Ivan Fallon, the Irish Independent's man in Soweto, has announced plans to invest in newspapers in other African countries. One of the most interesting is a 7 per cent stake in the Daily News, a newspaper backed by British and Zimbabwean investors. Media commentator for The Spectator, Stephen Glover, says the Daily News plans to give Zimbabweans something they do not currently have: a mass-market medium critical of President Robert Mugabe. But President Mugabe and Independent Newspapers chairman Tony O`Reilly are old friends, both educated by the Jesuits. Heinz has important investments in Zimbabwe. The launch of the Daily News is scheduled for February. A development to be watched.