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National Party, the previous year in 1914. Jannie Marais, a prominent Stellenbosch farmer purchased a quarter of 20,000 ÂŁ1 shares in the new company.:290 Naspers first published the Afrikaans language daily Die Burger in June 1915 which was followed by its first magazine Die Huisgenoot in 1916.
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Naspers was founded in 1915, by
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Naspers was founded in 1915 as De
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With regard to a biography on Verwoerd, this bio, although dated, can be recommended: Architect of Apartheid – H.F. Verwoerd – An Appraisal (Henry Kenney, 1980, Jonathan Ball Publishers) (which will also reflect no editorship nor being a director of Naspers). The more recent The Last Afrikaner
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It holds minority investments in listed, integrated social-network platforms Tencent (SEHK 0700) and Mail.ru (LSE: MAIL). The group also holds a minority investment in Flipkart in India, and a 40% stake in Make My Trip, following the merger between Make My Trip and Ibibo Group.
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