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 |
| 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
Die Republikein was founded by Dirk Mudge in December 1977 as a mouthpiece of the Republican Party of Namibia (RP).[3] The first editor was Johannes Petrus Spies.[4] When the RP joined the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA), a merger of several parties, the newspaper became the unofficial organ of the DTA. 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.[5] In August 2011, Die Republikein Online had around 65.000 unique page visits.[6]
References
- 1 2 3 Larsen, Martin Buch (2007), Media Ownership and Legislation in the Republic of Namibia: 1990-2007, pp.101-02.
- ↑ Algemeen
- ↑ "Our History". Namibia Media Holdings. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ↑ Dierks, Klaus. "Chronologie der Geschichte Namibias, 1977" [Chronology of Namibian History, 1977] (in German). klausdierks.com. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ↑ 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.