Afrikaanse Pers Beperk
Afrikaanse Pers Beperk ("Afrikaans Press Ltd") can refer to any of two companies:
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Afrikaanse Pers Beperk (1947-1962)
Afrikaanse Pers Beperk was an Afrikaans language publishing house, responsible for newspapers, magazines and book publishing.
Its book publishing was undertaken under the [Afrikaanse Pers-Boekhandel (Edms) Bpk]] ("Afrikaans Press Booksellers (Pty) Ltd") imprint.
The business had various alternative spellings for its name over the years, including: Afrikaanse Pers-boekhandel, Afrikaanse Pers-Boekhandel, Afrikaanse Pers Boekhandel and Afrikaanse persboekhandel. Abbreviated versions include Afr. Pers and Afr. Pers Boekhandel, and the company was also often referred to by its acronym A.P.B. (or APB).
Afrikaanse Pers (1962) Beperk (1962-1970)
On 1 Julie 1962 Afrikaanse Pers Beperk and Dagbreekpers Beperk (founded 1947) merged to form the Afrikaanse Pers (1962) Beperk
Merger with Voortrekkerpers (1971)
APB merged with the Voortrekkerpers on 1 April 1971 to form Perskor (Die Perskorporasie van Suid-Afrika) a powerful South African press group.
See the entry on Perskor
Sources
https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrikaanse_Pers_(1962)_Beperk
https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perskor
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