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State opposes bail for media rights group members

MMPZ advocacy officers Fadzai December and Molly Chimhanda, and the Gwanda chairperson of MMPZ’S Public Information Rights Forum Committee Gilbert Mabusa, are all being charged in connection with a civic education meeting held there last month.  The State claims that...

NewsDay journalists freed on bail

Nqaba Matshazi and Xolisani Ncube journalists with NewsDay charged with publishing falsehoods in breach of section 31 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act were on 8 January 2016 granted $200 bail each after spending a night in police custody. Sifikile...