Editorial visionary takes the helm at Zimpapers

Zimpapers has confirmed veteran journalist and media executive Mr William Chikoto as its substantive chief executive officer, marking a defining and celebratory milestone in the life of Zimbabwe’s largest integrated media group. His appointment crowns a distinguished career built on editorial excellence, institutional leadership and a deep, lived understanding of the newsroom as both a public trust and a strategic enterprise. Having served as acting CEO since January 21, 2025, Mr Chikoto steadily guided the organisation through a period of strategic realignment, operational strengthening and accelerated migration towards a digital-first future.

His confirmation is both an endorsement of proven leadership and a statement of confidence by the board in a leader who has already demonstrated clarity of vision, organisational steadiness and firm commitment to journalistic integrity. More than a change of title, Mr Chikoto’s appointment represents continuity, renewal and ambition, anchored in decades of experience at the heart of Zimpapers’ editorial and institutional evolution. It is the affirmation of a leader whose journey mirrors the transformation of the media house itself, from traditional print dominance to a dynamic, multi-platform media institution poised for its next chapter of growth. Before assuming the acting CEO role, Mr Chikoto served as Group Editorial Executive from 2012, a position that placed him at the helm of editorial operations across all Zimpapers print, digital and broadcasting platforms.