06 December in African history

Award winning journalist Hopewell Chin’ono was declared innocent

On this day in 2021, award winning journalist Hopewell Chin’ono was declared innocent for the charges laid against him for spurring on committing public violence through posting tweets denouncing looting and allegedly exposing government corruption. The High Court judge, Justice Musithu argued that charges laid against him lacked clear evidence.

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The late Zimbabwean politician Dumiso Dabengwa was born

On this day in 1939, the late Zimbabwean politician Dumiso Dabengwa was born in Bulawayo. He served as the head of Zimbabwe People’s Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA) intelligence during the Rhodesian Bush War. In 1982 he was charged for perdifying his country and was set free in 1983 due to lack of clear evidence. From 1992 […]

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The late Zimbabwean politician and former vice President Joseph Msika was born

On this day in 1923, Zimbabwean politician Joseph Wilfred Msika was born in Chiweshe Reserve, Mazoe district. In 1961, he was involved in the organisation of a successful strike. Being the reason, he lost his job and decided to set up his own business in which he started with the selling of groceries. In 1959, […]

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