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New Zim dailies ready to hit the streets

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:48:00 +0200

The launch of at least three daily newspapers, including the banned Daily News, has been stalled by delays in the issuance of licences by government, but project promoters have already launched aggressive marketing campaigns to woo prospective readers.
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Zim: Import duty on newspapers scrapped

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:35:00 +0200

Finance minister Tendai Biti has scrapped a 40% customs duty on imported newspapers and magazines, saying access to information was essential to enhance decision-making in a global environment.
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State-owned daily says sales on the mend

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:05:00 +0200

The state-controlled Zimbabwe Newspapers Group (Zimpapers) said circulation for its daily newspaper The Herald had recovered, going up from 8 000 copies sold daily last year to 30 000 copies since the economy was dollarized this year. However, group CEO, Justin Mutasa, said further increase in circulation depended on newsprint supplies from Mondi in South Africa.
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Zimind scouts for marketing agency

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:06:00 +0200

Zimind Publishers, a newspaper publishing house, is looking for an agency to launch a marketing campaign for its planned daily newspaper, NewsDay, which has already started recruiting staff.
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Zim: Internet survives fall in media demand

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:18:00 +0200

The internet survived a slump in patronage or visibility that affected all the other media in Zimbabwe from Q4 2007 to Q4 2008, the Zimbabwe All Media Products and Services (ZAMPS) survey has revealed.
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Zim licenses two daily newspapers

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:16:00 +0200

Zimind Publishers, which publishes two weekly titles, The Zimbabwe Independent and The Standard, has been granted a licence to start a daily newspaper in the country, a move likely to mark the beginning of a new media era in the country.
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Zim newspapers sold in foreign currency

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 09:48:00 +0200

The country's mainstream newspapers this week began retailing in foreign currency after being granted exchange control approval by the country's central bank.
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Zimbabwe: Newsprint shortage hits newspaper industry

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:16:00 +0200

An unprecedented shortage of newsprint has hit the newspaper industry after the local paper producer shut down its plants over “technical problems.”
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Zimbabwe: Cash crisis ruins newspaper sales

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:19:00 +0200

The Zimbabwe Newspapers (Zimpapers) group has revealed that its newspaper titles have suffered significant sales losses due to an arduous cash crisis, devastating the country's newspaper publishing industry.
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Rugoho-Chin'ono, CNN Multichoice African Journalist 2008

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:12:00 +0200

Hopewell Rugoh-Chin'ono, from Zimbabwe, has been awarded the top prize at this year's CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2008 Awards ceremony.
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