Solidarity March.

03

 Marvellous Kumalo and 7 others in court facing charges of inciting public violence. They are further remanded in custody to the 4th of March.

 Marvellous Kumalo is contesting the St Mary’s constituency Parliamentary seat. Thus he has been arrested together with 7 others whilst campaigning in the constituency. The police are accusing him of carrying out the campaign without clearance from them. This came out after some clashes with Zanu PF supporters who were also campaigning.

 Marvellous Kumalo and 7 others. ZRP

 

04

 Marvellous Kumalo and 7 others denied bail, remanded in custody to the 18th of March.

 Marvellous Kumalo and 7 others are denied bail after the state argued that the 8 had a propensity to be violent hence they could not be released as they were like according to the state to cause more violence. Case is further remanded in custody to the 18th of March. The defense counsel for the 8 prepares for an urgent High Court application.

 

 Marvellous Kumalo and 7 others.

 ZRP

 

04

 NUST student leader brutalized by suspected State agents after a demonstration at the campus. Brian Mtisi.  Brian Mtisi got injured while escaping from the vehicle of a suspected state agent who had offered him a lift to town soon after the demonstration at NUST.

 Brian Mtisi.

 Suspected State security agents.

 

 

05

 Sitiya and others win in their application of refusal for further remand. State to proceed by way of summons. Shadreck further remanded out of custody to the 19 of March.

 The defense lawyer for the 6 UZ students who had been appearing in court since July last year successfully applied for a refusal of further remand. The 6 had been facing charges of malicious destruction of property and state had failed to summon witnesses to the case therefore prejudicing the 6 student activists. The magistrate ruled in favor of the application by the defense lawyer and the state had no ground to object to the ruling and this signals the end of the case for the 6 student activists. On the same day Shadreck Vengesai who is also facing the same charges as the 6 had his case further remanded to the 19th of March.

 Caesar Sitiya, Tatenda Chiuya, Manifest Jabuli, Shingairai Chikomba, Thabani Moyo and Shaun Matsheza.

 ZRP

 

06

 Masvingo magistrates’ court nullifies the suspension of 10 student activists from Great Zimbabwe University.

 The nullification comes after it had been discovered that the Ordinance that was used by the college authorities to suspend indefinitely the 10 students was no longer in use after the University changed to Great Zimbabwe University from Masvingo State University. Therefore the suspension is unlawful as it made at a time when the Great Zimbabwe University had no Ordinance. The Magistrate has ordered the College authorities to re-instate the suspended students as the suspension is null and void.

 Brenda Mupfurutsa, Faith Nkomo, Ogylive Makova, Thomas Chanakira, Mukudzei Shoko, Desmond Ncube, George Makamure, Courage Ngwarai, Leonard Gwata and Edmore Munyoro.

 College authorities.

 

07

 The High Court quashes the ruling by the Magistrates’ court and orders the release of Marvellous Kumalo and 7 others from custody. They are released on payment of $1.8billion bail.  

 The defense lawyers successfully appealed against the decision of the magistrate court and ordered the release of the 8 activists upon payment of $1.8 billion as bail.

 Marvellous Kumalo and 7 others.

 ZRP

 

13

  Tinashe Kazuru (UZ medical student and ward 7 aspiring candidate for the council elections) and Kudakwashe Muchemwa are arrested, tortured and detained for 4 days on allegations of having pulled down Zanu PF campaign posters.

 The 2 were released after being detained for 4 days. Kudakwashe was tortured whilst in police detention and managed to get medical assistance from Counseling Services Unit.

   Tinashe Kazuru and Kudakwashe Muchemwa.

 ZRP

 

18

 Marvelous Kumalo and 7 others appear in court on remand.

 The case has been further remanded to the 7th of April when the trial will begin.

 Marvellous Kumalo and 7 others.

 ZRP

 

19

 Shadreck Vengesai in court on remand facing charges of malicious destruction of property.

 The defense lawyers successfully apply for refusal of further remand of the case arguing that the state has failed to bring state witnesses and the case has been on remand for longer than necessary. There will be no further remand on this case and the state may proceed by way of summons.

 Shadreck Vengesai.

 ZRP.

 

25

 Activist retrieval for Mehluli Dube

 Mehluli had to be retrieved to a safe location after receiving death-threatening phone calls from suspected members of the intelligence.

 Mehluli Dube

 Suspected state agents.

 

28

 Madock Chivasa, and 3 student activists arrested and tortured in Bikita.

 The 4 were arrested and tortured in the Bikita constituency while distributing campaign material. They were detained in Bikita and released on the 31st of March after paying bail. They are being charged with undermining police authority under section 177 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act. The case has been remanded to the 29th of April.

 Madock Chivasa, Farirai Mageza, Simbai Chivasa and Hilary Zhou.

 ZRP.

 

30

 Marvellous Kumalo and 13 others arrested and detained for 3 days.

 They were arrested and detained together with Job Sikhala (former MP for St Mary’s) who had attacked Kumalo’s supporters who were celebrating the election victory. On detention they were screened leading to the release of Marvellous Kumalo and 5 others on warned and cautioned statements. The remaining 8 will appear in court on the 1st of April facing charges of inciting public violence.

 Marvellous Kumalo and 13 others

 ZRP

 

 

 

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