On this day in 2021, Hon Job Sikhala was arrested for publishing false information on social media. He was charged for communicating falsehood on social media platforms (Facebook & Twitter) on the famous incident pointing out that a police officer killed an infant whilst in trying to enforce lock-down rules in Harare.
Read More →On this day in 2020, Zimbabwean politician and the Chairman of the Movement for Democratic Change Job Sikhala was granted bail. He had been charged for posting audios and videos on social media platforms inciting violence and organising virtual meetings.
Read More →On this day in 2020, Zimbabwe Police presumably arrested Hon Job Sikhala for encouraging people to protest against the country’s Government.
Read More →On this day in 2009, Hon Job Sikhala was popularly elected as the party’s new national Vice Chairperson. In addition he was the youth leader of the National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) that was formed in 1997 that was aimed to campaign for a new more democratic Constitution for Zimbabwe.
Read More →On this day in 2019, Zimbabwean Politician and vice-chairperson of the opposition MDC party Job Sikhala was arrested and charged with treason. He was charged for trying to overthrow the government of Zimbabwe. He also pointed out at a rally that he wanted to topple the President from his office before his next election.
Read More →On this day in 2019, the Government of Zimbabwe instructed internet providers to shut down access to social media and internet. The access was fully restored after the High Court ruled that the shutdown was unlawful.
Read More →On this day in 1976, the former Rhodesian politician John Wrathall (late) was sworn in as the country’s President to succeed his former Clifford Dupont (late) who had died of cancer. Wrathall was the country’s second President following the 1969 Constitution which made Rhodesia a republic and severed the remaining ties to the British Crown.
Read More →On this day in 2004, Zimbabwean Journalists Dumisani Muleya, Vincent Kahiya and Iden Wetherell were arrested. The three were charged with publishing an article that was insulting the late former President Robert Gabriel Mugabe together with his Government. There were charged for reporting that the late former President Robert Mugabe took a plane that belonged […]
Read More →On this day in 2021, Deputy National chairman for the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Job Sikhala was arrested facing charges of ‘publishing and communicating false statements prejudicial to the state’.
Read More →On this day on Friday 08 January 2021, award winning journalist Hopewell Chin’ono was arrested and took to court. Chin’ono was charged for ‘publishing and communicating false statements prejudicial to the state’. He had posted a story on twitter patterning an incident that a police officer assaulted a women in Harare’s central business district whilst in […]
Read More →On this day in 2011, ZANU-pf youths barricaded the road between Mahuwe and Bakasa growthpoint with stones and logs to stop MDC supporters in attending their National Congress meeting.
Read More →On this day in 2002, MDC activist Trymore Midzi was stabbed to death by ZANU-PF supporters and young trainees from the border Gezi Youth Training Centre.
Read More →On this day in 1963, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland ceased to exist. Southern Rhodesia regressed to its pre-federal colonial flag which followed the same pattern but with the traditional dark blue background.
Read More →On this day in 1989, the late Robert Gabriel Mugabe was nominated as sole candidate for the office. He was inaugurated as the country’s first Executive President of Zimbabwe.
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