State Withdraws Insult Charges Against ZimInd Editor and AMH

The National Prosecuting Authority withdrew criminal charges against Zimbabwe Independent editor Faith Zaba and Alpha Media Holdings, with a Harare magistrate ordering their removal from remand. The state had accused them of insulting the President over a satirical piece published in the business weekly, NewZimbabwe.com reported. The abrupt retreat halts a prosecution that critics framed as a direct assault on editorial satire and press freedom.