The Friend

The Friend is a South African newspaper published in Bloemfontein since 1899

The origins

Originally published as Friend of the Sovereignty and Bloemfontein Gazette (June 1850- March, 1854), founded and edited by Richard Godlonton. In August 1854, when the Free State gained its independence from England, the publication was renamed Friend of the Free State and Bloemfontein Gazette (published by Barlow Bros. & Co.), publishing articles in English, Dutch and Afrikaans till 1894, thereafter in English only.

Revived and renamed The Friend after the war in 1901 by Barlow,

Julian Ralph. 1901. War's brighter side : the story of "The Friend" newspaper edited by the correspondents with Lord Roberts's forces, March-April, 1900. New York : D. Appleton and Co. (The Internet Archive[1])

https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C2274042

https://www.loc.gov/item/sn88088613/

Lizette Rabe. 2020. A Luta Continua: A history of media freedom in South Africa. Stellenbosch: African Sun Media: p. 98