Editor Zaba bail conditions relaxed
11 Apr, 2026
What happened
THE bail conditions for Zimbabwe Independent editor Faith Zaba, who faces charges of insulting President Emmerson Mnangagwa over a satirical column, have been relaxed after a Harare magistrate reduced her reporting requirements.
Zaba and publisher Alpha Media Holdings (AMH), represented by editor-in-chief Kholwani Nyathi, are charged under Section 33 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act with undermining the authority of or insulting the President.
Zaba had been reporting to the police every two weeks as part of her bail conditions.
According to the Zimbabwe Independent, Harare magistrate Tapiwa Kuhudzai ordered that she now reports once every month after she applied for a variation, saying she had been religiously complying with the conditions.
Kuhudzai postponed the matter to May 29 for trial.
The charge stems from a Muckraker column published in the Zimbabwe Independent in June 2025.
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Those affected:
Faith Zaba editor of the weekly Zimbabwe Independent
Faith Zaba editor of the weekly Zimbabwe Independent
Number affected:
1
1
Perpetrators:
Zimbabwe Republic Police
Zimbabwe Republic Police
Types of actors:
State, Quasi-state
State, Quasi-state
Location:
Harare
Harare