On this day in 2008, a man was abducted and taken to Benson Mine were he was beated for almost an hour by war veterans, ZANU-PF youths and uniformed soldiers. He was told that his sins were forgiven just before he was poured with water, symbolising his re-admittance into ZANU-PF.
Read More →On this day in 2008, MDC activist confessed that he had helped in burning seven homestead for ZANU-PF supporters. The motive behind was in support to revenge the lootings and beatings which were done by ZANU-PF youths and war veterans.
Read More →On this day in 2008, a 32 year old Uzumba man was abducted by ZANU-PF supporters. He was taken to Karimbika barracks were he was demanded to reveal all the names of MDC polling agents. Having been ill-treated for the whole night, he was released to go back to his place.
Read More →On this day in 2008, ZANU-PF supporters attacked a man in Mudzi Village for voting against their political party. ZANU-PF ward chairperson told the man that it was not lawful for the entire village to vote for the opposition party, that is, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC).
Read More →On this day in 2008, a 26 year old man who lived in Mudzi, Mashonaland East asserted that 30 ZANU-PF youth and war veterens sorrounded his house around mid-night and beat him. The reason behind was that he was accused of being a sell-out and a member of opposition party, that is, Movement for Democratic […]
Read More →On this day in 2008, ZANU-PF supporters beat 20 men for voting against their political party. A 45 year old man reported to Human Rights Watch that he was beaten with chains and iron bars and was left with a broken left leg.
Read More →On this day in 2021, the Zimbabwe Anti Corruption Commissioner (ZACC) Jessie Fungayi Majome filed a lawsuit against award winning journalist Hopewell Chin’ono taxing $US 350 000 for character assassination.
Read More →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.
Read More →On this day in 2011, award winning journalist Hopewell Chin’ono was granted bail after weeks in prison. He was arrested for communicating falsehood about the police officer arguing that the police officer had killed an infant whilst enforcing lockdown rules.
Read More →On this day in 2021, award winning journalist Hopewell Chin’ono was awarded the Greenfield people journalist of the year 2020. He was awarded for giving an investigating reporting on the COVID-19 procurement corruption which was done by high profile public officials including the Health Minister in Zimbabwe.
Read More →On this day in 2020, Award winning Zimbabwean journalist Hopewell Chin’ono was granted bail by the Harare High Court. Chin’ono was released from Chikurubi prison, where he had been detained since 7 August 2020. The reason for his arrest was for ‘incitinging in engaging to public violence’.
Read More →On this day in 2020, award winning journalist Hopewell Chin’ono was arrested for exposing the Government for Covid-19 procurement fraud within the health ministry.
Read More →On this day in 2013, former award winning Journalist Dumisani Muleya was arrested. Muleya was charged under section 31 of the Criminal Law- the Codification and Reform Act for publishing and communicating false statements against Zimbabwe State. This was not the first time being arrested as he was once arrested in 2004 for publishing an […]
Read More →On this day in 2019, Tinashe Choto, the late Zimbabwean young footballer was buried. Eye witnesses confirmed that the young man was shot near Makoni Police station during a face-off between the protesters and law enforcement agents.
Read More →On this day in 2019, national President of the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe Obert Masaraure was abducted. Armed man who were suspected to be police officers tortured him with rifle butts and sjamboks demanding to know the people who were funding his labor union. He was taken to Harare Central Police were he […]
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