''Die Vaderland'' also known as ''Ons Vaderland'' was an

Afrikaans Afrikaans is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language spoken in South Africa, Namibia and to a lesser extent Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and also Argentina where there is a group in Sarmiento, Chubut, Sarmiento that speaks the Pat ...

afternoon newspaper A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports, art, ...

Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu language, Zulu and Xhosa language, Xhosa: eGoli ) (colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, Jo'burg or "The City of Gold") is the most populous city in South Africa. With 5,538,596 people in the City of Johannesburg alon ...

from 1936 to 1988. It was the first Afrikaans daily in the city and during its entire existence a fervent supporter of the

National Party National Party or Nationalist Party may refer to: Active parties * National Party of Australia, commonly known as ''The Nationals'' * Bangladesh: ** Bangladesh Nationalist Party ** Jatiya Party (Ershad) a.k.a. ''National Party (Ershad)'' * Californ ...

, except from 1934 to 1939 when it supported the United Party because gen. J.B.M. Hertzog found himself in that party after the merger with the

South African Party The South African Party (, ) was a political party that existed in the Union of South Africa from 1911 to 1934. History The outline and foundation for the party was realized after the election of a 'South African party' in the 1910 South Af ...

of gen.

Jan Smuts Field Marshal Jan Christian Smuts, (baptismal name Jan Christiaan Smuts, 24 May 1870 11 September 1950) was a South African statesman, military leader and philosopher. In addition to holding various military and cabinet posts, he served as P ...

.*Beukes, W.D. (red.). 1992. ''Oor grense heen. Op pad na 'n nasionale pers 1948–1990''. Kaapstad: Nasionale Boekhandel. As a result, in 1937, Cape Nationalists set up ''

Die Transvaler ''Die Transvaler'' was a South African newspaper founded in 1937 with the aim of promoting Afrikaner nationalism and supporting the Transvaal branch of the National Party. Hendrik Verwoerd was its first editor. History On 1 October 1937, ''Na ...

'' in Johannesburg as the mouthpiece of the

Purified National Party The Purified National Party () was a break away from Hertzog's National Party which lasted from 1935 to 1948. In 1935 the main portion of the National Party, led by J. B. M. Hertzog, merged with the South African Party of Jan Smuts to form the ...

. Until the appearance of ''

Beeld ''Beeld'' (freely translated as ''Picture'' or ''Image'') is an Afrikaans-language daily newspaper that was launched on 16 September 1974. ''Beeld'' is distributed in four provinces of South Africa: Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo and North West, ...

'' in 1974, Die Transvaler was Johannesburg's only Afrikaans morning paper and Die Vaderland the only Afrikaans afternoon paper. The arrival of the National Pers' Image led in 1983 to the closure of Oggendblad and Hoofstad in

Pretoria Pretoria ( ; ) is the Capital of South Africa, administrative capital of South Africa, serving as the seat of the Executive (government), executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to the country. Pretoria strad ...

, in 1988 to the incorporation of Die Vaderland into Die Transvaler and finally, in 1993, also to the closure of Die Transvaler, Perskor's last Afrikaans daily, after which the company only published The Citizen and owned half of the Sunday newspaper

Rapport Rapport ( ; ) is a close and harmonious relationship in which the people or groups concerned are "in sync" with each other, understand each other's feelings or ideas, and communicate smoothly. The word derives from the French language, French ve ...

.Die Afrikaanse pers in die jare dertig
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