“Again the difference is the same. A Magaya is as bad as a Makandiwa. I have no time for these people.”-AMH boss Trevor Ncube

“Again the difference is the same. A Magaya is as bad as a Makandiwa. I have no time for these people.”-AMH boss Trevor Ncube

Scores of staunch United Family International Church (UFIC) leader Emmanuel Makandiwa followers besieged Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) offices in Harare on Sunday after they were incensed by The Standard newspaper. The Standard had published a picture of Makandiwa’s wife, Ruth but erroneously said she was the rape accused Prophet Walter Magaya’s wife. That alone was enough for Makandiwa followers to storm the publication’s offices ‘demanding editor’s head’. Today, the Standard’s sister paper, NewsDay rectified the…

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Recently Detained, Alpha Media Holdings Legal Assistant Claims Cells Are Rat Infested

Recently Detained, Alpha Media Holdings Legal Assistant Claims Cells Are Rat Infested

Being held  in police detention or prison in Zimbabwe is the worst thing that any one can be subjected to because of various inhumane experiences which include being starved of food, filthy surroundings, darkness and inadequate facilities. The matter has been brought further to public attention by  the recent arrests of the NewsDay deputy editor Nqaba Matshazi and reporter Xolisani Ncube and Alpha Media Holdings legal assistant Sifikile Thabete. Sifikile Thabete was held in detention at Harare Central…

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Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ) Has Condemned Arrests Of Newsday Journalists

Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ) Has  Condemned Arrests Of Newsday Journalists

The Zimbabwe Union of Journalists secretary general Foster Dongozi has condemned the arrest of Newsday Deputy Editor Nqaba Matshazi and journalist Xolisani Ncube. The two were today arrested by police in Harare following the publication of a story concerning Government Salaries on January 6. The two maybe charged with publication or communicating statements prejudicial to the State. The arrest of the two follows the beating up of journalist Lovemore Meya by members of the police…

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‘Two Journalists, NewsDay Deputy Editor &Reporter Arrested Over CIO Bonuses Exposure’

‘Two Journalists, NewsDay Deputy Editor &Reporter Arrested Over CIO Bonuses Exposure’

Police in Harare are reported to have arrested two NewsDay journalists over a story published on Wednesday which states that the Central Intelligence Organization officers have since been paid their bonuses ahead of other civil servants because the finances are regulated from President Robert Mugabe’s offices where the CIOs are controlled. Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights Communications officer Kumbirai Mafunda posted on Facebook that NewsDay deputy Editor Nqaba Matshazi and reporter Xolisani Ncube were picked…

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