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It’s like losing a child, laments Mbanga as The Zimbabwean newspaper folds

By Ntungamili Nkomo Thank you and good bye!  That’s the headline that graced The Zimbabwean’s last print edition Wednesday as the weekly newspaper stopped publishing due to financial and operational challenges. Founded by veteran journalist Wilf Mbanga in 2005, the newspaper became one of the leading independent voices in Zimbabwe, winning the hearts of folks […]

Tough times for print media sector

The Zimbabwean print media industry continues to face acute problems, amid fresh revelations that one national publication will cease operations at the end of March. The government-controlled Zimpapers has started a massive retrenchment exercise.