Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and Namibian President Sam Nujoma have joined hands to start a new regional newspaper called the 'New Sunday Times' to "counter the threat from the global media to African values". The 'New Sunday Times' will, according to reports, be jointly published by the state-run Zimbabwe Newspapers Group (Zimpapers) and Namibia's New Era Publishing Corporation, a company wholly owned by Nujoma's government. The more diplomatic critics quoted have called the project "unsustainable". -- First published in the Cape Times, 6-5-2004
I'm sure a whole lotta people are gonna wanna buy their weekly dose of govt propaganda. Good luck to these morons...not the brightest dictators. Posted on 7 May 2004 10:42
I laughed when I read about the 'new sunday times'. i don't know about the rest of you but i'll definitely subscribe and use it to cover my floors when I paint, or I might actually use it to wipe my ass. Posted on 7 May 2004 14:41
They are adding to the current muck, may they get a smug from such shabby initiative. It explains why the two man are doing this, they looking for newspaper that is not going to expose thier exorbitant palaces, what a coincedennce. We are watching big boys, Posted on 18 May 2004 11:37
They are adding into the current muck, please lets give them a chance may they`ll get a smug on a last project before they hit the grave. The other reason is that they are setting up a newspaper that is not going to expose palaces and exorbitant lifestyle while the needy are starving. Posted on 18 May 2004 11:42
Let's African voice say African issues and foreign generation observe-
At last our visionary leaders have came with the African media solution.I believe this mark the end to the US,UK and Foreign States propaganda about us Native African , our leaders and our Africa. Their journalists I hope they are preparing for the retirement. It is true this is africa and African century. KATE, STEVIE, NIGGA D. wake up this is the time, African's and Africa's time. Posted on 11 May 2004 16:48
two rich presidents of two impoverished countries combining to have a newspaper about how to improve africa in an african way? please. yea, i would wipe my ass too with the newspaper. in fact, better, i would SELL the newspaper and the money would be enough to feed all of Africa. Posted on 18 May 2004 12:49
Tembani, have you lost your mind, man? Africa is going through a horrible time: war, civil war, famine,poverty, disease etc., and then, on top of all the above disasters, many of the leaders live in utmost luxury, not caring a bit about the suffering of even their own people. Nujoma and especially Mugabe are self-righteous dictators,and seem to be just as delusional as Mussolini and his likes. If you ever get a chance to study European history, you will learn that it's people went through hell and back within the past century or so. Learn from it very quickly if you wish Africa to have anything better. Posted on 8 Dec 2004 00:19
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