The Star is published in Johannesburg

Date: 17 Oct 1887
Updated: 30 Sep 2019

The Star newspaper appeared for the first time in Johannesburg as The Eastern Star. It was founded in Grahamstown under that title on January 6, 1871, and was moved to the Witwatersrand sixteen years later by its owners, brothers Thomas and George Sheffield. In 1889, the name Eastern Star was changed to the one currently in use. The paper is distributed mainly in Gauteng and other provinces such as Mpumalanga, Limpopo, and KwaZulu-Natal, where readership seems to be growing daily.

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01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
02The Inc (2012), The Star 1887-2012 years of "telling it like it is", 6 February, from The INC News Article, [online], Available at www.theinc.co.za [Accessed: 16 October 2013]

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). The Star is published in Johannesburg. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011121

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South African History Online. "The Star is published in Johannesburg." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011121.