Zimbabwe Independent editor granted bail
4 Jul, 2025
What happened
Faith Zaba editor of the Zimbabwe Independent was on 4 July 2025 granted bail by Harare magistrate Vakayi Chikwekwe after spending three nights in custody on charges of allegedly undermining the authority of or insulting the President.
According to NewsDay, Zaba was granted US$200 bail and ordered to report to the police at CID Law and Order once every Friday. She will return to court on 29 July 2025.
She was also ordered to surrender her passport, reside at her given address and not to interfere with State witnesses.
The charge relates to a satirical article published in the weekly newspaper’s Muckraker column last Friday.
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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