State drags Blessed Mhlanga’s case

THE State yesterday announced plans to have a representative from Heart & Soul Television (HStv) jointly charged with journalist Blessed Mhlanga when the trial eventually kicks off on May 14.

HStv is the online broadcasting arm of Alpha Media Holdings, the publishers of daily NewsDay, and weeklies The Standard and Zimbabwe Independent.

Mhlanga has as of today spent 66 days inside Harare Remand Prison following his incarceration on the allegation of transmitting messages likely to incite public violence.

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