Simon Maodi. Howard Nicholas Burditt, photographer with Reuters news agency. Professor Arthur Mutambara, leader of the other formation the opposition Movement for Democratic Change. Davison Maruziva, editor of The Standard weekly. found in possession without a license, broadcasting equipment belonging to Sky News in contravention of Section 33 of the Post and Telecommunications Act. Lawyers representing the three media workers filed an appeal against sentence at the Bulawayo High Court arguing that the punishment was excessive and that a fine would have been adequate punishment. Convicted on his own plea of 3 June 2008 contravening Section 27 (1) of the Broadcasting Services Act which outlaws unauthorized possession, establishment and operation of signal transmitting lines after he was found in possession of a satellite phone. Harare magistrate Archie Wochionga fined Burditt Z$20 billion and suspended two months imprisonment on condition he does not commit a similar offence in the next five years. Charged with contempt of 3 June 2008 court and communicating falsehoods prejudicial to the state following an opinion piece published in The Standard newspaper’s edition of 20 April 2008. The state alleges that the article was false and thus undermined public confidence in the law enforcement agents, defence forces and prison services. He was granted Z$20 billion bail and ordered to report to the Criminal Investigations Department Law and Order Section every Friday and to surrender title deeds to his Marlborough house in Harare. Maruziva was accused of 5 June 2008 contravening Section 31 of the 29