New Age (newspaper)
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New Age was an influential leftist newspaper in Johannesburg
operating from 1953 to 1962. It was formed with the co-operation of a number of left-wing groups in the area; New Age received the assets of the communist Jewish Worker's Club, which had been liquidated in 1948. The newspaper later received support from a committee of the anti-apartheid South African Students' Association.
From the start, New Age published fiction and poetry as well as journalism. The newspaper had a prize for fiction depicting the oppressions of apartheid, and introduced several important politically aware poets, most notably Keorapetse Kgositsile
, who became the literary voice of the South African anti-apartheid movement while in exile in the United States
.
In its journalism, New Age was aligned with the African National Congress
, particularly the older generation of the ANC leadership. It was sympathetic to labour movements and to militant leftists of all stripes. New Age was shut down by the government in 1962.
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
operating from 1953 to 1962. It was formed with the co-operation of a number of left-wing groups in the area; New Age received the assets of the communist Jewish Worker's Club, which had been liquidated in 1948. The newspaper later received support from a committee of the anti-apartheid South African Students' Association.
From the start, New Age published fiction and poetry as well as journalism. The newspaper had a prize for fiction depicting the oppressions of apartheid, and introduced several important politically aware poets, most notably Keorapetse Kgositsile
Keorapetse Kgositsile
Keorapetse William Kgositsile is a South African poet and political activist, and was an influential member of the African National Congress in the 1960s and 1970s. He lived in exile in the United States from 1962 until 1975, the peak of his literary career...
, who became the literary voice of the South African anti-apartheid movement while in exile in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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In its journalism, New Age was aligned with the African National Congress
African National Congress
The African National Congress is South Africa's governing Africanist political party, supported by its tripartite alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions and the South African Communist Party , since the establishment of non-racial democracy in April 1994. It defines itself as a...
, particularly the older generation of the ANC leadership. It was sympathetic to labour movements and to militant leftists of all stripes. New Age was shut down by the government in 1962.