Max du Preez
- January 5, 2024
- Journalist
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Max du Preez |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Date Of Birth | Mar 3, 1951(1951-03-03) |
| Age | 73 |
| Birthplace | Kroonstad |
| Country | South Africa |
| Birth City | Free State |
| Horoscope | Pisces |
Max du Preez Biography
| Name | Max du Preez |
| Birthday | Mar 3 |
| Birth Year | 1951 |
| Place Of Birth | Kroonstad |
| Home Town | Free State |
| Birth Country | South Africa |
| Birth Sign | Pisces |
Max du Preez is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on March 3, 1951 in Kroonstad, Free State, South Africa. South African writer, columnist and filmmaker. He is most well-known for his founding editorship of Vrye Weekblad (an anti-apartheid Afrikaans newspaper). He is also well-known for his work as Political Correspondent at Beeld, Financial Mail and Sunday Times.
Other journalists well-known for covering South Africa include Pelasa Mahaleba, and Helen Zille.
Max du Preez is a writer, columnist and documentary filmmaker. Between 1982-1988, Du Preez was the Political Correspondent for various publications including Beeld, Financial Mail, Sunday Times and Business Day. He won the Nat Nakasa Award for fearless reporting in 2008.
Du Preez founded the Vrye Weekblad, an Afrikaans-language weekly newspaper, in November 1988 and its progressive successor Vrye Weekblad Online in 2019. During his tenure as editor-in-chief, the newspaper’s offices were bombed and Du Preez received death threats as a result of the paper’s opposition to apartheid.
He was born in Kroonstad (Free Stare), South Africa.
Max du Preez Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Journalist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Max du Preez is one of the richest Journalist from South Africa. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Max du Preez 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
In November 1988, he founded the Vrye Weekblad newspaper. He was awarded the Louis M. Lyons Award in Conscience and Integrity for Journalism in 1991.
His reporting has earned him numerous awards, including the 2008 Nat Nakasa Award in Fearless Reporting.
Max du Preez (born 3 March 1951) is a South African author, columnist and documentary filmmaker and was the founding editor of Vrye Weekblad. Vrye Weekblad Online or Vrye Weekblad II was launched on 5 April 2019
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Who is Max du Preez Dating?
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Facts & Trivia
Max Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Africa. Max du Preez celebrates birthday on March 3 of every year.
What happened to Max du Preez?
During his tenure as editor-in-chief, the newspaper’s offices were bombed and Du Preez received death threats as a result of the paper’s opposition to apartheid. He was sentenced to six months in jail for quoting Joe Slovo, the then leader of the South African Communist Party and a banned person.
How old is Max du Preez?
71 years (March 3, 1951)