Lawyers for businessman Simon Rudland have demanded that the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) retract an article they say falsely accused him of financing violent protests aimed at toppling President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government.

Zvimba South MP Taurai Dexter Malinganiso has criticised local musicians Hulengende and Malloti Rose, accusing them of promoting drug and substance abuse and using explicit language that undermines social values.