The Representative (newspaper) The Representative (newspaper) The Representative was a spectacularly unsuccessful daily newspaper published in London, England, from 25 January 1826 to 29 July 1826. In autumn 1825 the young Benjamin Disraeli convinced his father's friend, the publisher John Murray, that the time was ripe for a Canningite morning paper that would challenge "The Times." Murray agreed to supply half of the capital, with Disraeli and John Diston Powles, a City speculator, each contributing one-quarter. Disraeli travelled to Chiefswood (near Melrose) to persuade John Gibson Lockhart (Sir Walter Scott's son-in-law) to edit the paper; Lockhart declined, but agreed to serve as editor
The Sunday Times (South Africa) since November 2004, having held many positions at the newspaper — news editor, managing editor, and deputy editor — prior to his appointment as editor in June 2013. He holds an MA in International Journalism from City University London, United Kingdom. The Sunday Times (South Africa) The Sunday Times is South Africa's biggest Sunday newspaper. Established in 1906, the "Sunday Times" is distributed all over South Africa and in neighbouring countries such as Lesotho, Botswana, and Swaziland. The "Sunday Times" was first published on 4 February 1906 as a weekly, sister publication of the "Rand Daily Mail" which at the