The Chronicle & Sunday News, Newspaper Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Newspapers (1980) Ltd is the oldest newspaper publisher and commercial printer in Zimbabwe, as well as being the largest publisher of newspapers, having been in the industry since 1891. It publishes 13 newspaper titles and runs a Broadcasting Division.

The company is the proprietor of Zimbabwe’s leading daily newspapers, The Herald, The Chronicle and H-Metro. It owns two Sunday newspapers The Sunday Mail and The Sunday News. The largest Provincial newspaper in Zimbabwe, The Manica Post, a weekly, anchors the Mutare unit. In recent decades; Zimpapers launched two newspapers in the country’s two main indigenous languages, Shona and Ndebele. Kwayedza, the Shona weekly is published in Harare while Umthunywa, the Ndebele weekly paper is published in Bulawayo.

The Zimpapers Group and New Era Newspapers of Namibia jointly launched a regional weekly newspaper; Southern Times in 2004.

In 2012 Zimpapers launched the country’s first commercial radio station, Star FM. It brought together the finest presenters and disc jockeys to start up and develop a fast growing and multi-faceted radio brand. Zimpapers added to its broadcasting portfolio with the launch of Diamond FM radio station in Mutare in 2016. Further expansion into broadcasting resulted in the introduction of the Zimpapers Television Network.

Zimpapers also publishes two magazines, Zimtravel covering tourism and Bridal Magazine; which looks at weddings and related issues. The Group has responded to emerging digital technologies and migration by creating innovative digital products that have increased its audience reach and enhanced the visibility of advertorial content.

Besides being the biggest newspaper publisher in the country, Zimpapers is the only publisher and printer operating as a public company, having been floated on March 8 1927; then as the Rhodesian Printing and Publishing Company Limited. It changed its name in 1980 when Zimbabwe gained its Independence from colonial rule.

The 1927 launch incidentally makes it one of the oldest listings on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange.

For more than 80 years, readers, have had the opportunity to buy and trade in the shares of “their newspaper”, – which has seen hundreds of smaller investors joining the big institutional investors in taking a stake in the equity.

Zimpapers has newspaper offices in Harare, Bulawayo and Mutare and commercial printing works in Harare and Bulawayo. Gweru hosts a newspaper bureau and a commercial office, while journalists are stationed in bureaus across the country.

The Group also has a strong presence on digital publishing platforms, which is where the future lies.

The Vision
To be the leading integrated media, commercial printing and packaging company in Zimbabwe and beyond.

Mission Statement
To publish newspapers, magazines and books; produce print and packaging products as well as offer broadcasting services of the highest quality at competitive prices that add value to our stakeholders.

Core Values
To ensure the prosperity and wellbeing of Zimpapers’ shareholders, employees and customers. In pursuit of its mission and vision, Zimpapers is guided by the following core values:

Customer success and satisfaction
Equal opportunity employment
Offer quality products and services
Efficiency
Good corporate governance
Profitability
Continuous innovation


The Herald: 1891
The Manica Post: 1893
The Chronicle: 1894
Sunday News: 1930
The Sunday Mail: 1935
Kwayedza: 1986
Umthunywa: 2004
Southern Times: 2004
H-Metro: 2009
B-Metro: 2010
Suburban Avondale: 2016
Suburban Borrowdale: 2016
Business Weekly: 2017
Zimtravel Magazine: 2003
Bridal Magazine: 2011

Broadcasting Division
Star FM: 2011
Diamond FM : 2016
Zimpapers Television Network: 2014