The case involving Zimbabwean opposition figure Job Sikhala and his uncle Alexander Ferrowst Thema has been postponed to 3 August 2026 by a South African court. The two were arrested in November 2025 after police said they discovered explosives in a car driven by Thema with
By Elishamai A. Ziumbwa The National Democratic Working Group (NDWG) says it will continue with its political programme despite the ongoing court case involving its leader Job Sikhala who was granted bail by a South African magistrates’ court this week. Sikhala was arrested after South African Police
By Shalom Shawurwa The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has strongly condemned a reported bomb attack on the home of opposition politician Job Sikhala describing it as a “barbaric act of violence” that threatens fundamental freedoms. The incident, which occurred in the early hours of 30 August
Former Zengeza West legislator and opposition activist Job Sikhala has alleged that his family home in Chitungwiza was bombed in the early hours of Saturday morning leaving extensive damage but no reported casualties. Posting on X (formerly Twitter) Sikhala said the incident occurred around 1am while he
A book chronicling the life of opposition stalwart and human rights defender, Job Sikhala was bought for US$760 by ruling ZANU PF deputy youths commissioner and president for Africa youths congress, Taurai Kandishaya after he outbid other potential buyers. The autobiography titled “Footprints in the Chains:
In a dramatic turn of events, the High Court has quashed former Zengeza West legislator Job Sikhala’s sentence and conviction on charges of communicating falsehoods on social media as well as inciting violence in the wake of slain Citizen Coalition for Change (CCC) activist Moreblessing
Former Zengeza West legislator, Job Sikhala has raised concern over the current state of the opposition and proposed a way forward through a Mass Nationwide Democratic Consultative Process. Sikhala 595 days in pre-trial detention was recently released from prison after he was handed a wholly suspended
In a fervent appeal to President Emmerson Mnangagwa, former Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) national chairman Morgen Komichi has called for the immediate intervention in the case of former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Zengeza West legislator Job Sikhala. Sikhala has spent over a year in
Self-exiled former Cabinet Minister and member of the ruling Zanu PF, Professor Jonathan Moyo has bemoaned the state of judicial independence in Zimbabwe citing the year-long pretrial detention of Zengeza West lawmaker Job Sikhala. In an interview with South African broadcaster SABC, Prof. Moyo highlighted the
Incarcerated Zengeza West legislator, Job Sikhala has penned a heartfelt letter from Chikurubi Maximum Prison reflecting on his one year of pre-trial detention on allegations of inciting public violence. Sikhala is accused of inciting public violence in the wake of slain CCC activist Moreblessing Ali’s funeral
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