''Beeld'' (freely translated as ''Picture'' or ''Image'') is an

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-language

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that was launched on 16 September 1974. ''Beeld'' is distributed in four

provinces of South Africa South Africa is divided into nine provinces. On the eve of the 1994 general election, South Africa's former homelands, also known as Bantustans, were reintegrated, and the four existing provinces were divided into nine. The twelfth, thirteenth ...

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Mpumalanga Mpumalanga () is a province of South Africa. The name means "East", or literally "The Place Where the Sun Rises" in the Swazi, Xhosa, Ndebele and Zulu languages. Mpumalanga lies in eastern South Africa, bordering Eswatini and Mozambique. ...

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and

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, previously part of the former

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. ''Beeld'' (English: ''The Image'') was an Afrikaans-language Sunday newspaper in the late 1960s.

Supplements

*''Sake'' (Mon-Fri) *''Motors'' (Thur) *''Vrydag'' (Fri)

List of editors

* Schalk Pienaar (1974–1975) * Johannes Grosskopf (1975–1977) * Ton Vosloo (1977–1983) * Willem Wepener (1983–1989) * Salie de Swardt (1989–1992) * Willie Kühn (1993–1996) * Johan de Wet (1996–1999) * Arrie Rossouw (1999–2000) * Peet Kruger (2000–2009) * Tim du Plessis (2009–2011) * Peet Kruger (2011 - 2013) * Adriaan Basson (2013 - 2015) * Barnard Beukman (2015 - Present)

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* Afrikaner culture in Johannesburg Daily newspapers published in South Africa Afrikaans-language newspapers Mass media in Johannesburg 1974 establishments in South Africa Publications established in 1974 {{SouthAfrica-newspaper-stub