Since early this year, Avusa and Allied Publishing have been in partnership with Mugabe's Zimpapers and are distributing a pro-Mugabe, weekly broadsheet into South Africa. This is part of an effort to get increased market share for the Sunday Times in Zimbabwe, which is now distributed there by Zimpapers. (Allied Publishing is owned in equal parts by Avusa and Independent.)
In return Avusa and Allied Publishers distribute The Sunday Mail, published by Mugabe-aligned Zimpapers, in South Africa. Avusa manages subscription copies while Allied Publishing distributes to street vendors and news kiosks in areas such as Hillbrow and Yeoville, where there is a high density of Zimbabwean nationals.
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