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released told not to die in the road again - 10 appear in court
Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA)
June 19, 2012
Seven members
arrested for their die-in in the streets of city centre of Bulawayo
today have been released. Officer in charge, Chief Inspector Rangwari
said they should not be detained as they had not caused any damage
and told them not to 'Die' in the road again. Two members of the
Main Street protest were slightly injured when the driver of a Zimbabwe
Electricity Supply Company truck purposefully drove over them, laughing
as he did so.
Court Appearance
for 7 February Protest The 'Shosholoza 10' members of Women of Zimbabwe
Arise (WOZA) will appear in Bulawayo Tredgold Magistrates Court
One at 8:30 am on 20 June 2012. They were to face trial but their
lawyer Lizwe Jamela has applied for the Magistrate to allow a Supreme
Court challenge. Magistrate Vivian Dube The ruling as to referral
to the Supreme Court was to have been delivered end of March but
has been postponed several times.
Applicants in
this matter has been charged with contravening section 46 of the
Criminal Law
(Codification and Reform) Act: Chapter 9.23 as read with section
(2) (v) of the third schedule. The state alleges that on 7 February
2012, the Applicants with intent to cause public disorder displayed
some placards and distributed fliers along Leopold Takawira/9th
Avenue Bulawayo thereby disturbing the free flow of both human and
vehicle traffic.
The Magistrate
is also expected to provide feedback on the visit to Bulawayo Central
Police station to inspect the conditions under which the members
were kept. The Magistrate had directed the Officer in charge of
Bulawayo to respond to allegations of inhuman conditions and when
this had not been done ordered an inspection.
The members
names are Jennifer Williams, Sikhangezile Ndlovu, Silibaziso Nzima,
Wendy Moyo, Nothando Tshembe, Priscilla Ncube, Thabitha Ndlovu,
Sitshiyiwe Ngwenya, Kholwani Ndlovu (Male) and Faina Maphosa.
19 June 2012
Ends Note: Shosholoza for love was the theme under which WOZA members
marched on 7 February 2012. Shosholoza is a word which means 'push
with pressure' a term used to describe WOZA's marching mandate.
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the WOZA fact
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