NEW INDEPENDENT WEEKLY HITS THE STREETS

UNCLAS HARARE 000956 SIPDIS DEPT FOR AF/PDPA FOR DALTON, MITCHELL AND SIMS NSC FOR JENDAYI FRAZER LONDON FOR GURNEY PARIS FOR NEARY NAIROBI FOR PFLAUMER E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL KPAO KMDR ZI SUBJECT: NEW INDEPENDENT WEEKLY HITS THE STREETS The independent Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ),publishers of "The Daily News," have added another title to their stable: "The Daily News On Sunday." The first issue of Zimbabwe's newest Sunday paper hit the streets on May 18 with a print run of 105,000. Edited by veteran journalist William (Bill) Saidi, 66, the paper brings to five the number of weekly newspapers published on Sunday. In its maiden editorial, the "Daily News On Sunday" declared: "It (the new newspaper) will be the real deal - nothing phony or staged." Content and editorial policy appear to be very similar to that of the week-day "Daily News." WHITEHEAD