Kwekwe. Trial date was set
for 15 April 2008.
Bright Chibvuri editor of the
Plumtree magistrate Mark
28 February 2008
Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Dzira said he will make a
Unions’ The Worker magazine ruling on submissions by both
the state and defence teams
on 20 March 2008.The state
closed its case on 28
February 2008 with the
defence indicating that they
would apply for the discharge
of their client.
Mutare journalists, Former
All three were charged with
18 March 2008
Zimbabwe Broadcasting
contravening Section 83 of
Corporation’s (ZBC)
AIPPA which penalises the
Manicaland bureau chief
practice of journalism without
Andrew Neshamba, ZBC
accreditation
cameraperson William Gumbo
and Sidney Saize banned
Daily News reporter
South African Globecast
The two were arrested at
27 March 2008
Satellite engineers, Sipho
Harare International
Moses Maseko and Abdulla
Conference Centre while
Ismail Gaibee
covering a press conference
on elections by the Minister of
Information and Publicity Dr
Sikanyiso Ndlovu. The two
appeared before Harare
Regional Magistrate, Lillian
Kudya on 31 March 2008
and were charged for
contravening Section 78 (2) of
AIPPA as amended. The two,
allegedly "held themselves as
accredited journalists" without
accreditation. Their trial date
was set as 2 April 2008.
Globecast freelance
cameraperson Sipho Moses
Maseko and satellite
technician Abdulla Ismail
Gaibee

Accused of contravening
Section 78 (2) of the Access
to Information and Protection
of Privacy Act (AIPPA) for
practicing journalism without
accreditation. Rearrested on 4
April 2008 by police from the
Law and Order Section. They
were readmitted to bail on 7
April 2008.

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