''The Peninsula Times'' began publication on 23 August 1994.
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'', Cape Town, 12 September 1994. It was a free

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newspaper distributed to 200,000 households in the

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, started by entrepreneur Marthinus Strydom. During September 2004, Naspers acquired 70% of the newspaper for an undisclosed amount. Two editions were available: one for the southern and one for the northern parts of

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. Marthinus Strydom, founder and director of the paper, said that the paper was not out to ''make a war'' against the existing dailies in

. The idea of a new, encompassing tabloid in the Cape was born in 1993 when Strydom was the director of the Northern Times. He approached Naspers at the beginning of 1993, and a deal was made. The newspaper had 32 freelance staff members and 5 full-time journalists. The tabloid featured in-depth investigative reporting, news analysis, and human interest stories. In 1995, Nasionale Pers acquired the remainder of the shareholding and integrated the newspaper into its other regional free-sheet newspapers.

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