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Daily News readies for fight
05/10/2003 16:16 - (SA)
Bulawayo - The publishers of Zimbabwe's independent Daily News are gearing up for a protracted court battle to get the publication back on the streets, its editor said on Sunday.
The Daily News was forced to shut down on September 12, a day after it lost a Supreme Court challenge requiring media organisations and journalists to register with a government-appointed body.
Nqobile Nyathi, the editor of what was Zimbabwe's most popular daily newspaper, said they intended fighting for the right to publish.
Nyathi said they were counting on the publishing company's chairperson, business mogul Strive Masiyiwa - who was often referred to as the "Bill Gates of Africa" - to keep the momentum going.
"The chairperson has said he is behind the paper, however long it takes", Nyathi said.
"He has assured people that he is in it for the long haul."
A member of staff said, "Our chairperson has a lot of experience in challenging the system. He wants to use the same experience to fight the Aippa (Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act)."
- SAPA
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