9 April 1830
The first edition of the Dutch newspaper De Zuid-Afrikaan is published in the Cape Colony
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- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01Fourie J.P. (2007),' Media Studies: Media history, Media and Society',(Juta), p.134
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). The first edition of the Dutch newspaper De Zuid-Afrikaan is published in the Cape Colony. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010924
South African History Online (2011) 'The first edition of the Dutch newspaper De Zuid-Afrikaan is published in the Cape Colony', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010924 (Accessed: 22 October 2026).
South African History Online, The first edition of the Dutch newspaper De Zuid-Afrikaan is published in the Cape Colony [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010924, (accessed 22 October 2026).
"The first edition of the Dutch newspaper De Zuid-Afrikaan is published in the Cape Colony." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010924. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "The first edition of the Dutch newspaper De Zuid-Afrikaan is published in the Cape Colony." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010924.
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