# The Herald (Zimbabwe)

> The Herald (Zimbabwe) is a news source in the TOLD catalogue, based in Zimbabwe. TOLD classifies its editorial position as **State-influenced**.

- **Domain:** herald.co.zw
- **Website:** https://www.herald.co.zw/
- **Country:** Zimbabwe
- **Region:** Africa
- **Language:** English
- **Editorial position on TOLD:** State-influenced
- **Founded:** 1891

## About

The Herald has one job: to deliver Zimbabwe's official English-language daily with coverage that closely tracks the ruling ZANU-PF government's framing on national politics, economy, land reform and regional affairs. The pace is broadsheet-measured and the register procedural, with copy that explicitly aligns with state communication on contested topics through Mugabe and Mnangagwa eras. Its state-owned ownership through Zimpapers positions the paper inside Zimbabwe's official communications apparatus.

## Profile

- **Ownership:** State-owned; published by Zimpapers, the Zimbabwe Newspapers Group
- **Funding:** State funding alongside subscription and advertising revenue
- **Focus areas:** Zimbabwean politics, economy, land reform, regional affairs; principal state-owned English daily


## What the position means

TOLD classifies what an outlet publishes over time, based on ownership, funding
and focus. It describes a pattern; it is not a rating of quality and not a
ranking. Nothing in TOLD sorts, hides or promotes a source by its position.
State-aligned and partisan outlets are in the catalogue on purpose, labelled.

## Assessment note

Latest assessment: 2026-05-08. Generated with TOLD Source Prompt Brief v1.2.7. TOLD summarizes framing patterns and third-party classifications; it does not assess factual accuracy, intent, or legitimacy. External classifications: 7 (3 themes).

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