A South African-born angel investor with a history bound up with Jacob Zuma and the Arms Deal, has stepped in to rescue the progressive Afrikaans publication from the brink of closure.
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Three years after being brought back as a digital publication that sought to be a home for progressive Afrikaans journalism, Vrye Weekblad is once again closing its doors.