Here is a high-level summary of the news update provided by Gambakwe this morning.
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Nyokayemabhunu Case: The case against Nyokayemabhunu has been taken to court. For the first time, documents detailing the case have been exchanged between the defense lawyers and the state prosecutors. The host identifies this as the “fraud case”, which has now been postponed to December 2nd for a pre-trial conference.
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Temba Mliswa’s Land Allegations: The host plays a lengthy clip from Temba Mliswa, who delivers a promised “exposé” regarding a piece of land along Airport Road.
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Mliswa alleges that 300 people who had paid for the land and built houses were told after eight years that the land belonged to the Roman Catholic Church.
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He claims the Vice President’s (Chiwenga’s) office intimidated the Harare City Council into withdrawing the land from the people.
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Mliswa’s central claim is that the Roman Catholic Church has now stated they have “nothing to do with that land” and never applied for it.
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He concludes that the Vice President wanted the land for himself and calls for an investigation into the matter.
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Jailed Activists & Fundraiser: Jim Kunaka has appeared in court in relation to a protest that took place on July 17th. The host notes that a fundraiser has been opened to support the families of over 20 people still in jail from those protests, including war veterans. He highlights that, so far, only $20 has been raised.
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Other News: Gambakwe briefly reports that a Mnenzwa bus was involved in another accident, crashing into a Honda Fit. He also mentions that it was South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s birthday.
