Claim 579

Zimbabwe's Media Commission granted the Daily News and other independent papers new licenses in May 2010.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: Zimbabwe's Media Commission granted the Daily News and other independent papers new licenses in May 2010.
Field: status
Value: new licenses, May 27, 2010
About: incident 2003-zimbabwe-daily-news-shut-down
Source: Zimbabwe allows independent dailies for 1st time in nearly 7 years
Publisher: Committee to Protect Journalists
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2010-05-27

Quotation from the source

Zimbabwe's Media Commission granted publishing licenses on May 27, 2010, marking the first time in nearly seven years that independent dailies would be allowed to print domestically.