Justice Tawanda Chitapi of the Harare High Court on Monday postponed to Today, his ruling on bail applications by journalist Hopewell Chin’ono and Transform Zimbabwe leader Jacob Ngarivhume.

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Chin’ono and Ngarivhume’s two-week detention may come to an end today as the state appears not to be having compelling evidence why bail can not be granted.

Chin’ono and Ngarivhume’s hearings were due to be heard by the High Court last Thursday but were postponed.

Both men were arrested a fortnight ago on allegations of inciting public violence after they reportedly used social media to support calls for anti-corruption protests on 31 July.

Chin’ono has been working tirelessly over the past few months to expose corrupt government officials, with the major story being the Draxgate Affair in which the Ministry of Health purchased medical sundries from a controversial company at highly inflated prices.

Information Minister Monica Mutsvangwa recently said Chin’ono was not arrested for exposing corruption but for inciting public violence.

However, media analysts believe Chin’ono was targeted for exposing high-level graft and his arrest serves to warn other journalists not to report on corruption by the political elite.