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Zimbabwe is host to some of the oldest newspapers in Africa; The Herald, Zimbabwe's major newspaper, replaced the Mashonaland and Zambesian Times, which was present from the late 1890s. The Herald has seen a decline in readership from 132,000 to between 50,000 and 100,000 in recent years. [1]
Although the Mashonaland Herald was inevitably of variable quality, its success demonstrated the demand for a Rhodesian newspaper. Fairbridge re-launched the Mashonaland Herald as the Rhodesia Herald in 1892. This was a printed newspaper, and he followed this by founding the Bulawayo Chronicle in 1894. [7]
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.
Mashonaland is a region in northeastern Zimbabwe. It is home to nearly half of the population of Zimbabwe. The majority of the Mashonaland people are from the Shona tribe while the Zezuru and Korekore dialects are most common. Harare is the largest city followed by Chitungwiza. Currently, Mashonaland is divided into four provinces, Mashonaland West
[4] [5] The Mashonaland Herald was succeeded by The Rhodesia Herald in 1892. [4] The British South Africa Company Government Gazette was published between 1894 and 1923, initially as a supplement to The Herald. [4] In 1893, the company established The Umtali Post in Umtali (now Mutare), followed in 1894 by The Bulawayo Chronicle in Bulawayo. [4]
27 June – First edition of the Mashonaland Herald, later the Rhodesia Herald and later still the Zimbabwe Herald [1] 18 September – Leander Starr Jameson becomes the first Administrator of Mashonaland; 22 December – The British South Africa Company holds its first annual meeting in London.
Marian Chombo was born Marian Mhloyi on June 15, 1963, in Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe. She grew up in a family of five children and was raised by her parents, who were both farmers. [ 3 ]
Apollonia Munzverengwi is a Zimbabwean politician who serves as the Provincial Affairs Minister and is a member of parliament representing Mashonaland East. She is a member of ZANU–PF.