AMH editors’ trial date set
28 Sep, 2025
What happened
ALPHA Media Holdings (AMH) editors were remanded on 25 September until 31 October 2025 for trial on a charge of undermining the authority of or insulting the President.
The charge against Zimbabwe Independent editor Faith Zaba and editor-in-chief Kholwani Nyathi emanates from a satirical Muckraker column titled: When you become a mafia state.
AMH is the publisher of NewsDay, Zimbabwe Independent, Southern Eye, The Standard, and also runs the online Heart & Soul TV.
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Those affected:
Zimbabwe Independent editor Faith Zaba and editor-in-chief Kholwani Nyathi
Zimbabwe Independent editor Faith Zaba and editor-in-chief Kholwani Nyathi
Number affected:
2
2
Perpetrators:
Zimbabwe Republic Police
Zimbabwe Republic Police
Types of actors:
State, Quasi-state
State, Quasi-state
Location:
Harare
Harare