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The Herald has seen a decline in readership from 132,000 to between 50,000 and 100,000 in recent years. [1] The influential Daily News , which regularly published criticism of the government, was shut down in 2002, however its director Wilf Mbanga started The Zimbabwean soon after to continue challenging the Mugabe regime. [ 1 ]
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). [4] [5] The Mashonaland Herald was succeeded by The Rhodesia Herald in 1892. [4]
Star FM is a commercial urban radio station that broadcasts throughout Zimbabwe from the country's capital, Harare. [1]It first aired in June 2012 and is owned by Zimbabwe Newspapers, which owns Bulawayo's The Chronicle, Harare's The Herald and several other regional publications.
Constantino Guveya Dominic Nyikadzino Chiwenga (born Constantine Chiwenga; 25 August 1956), is a Zimbabwean politician and former army general currently serving, since 2017, as the First Vice-President of Zimbabwe under President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
Sibusiso Busi Moyo (SB Moyo) (1960 – 20 January 2021) was a Zimbabwean politician and army Lieutenant general.He was noted for announcing the ousting of Robert Mugabe on national television during the 2017 Zimbabwean coup d'état.
Paradzai Willings Zimondi (Paradzai Willings Zimonte [1]) (4 March 1947 – 22 January 2021) was a Zimbabwean independence activist and military officer.Zimondi was considered a hero of the Zimbabwean struggle for independence, and he later attained the rank of major general in the Zimbabwean army.
The Hon. Lionel Cripps, CMG (11 October 1863 – 3 February 1950), was the first Speaker of the Southern Rhodesian Legislative Assembly. Born in Simla, India, and educated in England, he was the son of a General in the Bengal Staff Corps. [1]