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[[Nasionale Pers]] or [[Die Nasionale Pers]]''' ("The National Press") was founded on 12 May 1915 (the known as '''''[[De Nationale Pers]]''''') with the aim of furthering the cause of [[Afrikaans]] and the [[Afrikaner]] people. At first it only published a newspaper, [[Die Burger]], but soon expanded and in 1916 published its first magazine [[Die Huisgenoot]]. D. F. Malan, a former minister in the conservative [[Dutch Reformed Church]] was persuaded to become editor and was the main supporter of Hertzog's [[National Party]].
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[[Nasionale Pers]] or [[Die Nasionale Pers]]''' ("The National Press") was
  
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In 1918 the company took a further step towards expansion when its book publishing operations were founded as [[Die Burger Boekhandel]]. Piet , editor of ''[[Die Burger]]'' from 1954 until 1985 was a staunch supporter of the [[National Party]], under B J Vorster and P W Botha . Cillié upheld the apartheid system through many pro-segregation editorials until the very end.
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=Origins: [[De Nationale Pers]]=
  
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Also published and cited under a variety of other names over the years, including [[Nasionale Pers Boekhandel]] ([[NPB]]), [[Nasboek]], [[Nasionale Boekhandel]], [[NB Uitgewers]], etc.  
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Founded on 12 May 1915 as [[De Nationale Pers]],  with the aim of advancing the cause of the [[Afrikaans]] language and the [[Afrikaner]] people, it initially only published a newspaper, [[Die Burger]], but soon expanded and in 1916 published its first magazine [[Die Huisgenoot]]. Dr. D.F. Malan[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Fran%C3%A7ois_Malan], a former minister in the conservative [[Dutch Reformed Church]] and supporter of J.B.M. Hertzog's[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._B._M._Hertzog] [[National Party]] was persuaded to become editor and thus the paper and the company became a main supporter of both Hertzog, the Nationalist movement and the [[apartheid]] cause.
  
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In 1985, [[Nasionale Pers]] and a number of other South African media companies formed an electronic pay-television media business, [[M-Net]], which was listed on the JSE Securities Exchange (JSE) in 1990. In 1993, M-Net was divided into two companies - M-Net itself became a pure pay-television station while the company's subscriber management, signal distribution and cellular telephone activities were formed into a new company called [[MultiChoice]] Limited (later renamed MIH Holdings Limited).
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In 1918 the company took a further step towards expansion when it founded its lucrative book publishing operations as [[Die Burger Boekhandel]], which would become the [[Nasionale Pers Boekhandel]] ([[NPB]]) - also listed over the years as [[Nasboek]], [[Nasionale Boekhandel]], [[NB Uitgewers]], etc.
  
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[[Nasionale Pers]] itself listed on JSE on 12 September 1994 and in 1998 the group's name changed to [[Naspers]].
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=[[Naspers]]=
  
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== Sources ==
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[[Nasionale Pers]] had itself listed on JSE on 12 September 1994 and in 1998 the group's name was formally changed to [[Naspers]].
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In January 2000, [[Naspers]] merged its existing private education activities with that of another leading South African private education business to form [[Educor]] Holdings Limited - one of the leading private education providers in South Africa. During the same year, [[Naspers]] also re-organised and branded its print media business as its [[Media24]] division.
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=[[Media24]]=
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=[[M-Net]],  [[MultiChoice]] and [[DStv]]=
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In 1985, [[Nasionale Pers]] and a number of other South African media companies formed an electronic pay-television media business, [[M-Net]], which was listed on the JSE Securities Exchange (JSE) in 1990. In 1993, [[M-Net]] was divided into two companies - [[M-Net]] itself became a pure pay-television station while the company's subscriber management, signal distribution and cellular telephone activities were formed into a new company called [[MultiChoice]] Limited (later renamed [[MIH Holdings Limited]]).
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In 1995 [[Multichoice]] announced that it was launching a new digital, satellite service in South Africa to be known as [[DStv]] ([[Digital Satellite Television]]). This was officially launched on 6 October 1995 to become a South African based African direct broadcast satellite service providing multiple channels and services to around 11.9 million subscribers in Sub-Saharan Africa (Africa excluding North Africa and Somalia)
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In 1997, MIH Ltd. created an internet service provider, [[M-Web Holdings]], which also runs [[M-Web]] Blogspace, a popular South African blogging platform.
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For more details on the digital TV services, see the MNet website at '''https://m-net.dstv.com/South/home''', the [[DStv]] Website at '''https://www.dstv.co.za/''' and the [[Multichoice]] website at https://www.multichoice.com/
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http://www.naspers.com/index.php
 
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[[DStv]] Website: https://www.dstv.co.za/
  
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DStv
  
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Revision as of 07:06, 18 March 2019

Nasionale Pers or Die Nasionale Pers ("The National Press") was

Origins: De Nationale Pers

Founded on 12 May 1915 as De Nationale Pers, with the aim of advancing the cause of the Afrikaans language and the Afrikaner people, it initially only published a newspaper, Die Burger, but soon expanded and in 1916 published its first magazine Die Huisgenoot. Dr. D.F. Malan[1], a former minister in the conservative Dutch Reformed Church and supporter of J.B.M. Hertzog's[2] National Party was persuaded to become editor and thus the paper and the company became a main supporter of both Hertzog, the Nationalist movement and the apartheid cause.

In 1918 the company took a further step towards expansion when it founded its lucrative book publishing operations as Die Burger Boekhandel, which would become the Nasionale Pers Boekhandel (NPB) - also listed over the years as Nasboek, Nasionale Boekhandel, NB Uitgewers, etc.

Naspers

Nasionale Pers had itself listed on JSE on 12 September 1994 and in 1998 the group's name was formally changed to Naspers.

In January 2000, Naspers merged its existing private education activities with that of another leading South African private education business to form Educor Holdings Limited - one of the leading private education providers in South Africa. During the same year, Naspers also re-organised and branded its print media business as its Media24 division.

Media24

M-Net, MultiChoice and DStv

In 1985, Nasionale Pers and a number of other South African media companies formed an electronic pay-television media business, M-Net, which was listed on the JSE Securities Exchange (JSE) in 1990. In 1993, M-Net was divided into two companies - M-Net itself became a pure pay-television station while the company's subscriber management, signal distribution and cellular telephone activities were formed into a new company called MultiChoice Limited (later renamed MIH Holdings Limited).

In 1995 Multichoice announced that it was launching a new digital, satellite service in South Africa to be known as DStv (Digital Satellite Television). This was officially launched on 6 October 1995 to become a South African based African direct broadcast satellite service providing multiple channels and services to around 11.9 million subscribers in Sub-Saharan Africa (Africa excluding North Africa and Somalia)

In 1997, MIH Ltd. created an internet service provider, M-Web Holdings, which also runs M-Web Blogspace, a popular South African blogging platform.

For more details on the digital TV services, see the MNet website at https://m-net.dstv.com/South/home, the DStv Website at https://www.dstv.co.za/ and the Multichoice website at https://www.multichoice.com/

Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naspers

http://www.naspers.com/index.php

DStv Website: https://www.dstv.co.za/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DStv

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