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Sy bly egter die redakteur van <em>Swartland Gazette <\/em>in Malmesbury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Volgens Swart was haar tyd by <em>Weslander <\/em>iets wat sy vir niks sal verruil nie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Daar was vele uitdagings en veranderings \u2013 waarskynlik die grootste die Media24-besluit om sy gemeenskapskoerantportefeulje aan Novus Holdings te verkoop. As span het ons egter saam die wa deur die drif getrek en staan ons maande later opgewonde oor wat die toekoms vir gemeenskapskoerante in die Suid-Afrikaanse medialandskap inhou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Daarmee saam sal die Joshlin Smith-saak my vir ewig bybly as een van die skokkendste verhale waarvan die legkaartstukke seker nooit almal sal pas nie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hoogtepunte<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Wat hoogtepunte betref, was die besluit om in Junie verlede jaar ons omslagprys na R4 af te bring om die koerant meer toeganklik vir ons lesers te maak, definitief hoog op die lys, en dan natuurlik ons Vroueoggende.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Met die Weskus en sy skoonheid meen Swart haar lysie dinge wat sy gaan mis, is baie lank, maar in kort sal sy die ongerepte natuurskoon en die mense self altyd koester. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Die Weskus het maar net &#8216;n manier om diep in &#8216;n mens se hart in te kruip. 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