Paarl Post

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Paarl Post
Type Daily newspaper
FormatPrint and Online
Owner(s) Media24
Founder(s) Genootskap van Regte Afrikaners
Publisher Media24
Founded14 January 1905
LanguageEnglish, Afrikaans
Headquarters Paarl, South Africa
Website paarlpost.co.za

The Paarl Post is a South Africa newspaper distributed mainly in Paarl, Wellington and Franschhoek in the Western Cape. [1] It is a bilingual weekly in Afrikaans and English with a circulation of 17 000 copies. The readership is estimated at 92 000 and is largely Afrikaans-speaking. [2]

Contents

The newspaper usually has 32 to 48 pages and is printed in tabloid format. The content focuses on general news, sport, social life and entertainment. It also contains supplements dedicated to business and the property market. [3]

History

The Paarl Post was first published on 14 January 1905 and is the successor to Die Afrikaanse Patriot , [4] the first Afrikaans newspaper in South Africa. In 1995, Media24, a subsidiary of the Naspers media group, acquired a 50% share. Naspers increased their stake to 75% in 2002. Since then, the Paarl Post has been owned by the Boland Newspapers media group, which publishes fourteen local titles, and is itself a subsidiary of Naspers. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Paarl Post - Media24".
  2. ↑ "About Us - Paarl Post".
  3. ↑ "Paarl Post - Media Update".
  4. ↑ De Zuid-Afrikaan. 1905. Gemengd Nieuws. 17 Januari:4: De Paarl Post - Zaterdag, 14de Januari, is het eerste nommer van dit blad verschenen. De uitgever zijn "de Paarl Drukpers Maatschappij", die naar we vernemen, de zaak van D.F. du Toit heeft overgenomen. In een inleidend woord wordt gezegd, dat het blad een non-politiek karakter zal dragen, en zich erop zal toeleggen plaatselijke belangen te bevorderen.
  5. ↑ "Paarl Post - Media Update".
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