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Zimbabwe is host to some of the oldest newspapers in Africa; The Herald, Zimbabwe's major newspaper, replaced the Mashonaland and Zambesian Times, which was present from the late 1890s. The Herald has seen a decline in readership from 132,000 to between 50,000 and 100,000 in recent years.
The newspaper's origins date back to the 19th century. Its forerunner was launched on 27 June 1891 by William Fairbridge [1] for the Argus group of South Africa. Named the Mashonaland Herald and Zambesian Times, it was a weekly, hand-written news sheet produced using the cyclostyle duplicating process.
Zimpapers traces its origins to 1891, when William Fairbridge, the Rhodesia representative of South Africa's Argus Printing and Publishing Company, established the Mashonaland Herald and Zambesian Times in Salisbury (now Harare). The Mashonaland Herald was succeeded by The Rhodesia Herald in 1892. The British South Africa Company Government ...
Visa policy. v. t. e. Visitors to Zimbabwe must obtain a visa from one of the Zimbabwean diplomatic missions or online, unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries or are eligible for visa on arrival. [ 1] As of November 2014 Zimbabwe and Zambia also offer a universal tourist visa. [ 2]
Zimbabwe has an embassy in Ottawa. Because of Zimbabwe's poor record on human rights and democracy, Canada has imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe which include aid suspension and visa -ban to some members of the Harare government. Bilateral trade totalled C$16 million in 2011, down from C$430 million in 1999.
Operation Murambatsvina ( Move the Rubbish ), also officially known as Operation Restore Order, was a large-scale Zimbabwean government campaign to forcibly clear slum areas across the country. The campaign started in 2005 and, according to United Nations estimates, affected at least 700,000 people directly through loss of their homes or ...
The Anti-Personnel Mines (Prohibition) Act 2000" is incorporated into Zimbabwe's domestic law. One person is murdered in political violence in January 2001. 1 January – Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) supporter Bernard Gara is murdered in Bikita West. 13–14 January – By-elections held in Bikita West are won by ZANU–PF.
The Daily News is a Zimbabwean independent newspaper published in Harare. It was founded in 1999 by Geoffrey Nyarota, a former editor of the Bulawayo Chronicle. Bearing the motto "Telling it like it is", the Daily News swiftly became Zimbabwe's most popular newspaper. However, the paper also suffered two bombings, allegedly by Zimbabwean ...