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Top journalist arrested...accused of 'kumbeyambeya'
07 Apr 2020 at 13:09hrs | Views
Reports coming from Masvingo indicate that Former Zimbabwe Union of Journalists President Matthew Takaona is currently being detained by the police after being arrested at a roadblock in Mucheke suburb.
Young journalists of Zimbabwe said Takaona was being accused of kumbeyambeya (driving aimlessly).
He is said to have produced his ZMC card and was pulled over while driving a Masvingo Mirror pool-car.
More details to follow….
He is being accused of "kumbeyambeya" despite producing his ZMC card. He was pulled over while driving a @MasvingoMirror pool-car.#JournalismIsNotACrime#LockdownZW pic.twitter.com/L4II2sOLcT
— #YoungJournosZIM (@yojaZW) April 7, 2020
Young journalists of Zimbabwe said Takaona was being accused of kumbeyambeya (driving aimlessly).
BREAKING!! Former Zimbabwe Union of Journalists, ZUJ, President, Matthew Takaona is currently being detained by @PoliceZimbabwe Masvingo. Our biggest enemy is #coronavirus #Covid_19 not #Zimbabwean #journalists@ifjasiapacific @IFJGlobal @CPJAfrica @InfoMinZW @MoHCCZim @UNESCO
— Foster Dongozi (@mudhara7) April 7, 2020
He is said to have produced his ZMC card and was pulled over while driving a Masvingo Mirror pool-car.
More details to follow….
Source - Byo24News
