The South African Press Association (SAPA) database consists of news reports on politics, finance, commerce, sport and news in general. News is gathered from various sources such as input from member newspapers, stringers and correspondents, own reporters in the field and agreements with smaller regional news agencies. SAPA is South Africa's national news agency and supplies its news to the print media, radio and television, foreign correspondents based in South Africa, government departments, political parties, foreign missions in South Africa and to corporate clients.