    15/25

    1.14x ratio

    WCAG
    /25
    15/15

    Contrast: undefined

    Performance
    /25
    20/20

    System fonts

    Heading Font

    -apple-system

    Sans16px

    Body Font

    -apple-system

    Sans14px

    Contrast Ratio

    --

    Reading Comfort

    ~43 CPL

    Needs attention
    16px
    h1
    28px
    h2
    18px
    h3
    14px
    p
    Minor Third
    Scale

    ⚠️ Small text: 14px may be hard to read on mobile. Consider 16px+.

    ✅ Optimal line spacing: 1.50 ratio ensures comfortable reading.

    ⚠️ Weak hierarchy: Headlines should be at least 2x body size for clear visual structure.

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

    ✅ Consistent design: Single font family with weight variations is a modern best practice.

    ✅ Protected text on images: Using gradient for readability.

    Business & Marketing Stack

    4 Tools Detected

    Advanced

    Behavior Analytics

    2

    User behavior and product analytics

    Advertising

    1

    Ad platforms and retargeting pixels

    Privacy & Cookies

    1

    Cookie consent and privacy compliance tools

    3

    Categories

    4

    Total Tools

    0

    Enterprise

    2

    Mid-Market

    Assessment: Well-developed marketing technology stack

    Ad Networks

    Google Ad Manager

    Sponsored

    Scripts & Styles

    28 Resources

    20
    Scripts
    8
    Styles
    9
    Async
    4
    Defer

    Top Script Sources

    thesouthafrican.com(8)cmp.inmobi.com(3)googletagmanager.com(2)securepubads.g.doubleclick.net(2)cdn.taboola.com(1)

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    Last analyzed: 20 Feb 2026 at 05:30

    Historical Analysis & Change Tracking