Die Republikein
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| Type | daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Democratic Media Holdings |
| Editor-in-chief | Dani Booysen |
| Political alignment | liberal-conservative[1] |
| Language | Afrikaans |
| Headquarters | Windhoek |
| Circulation | 18.000 copies (2007)[1] |
| Sister newspapers | Allgemeine Zeitung, Namibian Sun |
| Official website | http://www.republikein.com.na |
Die Republikein ("The Republican") is an Afrikaans-language newspaper published daily in Namibia and the largest Afrikaans newspaper in terms of print circulation. Editor in Chief is Dani Booysen.[2]
History
It was founded in December 1977 by the Republican Party of Namibia with the first editor being Johannes Petrus Spies.[3] The paper was later supported by the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA), a merger of several parties. In 1991, Die Republikein was bought by the Democratic Media Holdings (DMH). After several disputes between DTA and DMH during the 1990s, the media house broke with the DTA in 1997 and aspires to increase editorial independence since.[1]
Online edition
Die Republikein offers an online edition of the newspaper, which mainly reflected the contents of the print version, but is complemented with additional contents such as video material.[4] In August 2011, Die Republikein Online had around 65.000 unique page visits.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Larsen, Martin Buch (2007), Media Ownership and Legislation in the Republic of Namibia: 1990-2007, pp.101-02.
- ↑ Algemeen
- ↑ Chronology of 1977 in Namibia at KlausDierks.com
- ↑ Rothe, Andreas (2010): Media System and News Selection in Namibia, pp. 20-22.
- ↑ http://www.republikein.com.na/diens/mediadata.58926.php Accessed on 16 October 2011.