Zimbabwe: Reprieve for Zim Journalist Prosecuted Over Donation of Used Undergarments

14 December 2017

A Zimbabwean court on Wednesday 13 December 2017 set free NewsDay journalist Kenneth Nyangani, who was being prosecuted for allegedly writing and publishing an article on the donation of some used undergarments reportedly sourced by former First Lady Grace Mugabe.

The 31 year-old Nyangani was arrested in October and charged with criminal nuisance as defined in section 46(2) (v) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act Chapter 9:23 over a story published by NewsDay, a local daily newspaper on the donation of some used undergarments reportedly sourced by the country's former First Lady.

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