# thestar.co.za: Palo census record

Palo, a census of the South African web by Dirišwago. Record: https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/thestar.co.za.md
As of the analysis on 30 October 2026, 00:28 SAST. Data licence: CC BY 4.0; credit "Palo, Dirišwago (palo.dirishwago.co.za)".

## Summary

thestar.co.za is in the census. Status: active when Palo last checked it, on 29 October 2026 (the homepage answered with a page, directly or after redirects). 55 sites in the census link to it, and it links to 17 sites.

Website: https://thestar.co.za/

## Recorded about the site

Text in quotation marks is what the site declares about itself, quoted as data.

- Title: "The Star: Daily coverage of Johannesburg, Gauteng and National News, Politics, Sport & Business"
- Description: "Stay up to date with The Star – your trusted source for South African news, breaking stories, politics, sport, and opinion."
- Language: en
- schema.org types: Organization, WebSite, BreadcrumbList
- Open Graph metadata: yes
- Homepage size: 209 KB, 62 links
- First seen: before 12 October 2026 (not recorded earlier)
- Listed by: Common Crawl (crawl CC-MAIN-2026-39); Common Crawl (crawl CC-MAIN-2026-43); a link from a crawled .za site; the list kept by Palo's earlier worker until October 2026 (from Common Crawl CC-MAIN-2025-18 or certificate transparency logs)

## Position in the link graph

The graph holds the active and blocked sites in the census and the links between them: 314,920 sites. Rank 1 is the highest.

- Links in (in-degree): 55 sites in the graph link to it
- Links out (out-degree): it links to 17 sites in the graph
- PageRank rank: 1,014 of 314,920
- PageRank rank without footer-only links: 1,641 of 314,920
- PageRank rank between registered names: 688 of 314,920
- Betweenness rank: 4,397 of 314,920
- Sites reachable by following links: about 58,138 (estimated)
- Community: one of 9,754 sites in its Louvain community

Definitions: in-degree and out-degree count links from and to other sites in the graph. PageRank weighs links by the rank of the sites they come from; every link counts the same, whatever its purpose. Without footer-only links, it leaves out links only ever seen in a page footer. Between registered names, it leaves out links between sites under one registered name, such as x.co.za and shop.x.co.za. Betweenness measures how often a site lies on the shortest paths between others. An island has no links to or from other sites in the graph; an unrecognised site links out but has no links in. A Louvain community is a group of sites more densely linked to each other than to the rest.

## Links in: 55 sites

Sites in the census whose crawled pages link to thestar.co.za, by PageRank rank (unranked last); 1 to 50 of 55. "Seen in" is where on the linking pages the link appears.

| Site | Status | PageRank rank | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|
| [iol.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/iol.co.za.md) | active | 38 | body |
| [globex.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/globex.co.za.md) | active | 784 | nav |
| [businessreport.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/businessreport.co.za.md) | active | 880 | footer |
| [themercury.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/themercury.co.za.md) | active | 1,029 | footer |
| [capeargus.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/capeargus.co.za.md) | active | 1,086 | footer |
| [dailyvoice.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/dailyvoice.co.za.md) | active | 1,141 | footer |
| [dailynews.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/dailynews.co.za.md) | active | 1,169 | footer |
| [capetimes.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/capetimes.co.za.md) | active | 1,201 | footer |
| [independentonsaturday.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/independentonsaturday.co.za.md) | active | 1,205 | footer |
| [sundayindependent.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/sundayindependent.co.za.md) | active | 1,207 | footer |
| [thepost.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/thepost.co.za.md) | active | 1,239 | footer |
| [weekendargus.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/weekendargus.co.za.md) | active | 1,244 | footer |
| [sundaytribune.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/sundaytribune.co.za.md) | active | 1,254 | footer |
| [isolezwe.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/isolezwe.co.za.md) | active | 1,266 | footer |
| [pretorianews.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/pretorianews.co.za.md) | active | 1,302 | footer |
| [saturdaystar.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/saturdaystar.co.za.md) | active | 1,308 | footer |
| [jeqe.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/jeqe.co.za.md) | active | 8,732 | body |
| [nhn.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/nhn.co.za.md) | active | 14,781 | body |
| [pedalpower.org.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/pedalpower.org.za.md) | active | 19,792 | not recorded |
| [untold.snapson7th.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/untold.snapson7th.co.za.md) | active | 26,211 | body |
| [bassanis.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/bassanis.co.za.md) | active | 26,441 | body |
| [debtsolutions4u.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/debtsolutions4u.co.za.md) | active | 33,141 | body |
| [iej.org.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/iej.org.za.md) | active | 38,721 | body |
| [shenge.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/shenge.co.za.md) | active | 42,394 | body |
| [persfin.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/persfin.co.za.md) | active | 44,467 | footer |
| [ourcitynews.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/ourcitynews.co.za.md) | active | 50,421 | body |
| [isicongo.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/isicongo.co.za.md) | active | 51,791 | body |
| [go-gogo-go.org.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/go-gogo-go.org.za.md) | active | 55,754 | body |
| [magic828.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/magic828.co.za.md) | active | 56,239 | not recorded |
| [news.wanejobets.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/news.wanejobets.co.za.md) | active | 69,744 | body |
| [striderdigital.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/striderdigital.co.za.md) | active | 76,032 | body |
| [snapson7th.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/snapson7th.co.za.md) | active | 79,763 | body |
| [impempe.corruptionwatch.org.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/impempe.corruptionwatch.org.za.md) | active | 81,261 | body |
| [albany.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/albany.co.za.md) | active | 84,901 | body |
| [slayingthestandard.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/slayingthestandard.co.za.md) | active | 95,848 | body |
| [womencan.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/womencan.co.za.md) | active | 106,521 | body |
| [centennialschools.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/centennialschools.co.za.md) | active | 107,349 | body |
| [diabetesalliance.org.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/diabetesalliance.org.za.md) | active | 109,090 | body |
| [aprav.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/aprav.co.za.md) | blocked | 116,016 | body |
| [lsf-sa.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/lsf-sa.co.za.md) | active | 120,624 | body |
| [verlorenvlei.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/verlorenvlei.co.za.md) | active | 120,688 | body |
| [casinoslots.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/casinoslots.co.za.md) | active | 121,297 | body |
| [pulse.snapson7th.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/pulse.snapson7th.co.za.md) | active | 124,197 | body |
| [flightmateza.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/flightmateza.co.za.md) | active | 193,493 | body |
| [herberttheledi.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/herberttheledi.co.za.md) | active | 205,938 | body |
| [iss-investigations.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/iss-investigations.co.za.md) | active | 216,368 | body |
| [linguafrancapublishers.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/linguafrancapublishers.co.za.md) | active | 229,338 | body |
| [madeinafricaevent.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/madeinafricaevent.co.za.md) | blocked | 232,521 | not recorded |
| [mbalimapholiinc.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/mbalimapholiinc.co.za.md) | active | 235,602 | body |
| [obgyndurban.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/obgyndurban.co.za.md) | active | 249,434 | body |

Next 50: https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/thestar.co.za/links-in.md?page=2

## Links out: 17 sites

Sites in the census that thestar.co.za's crawled pages link to, by PageRank rank (unranked last). "Seen in" is where on the linking pages the link appears.

| Site | Status | PageRank rank | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|
| [iol.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/iol.co.za.md) | active | 38 | body |
| [businessreport.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/businessreport.co.za.md) | active | 880 | footer |
| [themercury.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/themercury.co.za.md) | active | 1,029 | footer |
| [capeargus.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/capeargus.co.za.md) | active | 1,086 | footer |
| [dailyvoice.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/dailyvoice.co.za.md) | active | 1,141 | footer |
| [dailynews.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/dailynews.co.za.md) | active | 1,169 | footer |
| [capetimes.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/capetimes.co.za.md) | active | 1,201 | footer |
| [independentonsaturday.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/independentonsaturday.co.za.md) | active | 1,205 | footer |
| [sundayindependent.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/sundayindependent.co.za.md) | active | 1,207 | footer |
| [thepost.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/thepost.co.za.md) | active | 1,239 | footer |
| [weekendargus.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/weekendargus.co.za.md) | active | 1,244 | footer |
| [sundaytribune.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/sundaytribune.co.za.md) | active | 1,254 | footer |
| [isolezwe.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/isolezwe.co.za.md) | active | 1,266 | footer |
| [pretorianews.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/pretorianews.co.za.md) | active | 1,302 | footer |
| [saturdaystar.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/saturdaystar.co.za.md) | active | 1,308 | footer |
| [cadbury.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/cadbury.co.za.md) | active | 4,120 | not recorded |
| [thenational.co.za](https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/thenational.co.za.md) | active | 9,147 | body |

## Links leaving .za: 10 domains

Domains outside .za that its crawled pages link to:

- facebook.com (body, header, footer)
- google.com (body, header, footer)
- haier.com (body)
- instagram.com (header, footer)
- kaizerchiefs.com (body)
- news.google.com (body, header, footer)
- tiktok.com (header, footer)
- twitter.com (body)
- x.com (header, footer)
- youtube.com (header, footer)

## Related

- Other sites in its zone (co.za): https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/census/sites.md?zone=co.za
- Search the census: https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/census/search.md?q={words}

## About these figures

- Only links between .za sites in the census are in the graph; links from outside .za, social media and search engines are not observed.
- Links added by scripts after a page loads may be missed, and pages Palo has not crawled are not seen.
- Census-wide figures, definitions and limitations: https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/api/summary
- What the census holds and how to use it: https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/llms.txt
- This record for people: https://palo.dirishwago.co.za/explore/thestar.co.za