HARARE, June 3 (NewsDay Live) — Prominent opposition activist Godfrey Karembera, popularly known as Madzibaba VeShanduko, has been acquitted after spending eight months in prison on charges linked to alleged anti-government mobilisation.
His lawyer, Paida Saurombe, said the court found that the State had failed to produce evidence linking Karembera to the offence.
“The magistrate found that there was no evidence connecting him to the crime and accordingly acquitted and discharged him,” Saurombe said.
Karembera, 47, a staunch supporter of former Citizens Coalition for Change leader Nelson Chamisa, was arrested in October 2025 following a police manhunt.
Prosecutors alleged that he fled during a high-speed chase with police while distributing fliers in Harare’s high-density suburbs, including Machipisa, Glen View and Budiriro.
The charges stemmed from the planned One Million Men March, an anti-government protest called by the late war veteran Blessed Geza. The demonstration targeted President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration over allegations of corruption and poor governance.
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The State accused Karembera of inciting public violence through the distribution of material linked to the planned protest. However, the court ruled that prosecutors had failed to establish a prima facie case, leading to his acquittal and discharge.