Jacob Ngarivhume freed on appeal after condemned prison term

High Court judges Pisirayi Kwenda and Fatima Maxwell found that Jacob Ngarivhume was wrongly convicted, citing a lack of evidence linking him to the Twitter account in question.

High Court judges Pisirayi Kwenda and Fatima Maxwell found that Jacob Ngarivhume was wrongly convicted, citing a lack of evidence linking him to the Twitter account in question.

The High Court in Zimbabwe has postponed the hearing of an appeal by Jacob Ngarivhume, the imprisoned leader of the opposition Transform Zimbabwe party.

Transform Zimbabwe leader Jacob Ngarivhume has been sentenced to four years in jail on charges of inciting public violence in 2020, as ruled by Harare magistrate Feresi Chakanyuka on Friday.

Transform Zimbabwe leader Jacob Ngarivhume has disclosed that plans are underway to send him back to Chikurubi Maximum Prison by the Emmerson Mnangagwa administration for seeking accountability from the ever-incompetent regime.

Transform Zimbabwe leader Jacob Ngarivhume has appealed for international intervention to save Zimbabweans from persecution by the Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration.

HARARE - Transform Zimbabwe leader Jacob Ngarivhume was on Wednesday finally granted bail by the court exactly 45 days after his arrest.

HARARE - Zimbabwe journalist Hopewell Chin'ono who was arrested for exposing corruption by the Zanu PF ruling elite will remain in prison at least until Tuesday, August 18, after magistrate Ngoni Nduna on Friday postponed a ruling into a prosecution application for defense lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa to stand down for contempt.

Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) is concerned about the treatment of freelance journalist Hopewell Chin’ono and Jacob Ngarivhume, the leader of Transform Zimbabwe political party, who are currently detained at Chikurubi Maximum Prison.

Zanu PF on Wednesday said it welcomed the arrest of journalist Hopewell Chin’ono and opposition leader Jacob Ngarivhume for speaking out against the excessive corruption in the Emmerson Mnangagwa led government.