Journalist jailed for reporting on First Lady's used underwear racket

Zimbabwean journalists are no strangers to censorship and harassment at the hands of the government

Kenneth Nyangani , a reporter for the independently run Zimbabwean newspaper NewsDay  has been arrested over the publication of a story alleging that First Lady Grace Mugabe had made a donation of underwear to party faithful.

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According to his attorney, Kenneth was likely to be charged with criminal defamation for “allegedly writing and publishing a story over the donation of some used undergarments.”

However,Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZHRL), confirmed on October 2 that he had been charged with criminal nuisance.

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The journalist was arrested on October 1 and has since been in police custody.