Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Gerald Shaw
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Description area
Dates of existence
History
The Cape Times had its origins in the great economic and social boom years that followed the Cape's attainment of "Responsible Government" in 1872. The first edition of the newspaper was published on 27 March 1876 by then editor Frederick York St Leger. It was the first daily paper in southern Africa, and soon became one of the principal newspapers of the Cape.