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SADC Media Awards 2010 launched

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:18:00 +0200

<>Collins Chabane, minister in the presidency in charge of performance monitoring and evaluation, and government spokesperson Themba Maseko last night, Thursday, 4 February 2010, made an impassioned plea to South African journalists to participate in the SADC Media Awards competition, saying it promotes regional integration and togetherness through excellent journalism.
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New Zim paper to debut online before print

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:56:00 +0200

<>Newspaper proprietor Trevor Ncube will launch his new Zimbabwean daily newspaper, NewsDay, on the web six months before the print edition hits the streets.
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Zim: Newspapers launch competitions to attract readers

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:38:00 +0200

The state-controlled Zimbabwe Newspapers Group (Zimpapers) has launched its Eight Papers Promotion, asking readers to buy all the week's papers from the group in order to stand a chance to win holiday packages, airline tickets, cell phones with lines, flat screen televisions and shopping vouchers.
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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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