Magistrate rejects bid to quash Muckraker case...sends ZimInd editor and publisher to trial
The magistrate also dismissed arguments that the charges were defective because they cited no complainant.
By Desmond Chingarande
13h ago
Magistrate throws spanners in AMH, Zaba freedom bid
The defence had argued that the State’s case was vague, disclosed no offence at law and violated constitutional protection of free expression.
By Desmond Chingarande
17h ago
ZimInd editor honoured with human rights award
The award was presented at a ceremony in Harare to mark International Human Rights Day.
By Julia Ndlela
Dec. 12, 2025
‘Muckraker’ case takes turn: Zaba, AMH seek withdrawal of charges
Prosecutors allege the article was false, targeted the President and was intended to engender hostility towards him, a claim the defence has dismissed as unfounded and unconstitutional.
By Desmond Chingarande
Dec. 5, 2025
Muckraker case takes turn as AMH, Zaba want charges thrown out
ALPHA Media Holdings (AMH) and Zimbabwe Independent editor Faith Zaba have asked a Harare magistrate to quash charges accusing them of insulting President Emmerson Mnangagwa
By Desmond Chingarande
Dec. 5, 2025
UN ‘alarmed by what appears’ as ‘misuse of criminal law to target’ Zaba
The opinion article referred to the government’s alleged interference in the politics of neighbouring countries and said that the current administration was “obsessed with keeping itself in power”.
By Irene Khan
Nov. 21, 2025
Zaba: Trailblazer who refuses to be silenced
Over the years, she rose through the ranks — senior political editor, news editor and deputy editor — consistently breaking glass ceilings in a media landscape long dominated by men.
By Shame Makoshori
Nov. 21, 2025
Defence exposes the state on Zaba’s case
But the magistrate ruled in favour of the state, saying the matter was still less than six months old and the prosecution had shown some effort to set the matter down.
By Desmond Chingarande
Nov. 21, 2025
AMH Editors’ trial postponed
The Muckraker column is famed for lampooning Zimbabwe’s political establishment.
By Online Reporter
Oct. 31, 2025
