GGA Executive Director calls for release of Zimbabwe journalist
Chris Maroleng
(The video is below the transcript.)
MPHO SITHOLE (NEWZROOM AFRIKA ANCHOR) Hopewell Chin’ono is one of the few journalists who has constantly, and perhaps consistently ensured the story of police brutality in Zimbabwe is told, corruption is exposed and we know he has told stories of the abuses, of the abuse of the late MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai and so forth, and now he has become a target by the look of things. The government has been eyeing for some time. What was the last straw?
CHRIS MAROLENG: Absolutely and good morning to you Mpho. Hopewell Chin’ono has been a stalwart of investigative journalism and general coverage of affairs relating to Zimbabwe for close to two decades in that country and certainly since I have started doing work and indeed even covering Zimbabwe. I worked very closely with Hopewell Chin’ono and I can say that in all of the things and stories that we covered he carrie