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The paper's [[website]] is an aggregated [[weblog]], featuring hyperlinks to various news sources and columnists. The site covers a wide range of topics, including sections devoted to politics, entertainment, media, living, and business. Its roster of bloggers includes many people from Zimbabwe's politicians to its extensive network of prominent writers. It is ranked the most visited news weblog on Zimbabwe News by [[Alexa Internet]].<ref>[http://www.alexa.com/data/details/main/zimbabwemetro.com zimbabwemetro.com - Site Information from Alexa<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
The paper seems to have become defunct online between July 2012 and January 2014.<ref name="Home20120724">https://web.archive.org/web/20120724141244/http://www.zimbabwemetro.com/</ref><ref name="Home2014">https://web.archive.org/web/20140105181459/http://zimbabwemetro.com/</ref>
==History==
''Zimbabwe Metro'' was launched on October 10, 2007 as a news and commentary outlet.
The paper seems to have become defunct online between July 2012 and January 2014.<ref name="Home20120724"/><ref name="Home2014"/>{{efn|The archive of the home page on 24 July 2012 seems to show stories stale by about 7 days; the next archive on 5 January 2014 showed the site as not available}}
==Contributors==
In addition to regular (often daily) news by its reporters and a core group of contributors the Zimbabwe Metro has featured notable celebrity contributors from politics, journalism, business, and entertainment. The Zimbabwe Metro offers both news commentary and coverage. It has a standing policy of encouraging comments from all parts of the political spectrum. The comment section is home to discussions on politics, religion, and world affairs.
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* [[Media of Zimbabwe]]
* [[List of newspapers in Zimbabwe]]
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