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 132,000 to between 50,000 and 100,000 in recent years.
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accessed November 29, 2008. The influential ''Daily News'', which regularly published criticism of the government, was shut down in 2002, however its director Wilf Mbanga started ''
The Zimbabwean
''The Zimbabwean'' is a newspaper in Zimbabwe. Founded by Wilf Mbanga in 2005, it was edited in London and printed in South Africa, near the border with Zimbabwe. By 2021 it had become a weekly paper with a large online presence.
Background
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'' soon after to continue challenging the Mugabe regime.
The first daily independent Zimbabwean daily newspaper, following ''Daily News'', ''
NewsDay
''Newsday'' is an American daily newspaper that primarily serves Nassau and Suffolk counties on Long Island, although it is also sold throughout the New York metropolitan area. The slogan of the newspaper is "Newsday, Your Eye on LI", and f ...
'', started publishing in 2010. Journalists can be fired by the Ministry of Information if content is deemed inappropriate.
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. Reporters Without Borders. Other notable Zimbabwean newspapers in print include ''
The Chronicle'', ''
The Financial Gazette
''The Financial Gazette'' is a weekly English language newspaper published in Zimbabwe. The paper, established in 1969, focuses on business, finance, and politics throughout Southern Africa. Headquartered in Harare, the paper also maintains a ...
'', the ''
Zimbabwe Independent
''Zimbabwe Independent'' is a private weekly newspaper published from Harare, Zimbabwe, by Alpha Media Holdings. The company also publishes '' The Standard'' and ''NewsDay''.
See also
* The Standard
* NewsDay
''Newsday'' is an Americ ...
'', and the ''
Zimbabwe Daily News
''Zimbabwe Daily News'' is an internet newspaper published in Zimbabwe and UK. The newspaper was first published independently in 2004 and is owned by 3MG Media.
News and content
It has a strong focus on events in Zimbabwe's politics and current ...
''.
Daily newspapers
Defunct newspapers
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British South Africa Company Government Gazette
The ''British South Africa Company Government Gazette'' was the government gazette of the British South Africa Company.
The ''Gazette'' was published in Salisbury between 1894 and 1923. Until 30 June 1899, it was issued as a supplement to the ''R ...
'' (1894–1923)
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The Central African Examiner'' (1957–1965)
*''Evening Standard'' (until 1962), merged into ''The Herald
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*''The Gatooma Mail
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The Gweru Times'' (1895–2015)
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Mashonaland Herald and Zambesian Times'' (1891–1892), succeeded by
''The Rhodesia Herald''
* ''
Masvingo Star'' (ceased publication 2015)
*''The National Observer
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*''The Northern Optimist'' (1894–1895), succeeded by ''
The Gweru Times''
* ''
Pungwe News'' (ceased publication 2015)
* ''Rhodesian Advertiser''
See also
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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 ...
References
Newspapers published in Zimbabwe