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Society Of Real Afrikaners
The Genootskap van Regte Afrikaners (Afrikaans language, Afrikaans for "Society of True Afrikaners") was formed on 14 August 1875 in the town of Paarl by a group of Afrikaans speakers from the current Western Cape region. From 15 January 1876 the society published a journal in Afrikaans called ''Die Afrikaanse Patriot'' ("The Afrikaans Patriot") as well as a number of books, including grammars, dictionaries, religious material and histories. ''Die Afrikaanse Patriot'' was succeeded in 1905 by today's Paarl newspaper. :af:Arnoldus Pannevis, Arnoldus Pannevis, a teacher, is generally considered to be the spiritual father of the society. He had observed that most of the South Africans from Netherlands, Dutch descent could not speak the "pure" form of their original mother tongue anymore. In the course of its (then) 200-year-old history, the language of the immigrants from the Netherlands had been thoroughly changed by the influence of other European immigrants, indigenous tribes such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afrikaanse Patriot
''Die Afrikaanse Patriot'' was the first Afrikaans-language newspaper. The first issue was published in Paarl on 15 January 1876. Initially a monthly magazine, it became a weekly two years later. Even though the first edition had just 50 subscribers, it swiftly drew sharp condemnation for promoting Afrikaans as a literary language, as it was then considered nothing more than a "kitchen" variety of Dutch language, Dutch. By the third year, subscription rose to 3,000 thanks to the support from readers in the Transvaal Republic. The newspaper would however lose much of its readership in 1892, when it endorsed Cecil Rhodes in its conflict against the president of Transvaal, Paul Kruger. ''Die Patriot'' ultimately went out of business in 1904. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Afrikaanse Patriot 1876 establishments in the Cape Colony 1904 disestablishments in the Cape Colony Afrikaans-language newspapers Magazines established in 1876 Publications disestablished in 1904 Defunct newspapers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |