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Chamisa ally granted bail after languishing in remand prison for 58 days
Former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator Amos Chibaya has finally been granted US$500 bail by the High Court.In his ruling, Justice Gibson Mandaza ordered the former Mkoba MP to d...Published: 23 Nov 2024 at 20:09hrs | 1133 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe investigative journalist released without charge
Prominent investigative journalist and director of the Information for Development Trust (IDT), Tawanda Majoni, was released without charge on Tuesday after being summoned by police over his work. Maj...Published: 15 Oct 2024 at 18:37hrs | 1094 | by Staff reporter
Chibaya denied bail in violence incitement case
Ex-legislator Amos Chibaya shall remain under prison detection, a Harare magistrate ruled on Monday, adding he was not convinced the prominent opposition politician would not break his bail conditions...Published: 15 Oct 2024 at 09:05hrs | 206 | by Staff reporter
Ex-MP bail ruling date set
Former Budiriro legislator Costa Machingauta appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court on Tuesday, facing charges of inciting violence and disorderly conduct. His bail ruling is set for Friday,...Published: 21 Aug 2024 at 16:13hrs | 225 | by Staff reporter
Prince Dubeko Sibanda denied bail
Recalled Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Binga legislator Prince Dubeko Sibanda has been remanded in custody by Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa, facing charges of inciting public violence. Sib...Published: 20 Aug 2024 at 10:37hrs | 548 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa ally in court
Former CCC Member of Parliament for Binga, Prince Dubeko, appeared in court on charges of inciting violence ahead of the recently concluded SADC Summit. He faced Harare magistrate, Mrs. Marehwanazvo G...Published: 19 Aug 2024 at 14:36hrs | 343 | by Staff reporter
Ex-CCC MP arrested for 'inciting violence'
Former Budiriro Member of Parliament Costa Machingauta was arrested in a dramatic operation at his Harare home and has been charged with inciting violence and disorderly conduct. Machingauta, a former...Published: 18 Aug 2024 at 12:50hrs | 288 | by Staff reporter
British Govt shows the world how to deal with rioters
It's, unfortunately, depressingly familiar. Violence has broken out in the United Kingdom led by loosely organised thugs driven by fake news and hate speech on social media that was made acceptable by...Published: 08 Aug 2024 at 07:46hrs | 677 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe activists on high alert amid pre-SADC Summit crackdown
Human rights advocates, activists, and opposition politicians are on high alert as they face pressure and intimidation from the government, which is allegedly growing nervous about possible protests d...Published: 06 Aug 2024 at 10:40hrs | 707 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe politician arrested for 2019 anti-government protests
Police have arrested Goromonzi West losing candidate for the 2023 elections Tineyi Munetsi for allegedly participating in an anti-government protest back in 2019.The incident has been describe...Published: 04 Aug 2024 at 16:36hrs | 854 | by Staff reporter
Ex-CCC organizer jailed 36 months
Tineyi Mapepa, former Mwenezi district organizer for the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), was sentenced to 36 months in prison by Mwenezi Magistrate Conceptor Ngwerume on July 16. Mapepa, 46, was ...Published: 04 Aug 2024 at 15:53hrs | 813 | by Staff reporter
CCC councillor arrested for illegal protest
Councillor Mmeli Moyo, also known as Bruce, from the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) in Bulawayo Ward 22, has been arrested for allegedly leading an illegal protest in the Nkulumane suburb. ...Published: 03 Aug 2024 at 12:27hrs | 199 | by Staff reporter
Imperialist embassies goes after Sadc over Mnangagwa's firm hand
The United States, United Kingdom and European Union embassies in Zimbabwe have risen to condemn a renewed crackdown on opposition activists and human rights defenders by the Zimbabwean government....Published: 02 Aug 2024 at 11:57hrs | 1890 | by Sgtaff reporter
Mnangagwa warns against attempts to sow discord
President Mnangagwa yesterday reiterated the nation's vigilance against attempts to sow discord by long-standing detractors, urging unity and resilience among Zimbabweans. As the country prepares to h...Published: 15 Jul 2024 at 08:11hrs | 219 | by Staff reporter
South Africa's new Prisons Minister and the death penalty
Newly appointed correctional services minister Pieter Groenewald has over the years advocated for the death penalty to be reinstated to curb crime. Groenewald's appointment to the cabinet by P...Published: 02 Jul 2024 at 09:56hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean association goes after Gayton McKenzie, lodges 'hate speech' criminal complaint
A criminal complaint has been made against incoming sports, arts and culture minister Gayton McKenzie, leader of the Patriotic Alliance party, for "incitement of xenophobic violence, hate speech and i...Published: 02 Jul 2024 at 07:08hrs | 25 | by Staff reporter
Job Sikhala faces new threats?
Veteran political activist Job Sikhala has faced relentless persecution since delivering a powerful speech exposing Zimbabwe's human rights abuses at the 16th United Nations Geneva Conference for Huma...Published: 24 Jun 2024 at 15:34hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Death threats issued against Zuma, culprit still not arrested
PhD holder, Dr Simamkele Dlakavu, this weekend purportedly took to ‘X' and demanded the death and assassination of uMkhonto weSizwe Party president Jacob Zuma.Dlakavu, in a series of tweets,...Published: 12 Jun 2024 at 07:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Sikhala not a political prisoner'
The Zimbabwe Government has refuted claims that former CCC activist Mr. Job Sikhala is a political prisoner, dismissing such assertions as false and malicious.In a statement released last nigh...Published: 28 May 2024 at 09:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sikhala distances self from May 25 protest
Opposition figure Job Sikhala has strongly refuted any association with a fraudulent account advocating for a nationwide strike on May 25, stating it as a tactic employed by the government to incrimin...Published: 22 May 2024 at 10:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala delivers emotional testimony at UN summit
Opposition politician Job Sikhala addressed a United Nations Human Rights and Democracy Summit in Geneva, stating that his arrest exemplified the closure of democratic space in Zimbabwe.Sikhal...Published: 18 May 2024 at 11:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's stunt at Pupu akin to Hitler officiating at a Jewish synagogue?
It was quite a disturbing and unsettling sight watching President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa officiating at the unveiling of the Pupu Battlefield Memorial Site in Lupani. This was in ho...Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 20:15hrs | 13 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chivayo begs Mukanya to accept his gifts
Wickell Chivayo strongly criticized journalist Hopewell Chin'ono in response to his remarks following musician Thomas Mapfumo's refusal of a contentious businessperson's car and home gifts.In ...Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 18:47hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Job Sikhala acquitted
FORMER CCC activist Job Sikhala was yesterday acquitted on charges of inciting people to engage in violence during demonstrations in July 2020.Sikhala had been charged with incitement to...Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 04:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Masisi reprimands Botswana MPs over 'xenophobic' comments against Zimbabweans
With legislators fearful of a possible invasion as Botswana and Zimbabwe ponder the use of national identity cards (IDs) to cross borders, President Mokgweetsi Masisi has warned Members of Parliament ...Published: 28 Feb 2024 at 17:41hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala appeals conviction
Prominent Zimbabwean opposition politician Job Sikhala has appealed his recent conviction and sentence after being found guilty of publishing or communicating falsehoods prejudicial to the state under...Published: 24 Feb 2024 at 08:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Sikhala not a political detainee'
The Government has dismissed assertions that opposition politician Job Sikhala was a political prisoner, saying instead he was convicted in terms of the country's laws for inciting violence and underm...Published: 02 Feb 2024 at 04:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Job Sikhala to appeal conviction, sentence
Freed opposition politician Job Sikhala is set to appeal his conviction and sentence for public violence incitement charges, his lawyers said Tuesday.The former Zengeza West lawmaker and co-ac...Published: 31 Jan 2024 at 07:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala gets suspended prison sentence
Former Zengeza West MP Job Sikhala will leave prison at 8AM on Wednesday after a court on Tuesday handed down a wholly suspended two-year prison sentence following his conviction on charges of incitem...Published: 30 Jan 2024 at 18:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala, Sithole convicted on public violence charge
Former Zengeza West MP Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole, the MP for Chitungwiza North, were convicted of incitement to commit public violence by a court in Harare on Wednesday.A sentencing hear...Published: 24 Jan 2024 at 19:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police block Sikhala rally
POLICE have blocked a solidarity rally for opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) politician, Job Sikhala, set for Saturday, sparking outrage from his supporters.The Job Sikhala Solida...Published: 22 Dec 2023 at 07:06hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala taunts prosecutors
Former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) lawmaker, Job Sikhala, currently languishing at Chikurubi Maximum Prison on alleged violence incitement, on Wednesday stood to defend himself as his defence ...Published: 14 Dec 2023 at 15:04hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zuma gets 12-year prison sentence
The Pietermaritzburg Magistrate's Court has sentenced Mdumiseni Zuma to 12 years' imprisonment for instigating the July 2021 civil unrest following the arrest of former president Jacob Zuma.Th...Published: 29 Nov 2023 at 11:27hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala acquitted, but to remain in detention
Former opposition MP Job Sikhala has been acquitted by the High Court in a case where he was accused of obstructing the course of justice. The allegations stemmed from his purported announcement that ...Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 10:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man arrested for Mnangagwa removal campaign
Police have arrested a Chitungwiza man for allegedly mobilizing people to remove President Emmerson Mnangagwa from power.In a statement on Monday, the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) ...Published: 27 Nov 2023 at 14:51hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Man arrested for allegedly advocating government overthrow
Zimbabwean authorities have arrested Blessing Mhembere, a 22-year-old man, on charges of subverting a constitutional government.Mhembere is accused of inciting others to overthrow President Em...Published: 27 Nov 2023 at 14:11hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala's detention a 'gross miscarriage of justice'
Amnesty International has strongly criticized the prolonged pretrial detention of Job Sikhala, a member of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), labeling it a significant miscarriage of justice and...Published: 27 Oct 2023 at 19:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala, Sithole discharge bid flops
Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole, prominent figures within the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), have been compelled to prepare their defense in a court of law. This decision follows the dismissal o...Published: 27 Oct 2023 at 18:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ngarivhume appeal hearing postponed
The High Court has postponed the appeal hearing of opposition activist Jacob Ngarivhume, who is currently serving a prison sentence for incitement of violence. This delay is a result of the State's fa...Published: 24 Oct 2023 at 21:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sikhala's application for discharge dismissed
Harare magistrate Vongai Guriro Muchuchuti has rejected an application for the discharge of imprisoned Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activist Job Sikhala, stating that Sikhala has a case to answ...Published: 23 Oct 2023 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Job Sikhala fundraising drive launched
ZIMBABWEAN political leader Job Sikhala is severely ill, according to his legal team, but remains in custody at the Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison.The opposition politician for the Citizens...Published: 16 Oct 2023 at 06:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa urged to soften his heart and release Sikhala
MDC-T chairman Morgen Komichi has implored President Emmerson Mnangagwa to release Job Sikhala, a detained member of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), who has languished in pretrial detention f...Published: 26 Sep 2023 at 06:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
CCC leadership 'crackdown' continues in Zimbabwe
Just days after assuming office as the newly-elected Deputy Mayor of Harare, Kudzai Kadzombe finds herself under arrest on charges of assaulting a member of the Zanu-PF party on election day.K...Published: 14 Sep 2023 at 16:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
CCC candidate, activists denied bail
Patrick Cheza, the Chirumanzu South candidate for the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), and four party activists accused of assaulting Tourism minister Barbara Rwodzi were denied bail by Gweru magi...Published: 13 Sep 2023 at 18:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sadc observer report a run away 'gun'
THE choice of words by the Sadc observer mission bordered on incitement, propelling a legitimacy crisis with the potential to harm the country. The report was by any standard a threat to human and nat...Published: 28 Aug 2023 at 06:53hrs | | by Dr Matthew Mare
Wanted Mkwananzi still to report to police
Police yesterday said they were still looking for former Tajamuka leader and newly appointed CCC spokesperson Promise Mkwananzi for defaulting court proceedings over a case of public violence he was f...Published: 28 Aug 2023 at 06:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
UN SG concerned about the arrest of election observers in Zimbabwe
The Secretary-General is closely following developments in Zimbabwe's elections. He is concerned about the arrest of observers, reports of voter intimidation, threats of violence, harassment and coerc...Published: 27 Aug 2023 at 23:02hrs | | by Florencia Soto Niño-Martínez, Associate Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
Chamisa party spokes dismisses police claims that he has a 2020 warrant of arrest
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) spokesperson Promise Mkhwananzi - who has been arrested many times for his political activism - has dismissed police claims that he has a 2020 warrant of arrest for...Published: 26 Aug 2023 at 13:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police seek CCC spokesperson Mkwananzi's arrest for outstanding 2020 warrant
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police is seeking to detain Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) spokesperson Promise Mkwananzi for an outstanding arrest warrant against him issued back in 2020.Mkwananzi...Published: 26 Aug 2023 at 11:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF projects outright victory
The ruling Zanu-PF says it projects that its presidential election candidate, President Mnangagwa, will win comfortably by between 60 percent and 65 percent, while in the National Assembly race, the p...Published: 25 Aug 2023 at 06:27hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
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