Perskor

Perskor (The Press Corporation of South Africa) was a South African press group. It was formed on 1 April 1971 when two existing Afrikaans publishing groups, Voortrekkerpers and the Afrikaans Pers (1962) Limited, merged. Both groups were based in the then Transvaal and competed with the Nasionale Pers of Cape Town. As a rule, but depending on the editor's disposition as far as the company's management allowed, they represented the northern, conservative views within the then National Party, as opposed to Naspers which represented the southern, enlightened views within the party. The history of the Afrikaans press has been a struggle for dominance and Boerebond led influence, that would eventually see the demise of Perskor.

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