Prominent Zimbabwean journalist Hopewell Chin'ono denied bail

Hopewell Chin'ono.

Journalist Hopewell Chin'ono is embraced by a supporter in Zimbabwe's capital Harare, on September 2, 2020. PHOTO | JEKESAI NJIKIZANA | AFP

A Zimbabwean court on Thursday rejected prominent investigative journalist Hopewell Chin’ono’s bail application, saying he has a “propensity to commit offences.”

The journalist, who spent more than 40 days in a Harare maximum security prison after he was arrested in July for allegedly inciting protests through Twitter posts, was arrested for the second time a week ago.