Times of Zambia

Times of Zambia is a state-owned national daily newspaper, one of the country's oldest titles. Published in Ndola, it covers national politics, business and regional affairs.

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Times of Zambia at a glance

Country: Zambia
Region: Southern Africa · Africa
Kind of outlet: Daily newspaper
Editorial leaning: Centrist
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How Crosswire groups Times of Zambia

Crosswire groups Times of Zambia as Centrist for comparisons within Zambia's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.

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Where Times of Zambia sits in Zambia's press

Times of Zambia is one of 4 outlets tracked in Zambia, and one of 3 daily newspapers among them — the others being Zambia Daily Mail and News Diggers!. By outlets tracked, Zambia ranks 33rd of the 45 countries on Crosswire's Africa hub, which lists 178 outlets in all.

Across Africa, Crosswire tracks 73 of the 396 daily newspapers in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Times of Zambia outside Zambia, starting with Southern Africa, are Mmegi (Botswana), Eswatini Observer (Eswatini), Lesotho Times (Lesotho) and The Nation (Malawi). Opening one of them beside Times of Zambia is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.