The Daily Dispatch is a South African newspaper published in East London in the province of Eastern Cape.

Founded in 1872 as the East London Dispatch and Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, the Daily Dispatch is the Eastern Cape's best-selling daily with a circulation of about 26,147 copies[1] as of the first quarter in 2015.

The newspaper, published in English, is well known for its hard-hitting investigative reporting and also covers Eastern Cape news, sports, politics, business, jobs, and community events.

It has consistently been South Africa's best-performing daily newspaper, in terms of circulation growth, for the last several years.

The History of the Daily Dispatch by Glyn Williams The newspaper's physical address is: 35 Caxton Street, East London, South Africa, 5201[6]