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In 2017, the President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe stepped down. He ruled the country for more than three decades. Emmerson Mnangagwa became Mugabe’s successor after returning from South Africa after a fallout with Mugabe. Journalist Hopewell Chin’ono speaks to the SABC about the post-Mugabe era.

Comrades,

It’s been a crazy week! The Chinese arrived in Hwange and not for a safari, or marasha or power cuts but because a Special Grant by Tora Mari United captain Pfee was awarded to them. Mupfumira said no to corruption and has described corruption as a cancer. Meanwhile the High court quashed charges against Hopewell Chin’ono. The judge says the law used by police to arrest him no longer exists.

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President Cyril Ramaphosa has commended the late Tanzanian President John Magufuli for his commitment towards helping to build the African continent’s economy. 

The SABC speak to Hopewell Chin’ono on his being crowned ‘People Journalist of the Year 2020″.  Organisers say he was selected for his investigative reporting on the COVID-19 procurement corruption in Zimbabwe. 

A Zimbabwean journalist has taken his fight to expose corruption in a musical direction. The song, ‘Dem Loot’, has become a viral hit with dozens of versions posted online from rap to reggae and more

Hopewell Chin’ono is an award-winning reporter whose been in and out of jail and says he’s being targeted by Zimbabwean authorities for his work. The investigative journalist has temporarily swapped the camera and mic from documenting stories to using music to tell stories.

The recent arrest and detention of three prominent critics of Zimbabwe’s government is again raising concerns over how laws are applied against voices of dissent.

Opposition MDC Alliance Vice Chairman Job Sikhala says the “entire system is congested with idiots” as he is taken to prison in leg irons.

Journalist Hopewell Chin’ono is also taken to prison in the same truck while protesting that a magistrate had ruled the leg irons on Sikhala were inhuman but the State still kept them on him.

Lawyers give an update on the cases involving opposition MDC Alliance Vice Chairman Job Sikhala, party spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere and journalist Hopewell Chin’ono.

Opposition MDC Alliance Vice Chairman Job Sikhala in leg irons and journalist Hopewell Chin’ono arrive at the Harare Magistrates Court on Tuesday.