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Zim: The Standard rebrands

Zim: The Standard rebrands
[Dumisani Ndlela] Zimbabwe's weekly The Standard newspaper, part of the Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) group controlled by media tycoon Trevor Ncube, has rebranded and slashed its cover price by half to US$1. The first rebranded edition hit the streets on 31 October 2010, and there has been a discernible market acceptance.

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Zim: State-owned newspaper posts profit

[Dumisani Ndlela] The state-controlled Zimbabwe Newspapers Group (Zimpapers) says it is ready to face competition after posting a US$1.6 million profit at its newspaper division, which publishes former-monopoly daily newspapers now under threat from new entrants.

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Zim: Daily News to launch in October

[Dumisani Ndlela] The much-awaited Daily News newspaper is finally expected to hit the streets in October after a hold-up caused by problems with its printing press. Managing editor, John Gambanga told Bizcommunity.com: "All I can say is that we're coming out sometime in October after refurbishment of our printing press."

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Mandy de Waal
Cautious optimism as Newsday hits the streets of Zimbabwe

Cautious optimism as Newsday hits the streets of Zimbabwe
[Mandy de Waal] Change was the biggest obstacle to the launch of NewsDay in Zimbabwe this past week. Not democratic change. Or progressive media change. But a lack of common currency or coins that vendors could offer as change to people mobbing them for independent news. The Daily Maverick spoke to Trevor Ncube in Harare about the launch of his new daily independent.

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Sunday Times joins euphoria in Zimbabwe

[Dumisani Ndlela] South Africa's Sunday Times has joined the euphoria in Zimbabwe over a new media landscape expected with the launch of new media outlets after regulators pledged to accelerate registration of newspapers.

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Zim: State-owned newspapers in the red despite monopoly

[Dumisani Ndlela] Zimbabwe's state-owned newspapers performed dismally last year despite enjoying a virtual monopoly on the daily news market, recording an operational loss of US$329 000 during the year to 31 December 2009.

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Zim: Newspapers launch competitions to attract readers

[Dumisani Ndlela] The state-controlled Zimbabwe Newspapers Group (Zimpapers) has launched its Eight Papers Promotion, asking readers to buy all the week's papers from the group in order to stand a chance to win holiday packages, airline tickets, cell phones with lines, flat screen televisions and shopping vouchers.

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New Zim dailies ready to hit the streets

[Dumisani Ndlela] The launch of at least three daily newspapers, including the banned Daily News, has been stalled by delays in the issuance of licences by government, but project promoters have already launched aggressive marketing campaigns to woo prospective readers.

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Zim: Import duty on newspapers scrapped

[Dumisani Ndlela] Finance minister Tendai Biti has scrapped a 40% customs duty on imported newspapers and magazines, saying access to information was essential to enhance decision-making in a global environment.

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State-owned daily says sales on the mend

[Dumisani Ndlela] 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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Zim newspapers sold in foreign currency

[Dumisani Ndlela] 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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Zimbabwe: Newsprint shortage hits newspaper industry

[Dumisani Ndlela] An unprecedented shortage of newsprint has hit the newspaper industry after the local paper producer shut down its plants over “technical problems.”

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Zimbabwe: Cash crisis ruins newspaper sales

[Dumisani Ndlela] The Zimbabwe Newspapers (Zimpapers) group has revealed that its newspaper titles have suffered significant sales losses due to an arduous cash crisis, devastating the country's newspaper publishing industry.

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Newsprint pricing affects conglomerate's performance

[Dumisani Ndlela] 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.

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SA newspapers face distribution veto in Zim

[Dumisani Ndlela] The distribution of South African and other international newspapers could be banned or restricted under measures meant to limit their import into Zimbabwe.

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