[1] Justice Malala was the founding editor, having resigned his position as the Sunday Times' New York correspondent to take up the role.
[2] The paper was in broadsheet format, had a conservative editorial stance, and seen as a quality daily in the local journalism community.
However, at a time traditional advertising spend on newspapers was shrinking, the paper struggled financially almost from the get-go.
[3] Its financial position was worsened by the purchase of 71 CNA stores, ostensibly as the distribution wheel.
[4] On 25 October 2004, after that day's issue failed to appear, media reports circulated that ThisDay was fighting to secure new financial backers to ward off creditors.