Zimpapers fires journalists: ZIMBABWE’S largest integrated media house Zimbabwe Newspapers (1980) Limited (Zimpapers) has fired its correspondents for the newspaper division. The media house publishes Herald, The Sunday Mail, Chronicle, H-Metro, Kwayedza among other papers.
Zimpapers managing editor Ruth Butaumocho this morning informed the correspondents through a message that is already circulating on social media that they have been relieved of their duties.
“Good morning cadres, it is with a heavy heart due to the ongoing effects of Covid, which we all know is an Act of God, the company has had to terminate contracts for correspondents that were getting a retainer/sit in allowance as Zimpapers battles to remain afloat against economic challenges owing to Covid.
“Your services were discontinued on April 30, 2020. The notice period is effective from May 1 to May 3, 2020. You will however be paid your allowances for May. Let me take this opportunity to thank you for the service rendered to the organization during your tenure and we wish you success in your future endevours.
“I do have your signed termination of contract letters from the General Managers,” she said.
About a week ago three correspondents from the Manicaland provincial newspaper, The Manica Post were relieved of their duties on the same conditions.
However, it is not clear whether the fired correspondents are for The Herald newspaper only or for the whole of Zimpapers Division.
Zimapers 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.
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