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==The newspaper==
 
==The newspaper==
  
The name was largely used to refer to the ''[[Dagbreek en Sondagnuus]]'' and later ''[[Dagbreek en Landstem]]'' (which emerged from a merger of ''[[Dagbreek en Sondagnuus]]'' with the popular ''[[Landstem]]''in December 1967) to become an influential [[Afrikaans]] Sunday newspaper, focused on national news. It had a strong circulation in the Cape, before merging with ''[[Die Beeld]]'' in 1970 to form ''[[Rapport]]''.
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The name was largely used as a short way to refer to the ''[[Dagbreek en Sondagnuus]]'' and later ''[[Dagbreek en Landstem]]'' (which emerged from a merger of ''[[Dagbreek en Sondagnuus]]'' with the popular ''[[Landstem]]''in December 1967) to become an influential [[Afrikaans]] Sunday newspaper, focused on national news. It had a strong circulation in the Cape, before merging with ''[[Die Beeld]]'' in 1970 to form ''[[Rapport]]''.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==

Revision as of 14:14, 13 April 2026

Dagbreek ("Daybreak") can refer to an Afrikaans newspaper or to an Afrikaans play.

Dagbreek: the newspaper

The newspaper

The name was largely used as a short way to refer to the Dagbreek en Sondagnuus and later Dagbreek en Landstem (which emerged from a merger of Dagbreek en Sondagnuus with the popular Landstemin December 1967) to become an influential Afrikaans Sunday newspaper, focused on national news. It had a strong circulation in the Cape, before merging with Die Beeld in 1970 to form Rapport.

Sources

https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dagbreek_(Sondagkoerant)

Dagbreek: a play by Wynand du Preez

The play

An Afrikaans one-act play written by Anna Neethling-Pohl (under the pseudonym Wynand du Preez), it tells the story of a member of the Boer rebellion of 1914 who was shot by a government firing squad. It parallelled the story of the real-life Gideon Scheepers.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1941: Performed by the Krugersdorp Municipal Dramatic and Operatic Society in aid of the Reddingsdaadbond (a South African anti-war movement), leading to strong criticism from pro-war press. It was directed by Hermien Dommisse), and the cast included Gert van den Bergh.

Sources

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