Zim editor granted bail after days in jail

HARARE - Zimbabwe Independent editor Faith Zaba is free after days in jail. 

Her crime? Allegedly insulting President Emmerson Mnangagwa in a satirical column that branded him the "Head of a Mafia State."

Harare Magistrate Douglas Vakai Chikwekwe granted Zaba US$200 bail with strict reporting conditions.

Journalist Blessed Mhlanga who has recently also spent weeks in jail for his work,  says the crackdown on journalists is a major concern. 

Zaba will be back in court on 29 July. 

  • eNCA correspondent Pindai Dube reports.

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