The first Black newspaper in South Africa, Imvo Zabantsundu (Black Opinion), was published in King William's Town in 1884 with Tengo Jabavu as editor. Pictured is a front page of this newspaper from the year 1890.
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The first Black newspaper in South Africa, Imvo Zabantsundu
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Cape St Francis, Western Cape Peninsula
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