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Title:Lojale verset: Piet Cillié en die oop gesprek
Author:Terblanche, H.O.ISNI
Year:2004
Periodical:Tydskrif vir geesteswetenskappe
Volume:44
Issue:4
Pages:263-275
Language:Afrikaans
Geographic term:South Africa
Subjects:journalists
apartheid
newspapers
biographies (form)
About person:Petrus Johannes Cillié (1917-1999)ISNI
Abstract:As editor of the National Party's Cape mouthpiece, 'Die Burger', for 23 years (1954-1977), Piet Cillié was a pillar of the Afrikaans establishment and an influential, if cynical, supporter of apartheid. Cillié coined the phrase 'petty apartheid' and he spoke out against some examples of petty apartheid at work. During his editorship, 'Die Burger' established its position as a forum for free debate among Afrikaners. Cillié put strong emphasis on the idea of thinking ahead. In that sense 'Die Burger' became an opinion-forming paper. Cillié also enjoyed intellectual sparring with foreigners about South Africa's social policies, believing strongly that nationalist ideas can be put across to the outside world. In this context he exchanged views with the Dutch newspaper 'Trouw' and acted as a witness for South Africa at the International Court of Justice. Bibliogr., sum. in English, text in Afrikaans. [Journal abstract]
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