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Zimbabwe journalist Hopewell Chin'ono finally freed on bail

Hopewell Chin'ono.

Zimbabwean journalist Hopewell Chin'ono speaks to the press after his release on bail from Chikurubi Maximum Prison in Harare on September 2, 2020.  PHOTO | AFP

By  Kitsepile Nyathi

Correspondent in Harare, Zimbabwe

Nation Media Group

Harare,

A Zimbabwean High Court on Friday released investigative journalist Hopewell Chin'ono on bail, two weeks after he was arrested on charges of obstructing justice.

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