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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. Read full story... | Send to a friend

WAN tells Mugabe: 'Drop punitive tax'

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:23:00 +0200

The World Association of Newspapers had told Mugabe to drop a "luxury" tax clearly aimed at stifling news. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Diageo Africa Business Reporting Awards winners

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:53:00 +0200

LONDON: The winners of the 2008 Diageo Africa Business Reporting Awards were announced last night, Thursday, 3 July 2008, at a gala ceremony in London. Now in its fifth year, the awards honour business journalism focusing on Africa, thus attracting contestants from around the globe. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Tsvangirai disowns article published in UK paper

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:43:00 +0200

Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai had disowned an article published under his name in Britain's Guardian newspaper on Wednesday, 25 June 2008, in which he was said to have called for “words of indignation by world leaders to be backed by the moral rectitude of military force”. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Zim vendor arrested for listening to ‘wrong' station

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:07:00 +0200

A street vendor has been arrested and faces a jail term of as much as six months for listening to critical radio program. In addition, his newspaper copies were seized. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Zimbabwe slaps import duty on foreign newspapers

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:22:00 +0200

Zimbabwe has imposed an import duty on the foreign press following concerns by President Robert Mugabe's government over "hostile foreign newspapers coming into Zimbabwe," state media said on Saturday, 7 June 2008. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Beauty pageant turns ugly

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 08:02:00 +0200

Newspaper barred from beauty pageant in retaliation for critical coverage. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Mugabe's vision so poor he can't read newspapers - minister

Wed, 28 May 2008 12:58:00 +0200

Robert Mugabe's vision is so poor that he cannot read newspapers, Information Minister Sikhanyiso Ndlovu has unwittingly disclosed. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Newsprint pricing affects conglomerate's performance

Wed, 28 May 2008 10:14:00 +0200

A ZSE-listed conglomerate says its newsprint production division had badly dented its performance during the half-year to March 31, 2008, blaming power outages and coal shortages for the crisis. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Editor appeals against conviction

Fri, 23 May 2008 07:30:00 +0200

Newspaper editor convicted of practising journalism without accreditation appeals against conviction, harsh sentence. Read full story... | Send to a friend