The Gauteng and Free State editions of Media24's Afrikaans tabloid Son will close, as growth outlooks don't look promising, the Daily Dispatch reported Monday.

Closing the editions “was based on a combination of market- related factors, including the increasingly weaker growth prospects that these editions faced under tighter economic conditions,” according to a Media24 statement.

Media24 will continue to publish and focus more heavily on its Western Cape and Eastern Cape editions, the Daily Dispatch reported.