Insig

("Insight") An Afrikaans opinion-forming weekly journal (along the lines of Time and Newsweek)launched in August 1987 by Naspers, following the closure of the Afrikaans literary magazine Tydskrif vir Letterkunde. In many ways also in response to the independent jounrals the Suid-Afrikaan and the Vrye Weekblad

From the start it had a substantial and in-depth arts, culture and particulalry book division. Heavyweight writers such as André P. Brink, Hennie Aucamp and J.C. Kannemeyer counted among the early contributors.

In later years Insig followed a more news-focussed approach, and created a very popular online book review section.

It closed down in 2007, publishing its last issue on June 4th. The online book review section was picked up by LitNet.

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