Philip Warington Taylor, a British journalist Zimbabwe Newspapers group (Zimpapers) Harrison Nkomo, human rights lawyer saying he was only a visitor and never practiced journalism during his stay in Zimbabwe. Taylor who was being 5 November 2008 expected in court on 5 November 2008 failed to turn up after informing his lawyer Harrison Nkomo that he had already left. Nkomo told Harare Magistrate Catherine Chimanda that he had received a text message from Taylor on 4 November 2008 informing him that he had left the country and was now in South Africa. Taylor virtually skipped bail. Zimpapers reportedly stopped 7 November 2008 circulation of its two publications, the monthly magazine Trends and the weekly Matabeleland vernacular tabloid Umthunywa due to the critical shortages of newsprint. The newsprint shortages have also forced the group to scale down its operations resulting in other newspapers within the stable to print fewer pages. Other newspapers within the stable include the Herald, the Chronicle, the Sunday mail, the Sunday news and Kwayedza. Suppliers of newsprint said that they were operating under harsh conditions due to the shortage of raw materials, fuel and the erratic electricity supplies. The Media Institute of 10 November 2008 Southern Africa (MISA) Zimbabwe Chapter received reports on the police’s intentions to arrest Harrison Nkomo, who was representing Philip Warington Taylor, a British journalist who skipped bail. It is reportedly said that 41