Zimbabwean daily newspaper
The Herald
is a state-owned daily newspaper published in
Harare
, the capital of
Zimbabwe
.
History
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Origins
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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. In October the following year it became a printed newspaper and changed its name to
The Rhodesia Herald
.
[2]
The Argus group later set up a subsidiary called the Rhodesian Printing and Publishing Company
[3]
to run its newspapers in what was then
Southern Rhodesia
.
After the white minority
Rhodesian Front
government
unilaterally declared independence
on 11 November 1965, it started censoring
The Rhodesia Herald
. The newspaper responded by leaving blank spaces where articles had been removed, enabling readers to gauge the extent of the censorship.
[4]
[5]
[6]
After Independence
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In 1981, after Zimbabwe became independent, the government bought
The Herald
and other papers from the Argus group, using a US$20 million grant from Nigeria,
[7]
and established the
Zimbabwe Mass Media Trust
[8]
to operate them. The Trust created
Zimbabwe Newspapers, Ltd.
, as the publisher of the papers.
In mid-May 2008, its website was briefly shut down by cyber
hackers
.
[9]
For Robert Mugabe's 93rd birthday, the state-owned newspaper issued a 24-page supplement packed with goodwill messages from government departments.
[10]
Sister papers
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Other newspapers published by the same group include
The Sunday Mail
in Harare,
The Chronicle
and
Sunday News
in
Bulawayo
and the
Manica Post
in
Mutare
.
[11]
The Chronicle
, launched in October 1894 as
The Bulawayo Chronicle,
is the second oldest newspaper in the country.
[12]
Controversy
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The Herald
has for some time been noted for its slant in favor of President
Robert Mugabe
and the
Zanu-PF
party, and its demonisation of the opposition party, the
Movement for Democratic Change
(MDC). It often accuses the MDC of being agents of colonial powers.
[13]
The Herald
faces limited competition from within Zimbabwe, mainly from independent newspapers, such as
The Independent
, due to very restrictive accreditation laws.
[14]
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Many opposition media claim that the paper has evolved into an instrument of rather crude and aggressive propaganda.
[16]
The editorial staff are open in their partisanship.
[17]
Editors
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- 1892?1896:
William Fairbridge
[18]
- 1898?1903: T. Shillington
[18]
- 1911?1915: C. D. Don
[18]
- 1915?1927: R. H. Douglas
[18]
- 1927?1931: W. Addison
[18]
- 1931?1955: Norman Ferris
[18]
- 1956?1962: C. J. Cowan
[18]
- 1962?1967: Malcom Smith
[18]
[19]
- 1967?1970: Sydney Swadel
[18]
- 1970?1974: Rhys Meier
[18]
- 1975?1980: Roland Fothergill
[18]
- 1980?1981: Robin Drew
[18]
- 1981?1982: Farayi Munyuki
[18]
- 1983?1998: Tommy Sithole
[18]
[20]
- 1998?2000: Bornwell Chakaodza
[21]
- 2000?2001: Ray Mungoshi
[22]
- 2001?2009: Pikirayi Deketeke
[23]
- 2009?2012: William Chikoto
[24]
[25]
- 2012?2013: Innocent Gore
[25]
[26]
- 2013?2018: Caesar Zvayi
[26]
- 2018?2019: Joram Nyathi
[27]
[28]
- 2019: Tichaona Zindoga
(acting)
[26]
- 2019?2020: William Chikoto
(acting)
[24]
[29]
- 2020?present: Hatred Zenenga
[18]
Notable staff
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See also
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References
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Keppel-Jones, A. (1983).
Rhodes and Rhodesia: The White Conquest of Zimbabwe 1884-1902
. MQUP. p. 356.
ISBN
9780773505346
. Retrieved
14 April
2015
.
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"Zambezia journal, January 1970"
(PDF)
. archive.lib.msu.edu
. Retrieved
14 April
2015
.
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Nyarota, G. (2006).
Against the Grain: Memoirs of a Zimbabwean Newsman
. Zebra. p. 45.
ISBN
9781770071124
. Retrieved
14 April
2015
.
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Avrahm G. Mezerik (1966).
Rhodesia and the United Nations: UN imposition of mandatory sanctions 1966 ...
International Review Service.
ISBN
9780598497741
.
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Bennie Goldin (1 January 1990).
The Judge, the Prince, and the Usurper-from UDI to Zimbabwe
. Vantage Press.
ISBN
9780533085187
.
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Media Professionalism and Ethics in Zimbabwe: A Report Based on the Inquiry Carried Out by the Media Ethics Committee
. Media Ethics Committee. 2002.
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"WACC"
.
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Ellias T. Rusike. See
http://journ.ru.ac.za/rjr/Rusike_homepage.html
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"BBC NEWS - Africa - Hackers shut Zimbabwe website"
. 13 May 2008.
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Dzirutwe, MacDonald.
"As he turns 93, Mugabe dismisses corruption allegations | Top News | Reuters"
.
af.reuters.com
. Archived from
the original
on 22 February 2017
. Retrieved
21 February
2017
.
[
dead link
]
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Zimbabwe Newspapers website.
"Zimpapers - the Herald, the Chronicle, Manica Post"
. Archived from
the original
on 17 July 2011
. Retrieved
13 April
2011
.
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"Zimbabwe Press, Media, TV, Radio, Newspapers - television, circulation, stations, papers, number, print, freedom"
. pressreference.com
. Retrieved
14 April
2015
.
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For example:
"Tsvangirai confirms US, UK's regime change agenda"
Archived
28 June 2008 at the
Wayback Machine
,
The Herald
, 28 June 2008
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"Zimbabwe Newspapers and News on the Internet"
. library.stanford.edu
. Retrieved
14 April
2015
.
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Zimbabwe newspapers and news sites
world-newspapers.com
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Zimbabwe: Herald newspaper trimmed to size over propaganda botch-up
ZimDaily
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For example:
"Time for MDC-T to take stock"
Archived
28 June 2008 at the
Wayback Machine
,
The Herald
, 28 June 2008
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"Herald Editors down the years"
.
The Herald
. 30 March 2020
. Retrieved
28 December
2022
.
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"Rhodesia Herald Editor Dies"
.
AP
. 27 May 1985
. Retrieved
28 December
2022
.
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Compagnon, Daniel (2011).
A Predictable Tragedy: Robert Mugabe and the Collapse of Zimbabwe
. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 122.
ISBN
978-0-8122-0004-1
.
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"Ex-Herald editor Bornwell Chakaodza dies"
.
Nehanda Radio
. 2 February 2012
. Retrieved
28 December
2022
.
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"Two editors sacked in Zimbabwe newspaper purge"
.
The New Zealand Herald
. 22 March 2001
. Retrieved
28 December
2022
.
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"Latest: New bosses for Zimpapers"
.
The Herald
. 18 May 2015
. Retrieved
28 December
2022
.
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a
b
"Herald appoints acting editor"
.
The Herald
. 28 October 2019
. Retrieved
28 December
2022
.
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a
b
"Zimpapers senior editorial changes"
.
The Chronicle
. 3 July 2012
. Retrieved
28 December
2022
.
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a
b
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"Caesar Zvayi leaves Zimpapers after 15 years, 5 of them as editor of The Herald"
.
ZimLive
. 26 November 2019
. Retrieved
28 December
2022
.
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"Zimpapers makes senior editorial appointments"
.
The Herald
. 18 December 2018
. Retrieved
28 December
2022
.
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"Herald editor fired over Mnangagwa story; leaves after just one month on the job"
.
New Zimbabwe
. 23 January 2019
. Retrieved
28 December
2022
.
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"Zimpapers makes editorial appointments"
.
The Zimbabwe Mail
. 8 February 2020
. Retrieved
28 December
2022
.
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Jackson, P. P. (2010).
Shattered Dreams
. Milton Keynes: AuthorHouse. p. 49.
ISBN
978-1-4520-4394-4
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"Geoffrey Nyarota: a defiant voice"
.
CNN
. 17 August 2001
. Retrieved
28 December
2022
.
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van Trommel, Nienke (22 October 2003).
"Daily News interim editor Saidi: No fear"
.
MediaNews
. Retrieved
27 December
2022
.
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Barbee, Jeff (8 April 2005).
"On the run, again"
.
The Guardian
. Retrieved
28 December
2022
.
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