A Voice for the Voiceless

We are a group of committed and professional Zimbabwean journalists and friends from around the world who have come together to start the first newspaper for Zimbabweans in exile. The Zimbabwean is edited by Wilf Mbanga, founder and first Chief Executive of Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe, the publishers of The Daily News (closed down in 2003 under the terms of the Zimbabwe Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act).

Wilf Mbanga, London Wilf Mbanga Editor The Zimbabwean

The newspaper is edited by Wilf Mbanga, founder and first Chief Executive of Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe, the publishers of The Daily News (closed down in 2003 under the terms of the Zimbabwe Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act).

Two weekly titles are published - The Zimbabwean (on Thursdays), and The Zimbabwean on Sunday.

The paper has been a constant thorn in the side of the Zimbabwean authorities, who hi-jacked and burnt one of our delivery trucks full of newspapers in 2008 following the abortive Presidential run-off poll. Following that, the Mugabe regime imposed a punitive duty as a tariff barrier in order to kill the newspaper. We survived this, although with a drastically reduced print run, and it was finally lifted in August 2009. The hard copy is still printed outside Zimbabwe and trucked in to exploit a loophole in the draconian AIPPA legislation ? which requires all local newspapers to register with the government Media and Information Commission.

Foundational Vision

To produce and distribute a newspaper dedicated to freedom of expression and access to information for all the peoples of Zimbabwe, founded on the sacred principles of journalism, fairness and honesty.

To play a role in opposing everything offensive to basic human decency and hostile to peace, in order that Zimbabwe may return to the path of wisdom and sanity, and become once again an honourable nation, governed by honourable people with due respect for human rights, democracy and the rule of law.

News focus

The paper includes news from Zimbabwe as well as life in exile. Because of the circumstances ongoing in our country, the content has a heavy emphasis on politics and human rights. But we also include arts and culture, business, sports, gender and health, issues, social issues and news analysis.

The online version is updated hourly to carry breaking news as well as the same articles carried in the print version. It also features various interactive forums.

What can you do?

Please send us your stories, news, letters, classified advertisements, ideas, photographs and comments. Please buy the paper and register on the website.

If you would like to help support The Zimbabwean even more then please, join the Friends of The Zimbabwean.

Friends of the Zimbabwean

The Friends of The Zimbabwean was set up to help support the information needs of our countrymen and women both back home, in South Africa and around the world.

When you become a Friend you will help us bring accurate information to those Zimbabweans who do not have access to fair and unbiased news reporting, and are relentlessly bombarded with Zanu (PF) propaganda and hate speech.

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