# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2003-zimbabwe-daily-news-shut-down)
- Source: Zimbabwe allows independent dailies for 1st time in nearly 7 years. https://cpj.org/2010/05/zimbabwe-allows-independent-dailies-for-1st-time-i/
- 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.

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