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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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Swazi Observer newspaper successfully challenges court decision

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:01:00 +0200

On 20 February 2009, the semi-private Swazi Observer newspaper successfully challenged a High Court ruling which had restrained the newspaper from reporting on a leadership dispute in the Jericho Church, an indigenous Christian denomination.
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Swazi authorities threaten new publications with closure

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 08:15:00 +0200

At least two publications which recently came into the Swazi media scene have been threatened with closure for failure to register with government.
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Court rules in favour of Times of Swaziland

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 09:50:00 +0200

On 20 January 2009 an attempt to censor the privately-owned Times of Swaziland newspaper failed when the High Court of Swaziland dismissed an application brought by a woman who sought to stop the newspaper from publishing photographs of her.
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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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Newspaper columnist harassed, apologises to King

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:51:00 +0200

On 12 January 2009, Mfomfo Nkambule, a popular columnist with the privately owned Times of Swaziland newspaper, succumbed to persistent harassment by state police and traditional authorities and publicly apologised to King Mswati III for his recently published series of articles which were highly critical of the king and his leadership style.
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Cardoso's killer still on the run

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 07:12:00 +0200

Contrary to recent reports to the effect that he'd been recaptured, the man convicted of killing journalist Carlos Cardoso is still on the run.
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