There were social media claims that Khupe was also arrested, but the CCC and police dismissed the reports as false.

She said local newspapers were struggling to raise adequate revenue through advertising to meet operational demands.

Ibhetshu LikaZulu co-ordinator Mbuso Fuzwayo yesterday confirmed holding the event.

He said poor vehicle parking management usually results in poor waste management and congestion.

This was confirmed by town secretary Ndumiso Mdlalose to Southern Eye on Friday.

Mabureki told the media that when police found his contacts on one of the suspects’ phones, they tracked him down to his house in Tatisiding.

Ward 14’s candidates were Experience Dube of Zanu PF, Ephraim Moyo of CCC and Linos Moyo of Zapu.

They appeared before a Francistown Magistrates Court last Friday.

This has culminated in declining journalism standards and has eventually made media practice in Zimbabwe difficult.

The police said the suspects indicated that they were from Sebina where they wanted to rob, but were distracted by people.

"MRP is challenging the sentencing and imprisonment of its nine members on June 3, 2022 at Bulawayo Magistrate Court without a satisfactory account of their crime," Moyo wrote.

The event is being organised by Mdengosiba Trust in partnership with Lupane State University.

The AGRF event was attended by various heads of State who included host President Paul Kagame, Mohamed Bazoum (Niger) and Philip Isdor Mpangho (Tanzania).