''The Financial Gazette'' is a weekly
English language newspaper published in
Zimbabwe. The paper, established in 1969, focuses on
business
Business is the practice of making one's living or making money by producing or buying and selling products (such as goods and services). It is also "any activity or enterprise entered into for profit."
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,
finance, and
politics throughout
Southern Africa. Headquartered in
Harare
Harare (; formerly Salisbury ) is the capital and most populous city of Zimbabwe. The city proper has an area of 940 km2 (371 mi2) and a population of 2.12 million in the 2012 census and an estimated 3.12 million in its metropolitan ...
, the paper also maintains a bureau in
Bulawayo
Bulawayo (, ; Ndebele: ''Bulawayo'') is the second largest city in Zimbabwe, and the largest city in the country's Matabeleland region. The city's population is disputed; the 2022 census listed it at 665,940, while the Bulawayo City Council cl ...
. Its slogan is "Southern Africa's Leading Business and Financial Newspaper".
''The Financial Gazettes distribution numbered 40,000 copies weekly in 2000, but surveys have placed readership of the printed edition at ten times that number, or 400,000 weekly. The paper's website attracts over one million hits per month, leading the publisher to claim that ''The Financial Gazette'' is Zimbabwe's most widely read newspaper.
Operating under the repressive regime of Zimbabwe's President
Robert Mugabe
Robert Gabriel Mugabe (; ; 21 February 1924 – 6 September 2019) was a Zimbabwean revolutionary and politician who served as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 1987 and then as President from 1987 to 2017. He served as Leader of the ...
, questions have arisen regarding whether ''The Financial Gazette'' is truly independent and able to act as a free press. While once verifiably independent, persistent rumors have circulated that Mugabe's government now owns and controls the paper, having acted in 2002 to force a sale of the paper to a governmental intelligence agency. Government sources have refused to either confirm or deny the veracity of these rumours. However as of May 2006 the newspaper continues to publish articles highly critical of the government.
See also
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List of newspapers in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is host to some of the oldest newspapers in Africa; '' The Herald'', Zimbabwe's major newspaper, replaced the ''Mashonaland and Zambesian Times'', which was present from the late 1890s. ''The Herald'' has seen a decline in readership from ...
*
Media of Zimbabwe The media of Zimbabwe has varying amounts of control by successive governments, coming under tight restriction in recent years by the government of Robert Mugabe, particularly during the growing economic and political crisis in the country. The Zimb ...
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Zimbabwe Metro
''Zimbabwe Metro'' (zimbabwemetro.com) was an internet newspaper published in Zimbabwe. It had a strong focus on events in Zimbabwe's major cities. The newspaper was first published independently in 2007.
The paper's website is an aggregated ...
References
The Financial Gazette Online Edition Retrieved October 10, 2005.
*Dumisani Muleya (August 12, 2005)
"Zim Security Seeks to Control Private Media" Mail & Guardian
The ''Mail & Guardian'' is a South African weekly newspaper and website, published by M&G Media in Johannesburg, South Africa. It focuses on political analysis, investigative reporting, Southern African news, local arts, music and popular cult ...
online edition:
South Africa.
External links
The Financial Gazette Online Edition
Newspapers published in Zimbabwe
English-language newspapers published in Africa
Business newspapers
Mass media in Harare
1969 establishments in Rhodesia
Publications established in 1969
Business organisations based in Zimbabwe
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