''Zimbabwe Daily News'' is an internet
newspaper
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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 events. The site covers a wide range of topics, including sections devoted to politics, entertainment, media, Sports, living, and business. Its roster of bloggers and regular columnists include some prominent Zimbabweans such as
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,
Eddie Cross
Edward Graham "Eddie" Cross (born 1940), a Member of Parliament for Bulawayo South, is a Zimbabwean economist and founder member of the mainstream Movement for Democratic Change party led by Nelson Chamisa. He is currently the Policy Coordinat ...
MP and businessman
Mutumwa Mawere.
It is ranked number 15 Zimbabwe site by Alexa ranking and its stories are occasionally taken up by the print media.
Campaigns and fora
The site has run various current affairs and political campaigns, such as calling for the deportation of
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 ...
's daughter Bona from Hong Kong, and more generally for the deportation of individuals with strong links to the
Government of Zimbabwe from western countries.
Together with the ''
Zimbabwe Telegraph
''Zimbabwe Telegraph'' is an internet newspaper published in Zimbabwe, UK and Canada. It has a specialised focus on current events in Zimbabwe's politics, social and economic developments. The newspaper was first published in late 2008.
The '' ...
'', ''Zimbabwe Daily News'' hosts an online forum for Zimbabwean current affairs and society.
''Zimbabwe Telegraph'' and ZimDaily Forums
Criticism
''Zimbabwe Daily News'' has been accused of poor journalistic style and failing to sufficiently verify facts, for example on its reporting of the 2007 Zimbabwean coup d'état attempt
The Zimbabwean government claimed to have foiled an alleged coup d'état attempt involving almost 400 soldiers and high-ranking members of the military that would have occurred on June 2 or June 15, 2007. The alleged leaders of the coup, all of w ...
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External links
''Zimbabwe Daily News''
''The Zimbabwe Daily''
References
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Mass media in Zimbabwe
Newspapers published in Zimbabwe