List of the oldest newspapers

Columns: Date | Newspaper | Language | Place | Country/Region | Notes
1773 | Annonces , Affiches et Avis Divers pour les Colonies des Isles de France et de Bourbon | French | Isle de France | Mauritius | First newspaper in Mauritius . Published weekly from 1773-01-13 to at least 1790 by the Nicolas Lambert in Mauritius | 1800 | Cape Town Gazette and African Advertiser | English , Afrikaans | Cape Town | British South Africa | First newspaper in South Africa . Published weekly from 1800-08-16 to at least 1829 by the British Government in South Africa | 1824 | South African Commercial Advertiser | English , Afrikaans | Cape Town | British South Africa | First privately run newspaper in South Africa . Numbers 1 to 18 were published weekly from 7 January 1824 to 10 May 1824. numbers 19 to 135 were printed from 31 August 1825 to 10 March 1827 and numbers 136 and onward were printed from 1828 to 1853 . Originally edited by the printer George Greig who soon relinquished editing control to Thomas Pringle and John Fairbairn . Pringle left the paper after number 19 | 1824 | South African Journal | English | Cape Town | British South Africa | A bimonthly journal edited by Thomas Pringle and John Fairbairn . Published from 1824-03-05 to 1824-05-07 | 1824 | Nederduitsche Zuid-Afrikaanse Tydschrift | Dutch | Cape Town | British South Africa | A bimonthly journal edited by Reverend Abraham Faure . It was the Dutch partner to the South African Journal . Published from 1824-04-04 | 1824 | The South African Chronicle and Mercantile Advertiser | English , Afrikaans | Cape Town | British South Africa | Printed weekly from 1824-08-18 to 1826-12-26 . Printed by William Bridekirk and edited by A. J. Jardine | 1826 | The New Organ | English , Dutch | Cape Town | British South Africa | Only one edition printed on 1826-01-06 . Printed by George Greig and edited by John Fairbairn

Example questions:
What is the name of the African newspaper that has the place that is situated on the east bank of the Ogun River ? | What is the name of the African newspaper that has the place that has a population of over 20 million ? | What is the name of the African newspaper that has the place that is the second most populous city in South Africa ? | What is the name of the African newspaper that has the place that has an area of 960.6 km2 ( 371 mi2 ) ?

Answers:
Iwe Irohin | Al-Waqa ' i ' al-Masriyya | Cape Town Gazette and African Advertiser | Mashonaland Herald and Zambesian Times