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-''[[The South African Commercial Advertiser]]'' was the first independent newspaper in South Africa, founded and edited by [[Thomas Pringle]] and [[John Fairbairn]], and printed by George Greig. First published in Cape Town on 7 January 1824, twice banned by  Lord Charles Somerset (5 May 1824 to 31 August 1825; 10 March 1827 to 1828), it survived trhough a number of mergers and name changes till 1879.
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-A valuable source on 19th century Cape Town politics, life and culture.
-== Sources ==
-http://www.eggsa.org/newspapers/index.php/south-african-commercial-advertiser
-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_South_African_Commercial_Advertiser