Sapa, noun

/ˈsɑːpə/
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Also SAPA.
Acronym formed on South African Press Association, an organization formed in 1938 to gather news and disseminate it to members and subscribers in the news media. Also attributive.
1938 Star 1 July 8Both men feared the new purge now being carried out in Russia. — SAPA-Reuter.
[1938 Star 19A new source of news appears in The Star to-day, the South African Press Association, which has absorbed Reuter’s Press Agency in South Africa.]
1971 Evening Post 2 Jan. 3A total of 67 assault cases have been reported to the Port Natal Division since Thursday night..-(Sapa).
1980 Rand Daily Mail 11 Feb. 1Sapa, quoting British sources, reports that the Governor..has banned one of Mr Mugabe’s top lieutenants..from campaigning in the coming election.
1987 New Nation 22 Jan. 2A Sapa report said the police had launched a massive dragnet.
Acronym formed on South African Press Association, an organization formed in 1938 to gather news and disseminate it to members and subscribers in the news media. Also attributive.
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