Zimbabwe's banned Daily News back on the streets

The Daily News banned by Zimbabwean authorities nearly eight years ago returned to the streets on Friday after getting a new licence to operate.
"We unapologetically declare that we will take a critical stand against bad governance and expose it for the entire nation to see," the privately-owned Daily News said in its editorial.
"We won't stand by while rampant corruption and crass materialism disable both government and private sector. We will shout at the top of our voices when we detect abuse of power and political intolerance."
Its headline story titled "Is this Zim's future?" raised concerns about veteran President Robert Mugabe's health and whether "President Mugabe, aged and plagued by health problems, can viably continue to contest for power -- has become a burning issue among Zimbabweans."
The paper renowned for its anti-government stance was banned in September 2003 for refusing to register with a government-appointed media commission.
It had previously survived bombings of its premises and arrests of its journalists.
The paper was given a licence in May last year by the new Zimbabwe Media Commission.
The commission has to date licensed 15 publications including several newspapers and news agencies, but none have started operations.
The appointment of the new commission was part of the power-sharing pact between Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and Mugabe.
Tsvangirai has vowed to abolish the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act which has been invoked to ban foreign journalists from working permanently in the country.