ZIMP - Zimbabwe Newspapers Limited
Zimbabwe Newspapers (1980) Ltd is the oldest newspaper publisher and commercial printer in Zimbabwe. The company is the proprietor of The Herald, The Chronicle and the H-Metro and owns two Sunday newspapers operating in tandem with the dailies, The Sunday Mail and The Sunday News, and a weekly, The Manica Post. The company has two papers in main indigenous languages, Kwayedza, a Shona weekly in Harare, and Umthunywa, a Ndebele weekly in Bulawayo.
Zimbabwe Newspapers Limited is listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE). Zimbabwe Newspapers is traded on the ZSE under the ticker symbol “ZIMP”. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of ZSE:ZIMP is ZW0009011595. Zimbabwe Newspapers Limited is currently the 37th most valuable stock on the ZSE with a market capitalization of ZWG 46.1 million, which is about 0.042% of the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange equity market.
| Last Trading Results | |
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| Traded Volume | 30,300 |
| Number of Deals | 2 |
| Gross Turnover | 2,424.00 |
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| Shares Outstanding | 576M |
| Market Capitalization | 46.1M |
ZIMP Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
|---|---|---|
| +14% | +14% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
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| +14.3% | +14.3% |
The current share price of Zimbabwe Newspapers Limited (ZIMP) is ZWG 0.08. ZIMP closed its last trading day (Friday, August 7, 2026) at 0.08 ZWG per share on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE). Zimbabwe Newspapers began the year with a share price of 0.07 ZWG and has since gained 14.3% on that price valuation, ranking it 26th on the ZSE in terms of year-to-date performance.
Zimbabwe Newspapers is the 28th most traded stock on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange over the past three months (May 12 - Aug 7, 2026). ZIMP has traded a total volume of 374,800 shares—in 11 deals—valued at ZWG 26,620.22 over the period, averaging a volume of 5,949 shares (valued at ZWG 422.54) per session. A volume high of 310,000 was achieved on July 7th for the same period. The table below details the last 10 trading days of activity of Zimbabwe Newspapers on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange.
| Date | Volume | Close | Change | Change% |
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| 2026-08-07 | 30,300 | 0.08 | ||
| 2026-07-28 | 1,200 | 0.08 | +0.0096 | +13.64% |
| 2026-07-24 | 1,400 | 0.0704 | ||
| 2026-07-16 | 1,400 | 0.0704 | +0.0002 | +0.28% |
| 2026-07-14 | 600 | 0.0702 | ||
| 2026-07-13 | 17,800 | 0.0702 | ||
| 2026-07-07 | 310,000 | 0.0702 | ||
| 2026-06-18 | 11,800 | 0.0702 | ||
| 2026-05-28 | 300 | 0.0702 | ||
| 2026-05-07 | 1,200 | 0.0702 |
Profile of Zimbabwe Newspapers (1980) Limited
Zimbabwe Newspapers (1980) Limited operates in the Consumer Services sector.
Factsheet of Zimbabwe Newspapers (1980) Limited
- Sector
- Consumer Services
- Industry
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- Address
- Box 55, Harare
- Telephone
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- Website
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ZIMP Industrial Market Competitors
Zimbabwe Newspapers (1980) Limited, issuers of the ZIMP stock on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange, have three market competitors who are also engaged in the Consumer Services sector. The table below presents an overview of their market standing.
| Code | Name | M. Cap. | Close | YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTG | Rainbow Tourism Group Limited | 3.84B | 1.54 | +6.94% |
| UNIF | Unifreight Africa Limited | 192M | 1.80 | +3.14% |
| MEIK | Meikles Limited | 617M | 2.409834 | -23.2% |