Republikein

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Republikein
Circulation
18,000 copies (2007)[1]
Sister newspapersAllgemeine Zeitung, Namibian Sun
Websitehttp://www.republikein.com.na

Republikein (lit.'Republican') is an

Afrikaans-language newspaper published daily in Namibia and the country's largest Afrikaans-language newspaper in terms of print circulation. Its editor-in-chief is Henriette Lamprecht.[2]

History

The newspaper was founded by

Democratic Media Holdings (DMH). After several disputes between DTA and DMH during the 1990s, the media house broke with the DTA in 1997 and aspires to increase editorial independence since.[1]

Online edition

The Republikein offers an online edition of the newspaper, which mainly reflected the contents of the print version, but is complemented with additional contents such as video material.[5] In August 2011, Republikein Online had around 65,000 unique page visits.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Larsen, Martin Buch (2007). Media Ownership and Legislation in the Republic of Namibia: 1990–2007. pp. 101–102.
  2. ^ "Algemeen". Republikein Online (in Afrikaans). 13 September 2010. Archived from the original on 13 September 2010.
  3. ^ "Our History". Namibia Media Holdings. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  4. ^ Dierks, Klaus. "Chronologie der Geschichte Namibias, 1977" [Chronology of Namibian History, 1977]. klausdierks.com (in German). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  5. ^ Rothe, Andreas (2010). Media System and News Selection in Namibia. pp. 20–22.
  6. ^ "Mediadata". Republikein Online (in Afrikaans). October 2011. Archived from the original on 1 November 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2011.

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