A few days after deciding to establish a Dutch newspaper in South Africa, the name De Burger is chosen
… establish a Dutch newspaper, the name of the newspaper, De Burger ("The Citizen"), was decided on. With considerable … and the first issue was published on 26 July 1915. Die Burger was originally published in Dutch, but later in 1916, … were published. In 1921, the newspaper's Dutch title (De Burger) was translated into Afrikaans (Die Burger). Die …