The Outspan

The Outspan was a South African weekly magazine (1927–1957), continued as the fortnightly Personality (6 June 1957 – 23 December 1965).

It was published in Bloemfontein by The Friend Newspapers Ltd, first appearing on 4 March 1927, and is said to have been established following the pattern of the British Everybody's, which was set up in 1913.

Contains a wealth of first-class fiction and special articles, mostly by South African writers; generously illustrated ...",[3] and the 1989 South African Family Encyclopedia says that: "The second longest-lasting (only Huisgenoot proved more durable) and, within the English-speaking community, perhaps the best-loved of all general interest magazines, was The Outspan ...".

[4]Contributors are said to have included: Agatha Christie, Wernher von Braun, Admiral Donitz, Stuart Cloete, Denis Compton, Eddie Cantor, Major-General Sir Francis de Guingand, Donald Campbell, P. G. Wodehouse, Viscount Montgomery, Adolf Eichmann and Manuel Fangio.

[7] The 28 January 1949 issue is described[8] as containing "pictures, articles, features and fiction".