Rank #5,528Updated November 10, 2026
mg.co.za
The Mail & Guardian | Africa's Better Future
The site runs on Next.js, React, Cloudflare Web Analytics and 4 other technologies. Its email security grade is F. Its SSL certificate is issued by Google Trust Services and is valid for 60 more days.
- Domain age
- —
- Technologies
- 7
- Email security
- F
- SSL days left
- 60
DNS records
| Type | Value | TTL |
|---|---|---|
| A | 188.114.97.3 | 89 |
| A | 188.114.96.3 | 89 |
| MX | aspmx.l.google.com 1 | 300 |
| MX | alt3.aspmx.l.google.com 10 | 300 |
| MX | alt4.aspmx.l.google.com 10 | 300 |
| MX | alt1.aspmx.l.google.com 5 | 300 |
| MX | alt2.aspmx.l.google.com 5 | 300 |
| NS | matt.ns.cloudflare.com | 86400 |
| NS | zara.ns.cloudflare.com | 86400 |
| TXT | _globalsign-domain-verification=1qNwvTrnfWSyToTMRe-GuEe2yrr1o9v_M7TXOF7hGm | 120 |
| TXT | ca3-13076e882d394771bb6d63c49bebfa44 | 120 |
| TXT | ca3-92db08a782d84e51b2b9da5cc5fc0d0f | 120 |
| TXT | google-site-verification=9gIBgefgMmPumOFzL6DMmCjpBtDx3Kw-pMKC_roa438 | 120 |
| TXT | google-site-verification=WRMGq1Xoqf7X5FPgykGntBSkzRN8H87CC2eZe3yhh9g | 120 |
| TXT | google-site-verification=wOEQAY6BjcoYIAkjK3zTYGKvSDDPd3Dzp5vX6j-CfRI | 120 |
| TXT | v=spf1 ip4:178.79.135.41 ip4:154.127.124.62 ip4:85.10.215.139 ip4:173.213.232.88 ip4:164.160.25.137 ip4:159.122.224.198 ip6:2a01:7e00::f03c:91ff:fec2:525b include:_spf.google.com include:eversrv.com include:spf.mandrillapp.com include:servers.mcsv.net a mx -all | 120 |
| AAAA | 2a06:98c1:3121::3 | 89 |
| AAAA | 2a06:98c1:3120::3 | 89 |
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Analytics and advertising IDs
google_analytics:G-4T82DGZ11FSSL certificate
| Valid | Valid |
|---|---|
| Issuer | US, WE1, Google Trust Services |
| Expires | January 9, 2027 |
| Days remaining | 60 |
| Protocol | TLSv1.3 |
| Names | mg.co.za, staging.mg.co.za, *.staging.mg.co.za |
Email security
FScore 45/100 across SPF, DMARC, DKIM, MTA-STS and BIMI.
- badMore than one DMARC record was found, so receivers ignore DMARC entirely.
- warnSPF uses 8 of the 10 allowed DNS lookups. Adding another service may break it.
- warnNo MTA-STS: mail sent to you can be downgraded to an unencrypted connection.
- warnNo TLS-RPT record, so you won't hear about failed encrypted deliveries.
- warnNo BIMI record (optional: shows your logo next to your emails in supporting inboxes).
- goodSPF record found.
- goodSPF ends with -all: servers you have not listed are rejected (hard fail).
- goodDKIM keys found (selector: google, k1, s1, s2, mandrill).
- good5 MX record(s) found. Mail is handled by Google Workspace.
Homepage metadata
| Title | The Mail & Guardian | Africa's Better Future |
|---|---|
| Description | The Mail & Guardian is a quality investigative and comment news publication, based on a culture of editorial independence and excellence. |
| Language | en-ZA |
| Canonical | https://mg.co.za/ |
| Structured data | NewsArticle, BreadcrumbList |
| Indexable | Yes |
| Word count | 1959 |
About mg.co.za
What technology does mg.co.za use?
We detected 7 technologies on mg.co.za, including Cloudflare Web Analytics, Google Analytics 4, Cloudflare, Google Fonts, Next.js, React.
Does mg.co.za protect its email with SPF and DMARC?
mg.co.za scores 45/100 (grade F) for email security. More than one DMARC record was found, so receivers ignore DMARC entirely. SPF uses 8 of the 10 allowed DNS lookups. Adding another service may break it.
What are the name servers of mg.co.za?
mg.co.za uses matt.ns.cloudflare.com, zara.ns.cloudflare.com.