The ''Daily Dispatch'' is a South African newspaper published in
East London
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Etymology
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in the province of
Eastern Cape. The weekend edition is titled ''Saturday Dispatch''. Founded in 1872 as the ''East London Dispatch'', the ''Daily Dispatch'' is the Eastern Cape's best-selling daily with a circulation of about 26,147 copies
as of the first quarter in 2015. The online offering is known as DispatchLIVE.
The newspaper, published in English, covers local news, sports, politics, business, jobs, and community events.
The newspaper is internationally known for its editor from 1965 to 1977,
Donald Woods. Woods became a friend of
Steve Biko
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, leader of the
Black Consciousness Movement, and provided support to Biko through his editorials. After Biko's death in
police custody
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, Woods went into
exile to expose the truth surrounding Biko's death in his book ''
Biko''.
During
World War II
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the editor, and major shareholder, was
Bernard Steer
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, father of noted journalist
George Steer.
HistoryThe History of the Daily Dispatch by Glyn Williams
Distribution areas
Distribution figures
Readership figures
Location
The newspaper's physical address is:
35 Caxton Street, East London, South Africa, 5201
See also
*
List of newspapers in South Africa
References
External links
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/www.dispatchlive.co.za/ Daily Dispatch Website(DispatchLIVE)
*
/www.saarf.co.za SAARF Website
Daily News
Mass media in East London, Eastern Cape
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