After Every Collapse, We Regulate the Wrong People
South Africa’s construction regulations only ever seem to move after the rubble is cleared. But look closely at what each revision actually does, and a pattern emerges: the more people…
Author: William Foster
William Foster (c. 1825 – after 1871) Born in England around the mid-1820s, William Foster immigrated to the Cape Colony in the 1850s seeking opportunities in the growing colonial press.
He first gained experience working on several small printing and publishing ventures before becoming editor of the Cape Standard in the 1860s.
A staunch conservative with pro-establishment views, Foster launched The Cape Chronicle in early 1861 as a counter to the more liberal Cape Argus (1857).
He first gained experience working on several small printing and publishing ventures before becoming editor of the Cape Standard in the 1860s.
A staunch conservative with pro-establishment views, Foster launched The Cape Chronicle in early 1861 as a counter to the more liberal Cape Argus (1857).
Hello Cape Town
This is the Cape Chronicle! And it’s a re-enactment of the Cape’s history from 1861 to date. It is as far as possible, a factually accurate rendition of events of…
To the Esteemed Readers of the Cape Chronicle
Cape Town, 4 June, 1871 To the Worthy Inhabitants of Cape Town, and to our Esteemed Subscribers, Friends, and Patrons, It is with a heart oppressed by sorrow, and with…
The Cape is not ready for Self-rule
The continued agitation for Responsible Government threatens the very foundations of order in this Colony. While we do not deny the virtues of self-rule in mature societies, the Cape is…
To the Good People of the Cape Colony
Concerning The Cape Chronicle and the Cause of its Establishment By William Foster Cape Chronicle Proprietor & EditorCape Town, 1861 To the merchants of Adderley Street, the farmers of the…