''Zimbabwe Metro'' (zimbabwemetro.com) was an internet
newspaper
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Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as p ...
published in
Zimbabwe
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. It had a strong focus on events in Zimbabwe's major cities. The newspaper was first published independently in 2007.
The paper's
website
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is an aggregated
weblog
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, featuring hyperlinks to various news sources and columnists. The site covers a wide range of topics, including sections devoted to politics, entertainment, media, living, and business. Its roster of bloggers includes many people from Zimbabwe's politicians to its extensive network of prominent writers. It is ranked the most visited news weblog on Zimbabwe News by
Alexa Internet.
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The paper seems to have become defunct online between July 2012 and January 2014.
History
''Zimbabwe Metro'' was launched on October 10, 2007 as a news and commentary outlet. It was based in neighbouring Botswana
Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label= Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kalaha ...
.
Contributors
In addition to regular (often daily) news by its reporters and a core group of contributors the ''Zimbabwe Metro'' has featured notable celebrity contributors from politics, journalism, business, and entertainment. The ''Zimbabwe Metro'' offers both news commentary and coverage. It has a standing policy of encouraging comments from all parts of the political spectrum. The comment section is home to discussions on politics, religion, and world affairs.
A comprehensive list of contributors to the ''Zimbabwe Metro'' blog can be found at
Contributors
''.
Circulation
''Zimbabwe Metro'' 's print edition 's circulation has been put on hold due to the economic conditions in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and ...
. However its website is popular, updated frequently and accessible for free since November 2007.
The format of the newspaper was tabloid and is designed to be read in 20 minutes. The features section contains a mix of articles on travel, homes, style, health and so on, as well as extensive arts coverage and entertainment listings.
Controversy
The ''Zimbabwe Metro''s Metro girl section featuring scant dressed women was once suspended as it was a consistent subject of controversy and criticism throughout the Zimbabwean community.
Other info
Other names
Short names
* ''Zimbabwe Metro'' is known in its shortened form as the ''zimmetro''.
See also
* 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 ...
* 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 ...
Notes
References
Sources
* {{Cite web, url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7471262.stm/, title=Zimbabwe new media evades censors, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080807034035/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7471262.stm/, website=BBC news Africa, archive-date=2008-08-07, date=2008-08-07, access-date=2019-11-13, url-status=live
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External links
The ''Zimbabwe Metro'' Online Edition
English-language newspapers published in Africa
Newspapers published in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean news websites
2007 establishments in Zimbabwe