Afrikaner Newspapers and the newspaper industry from 1830
… and after 1914 to achieve political power. Writing about the press in the 20th century, Hachten and Giffard say: … that finally took form as Afrikaans. They disagreed about the language of the Afrikaners, with Hofmeyr favouring … was the editor of the Volksvriend at the young age of 17. About a decade later, in 1871, he became the editor of De …