This article explores the emergence and destruction of the Zimbabwe Times, a weekly, later daily newspaper in Rhodesia. Covertly aligned to the Patriotic Front, an uneasy coalition of Zimbabwe’s two leading liberation movements, it primarily backed Joshua Nkomo’s ZAPU. Financed by Lonrho, a London-based conglomerate, this nationalist friendly title dramatically altered Rhodesia’s media landscape. The paper first appeared in 1977 during the waning days of white settler rule. After 18 months of publication, it was banned amidst an abortive transition to a racially integrated interim government that incorporated more pliable black leaders. Despite its brief existence, the Zimbabwe Times’ reception and interaction with a range of political groups illuminates both political strategies and tensions that underpinned the fragile relations between a host of political actors during a dynamic era. This account is principally informed by the newspaper’s own coverage, external press accounts, and interviews with Zimbabwe Times staff.

本文探讨了《津巴布韦时报》的出现和毁灭是罗得西亚的一份周报，后来是日报。它秘密地与津巴布韦两个主要解放运动组成的不稳定联盟爱国阵线结盟，主要支持约书亚·恩科莫的 ZAPU。由总部位于伦敦的企业集团 Lonrho 资助，这个民族主义友好的标题极大地改变了罗德西亚的媒体格局。该报纸首次发表于 1977 年，当时正值白人定居者统治的衰落时期。出版 18 个月后，该书因向种族融合临时政府过渡失败而被禁，该政府吸纳了更为柔顺的黑人领导人。尽管存在时间很短，但《津巴布韦时报》与一系列政治团体的接受和互动揭示了政治策略和紧张局势，这些策略和紧张局势支撑了这个充满活力的时代许多政治参与者之间脆弱的关系。津巴布韦时报工作人员。