Mawarire remained in Chikurubi maximum security prison till today as he waited to hand over his passport and $300 bail, to the authorities.
Mawarire told journalists after his release on Thursday that he is looking forward to some rest and time with his family.
Mawarire, who launched a protest movement on social media called #ThisFlag, had been detained since Friday at a prison in the capital, Harare, on charges of subverting a constitutionally elected government. He faces 20 years in prison if convicted.
Yesterday, ZLHR lawyers Harisson Nkomo and Jeremiah Bamu secured bail for Mawarire. High Court Judge Justice Clement Phiri ordered Pastor Evan Mawarire to pay $300 bail deposit, report twice a week at Avondale Police Station, surrender his passport and not to interfere with State witnesses. More to follow…
It is the modus operandi of this corrupt and tyrannical Zanu PF regime to harass its critics by arresting, detaining, dragging them through the courts or worse abducting and even murdering them. I for one, will not rule this out in this case. Welcome to hell-on-earth Pastor Mawarire!
It is heart breaking that the nation went through a bitter and blood liberation war to end white colonial exploitation and oppression but only to replace white colonial oppression with black oppression spearheaded by the every individuals calling themselves the liberation heroes!
We must break this vicious cycle of yesterday’s liberators becoming today’s oppressors!
!!!!!!!!!!!!The word Mthwakazi was derived from the name of Queen MuThwa, the first ruler of Mthwakazi territory.[4] The Muthwa pseudo-dynasty survived up to around the 18th century. She was the matriarch of the abaThwa, the San people. With the arrival of Bantu people, Mthwakazi territory became, increasingly, a center of diverse cultures. These local groups maintained their local autonomy, however, boundaries were fluid and intermarriages were common. The later arrival of the Nguni peoples, in the late 18th century and early 19th century, saw the inter-cultural society of Mthwakazi evolving into a sovereign state that was recognised by both neighbouring African states and foreign (European) powers.[5] Mthwakazi has a long history of diverse cultures and arts. Imbongi (poets) began poetically describing the wonderful social structure of Mthwakazi with references like “uMbuthwa okazi” (the great collective union), which when speaking sounds like Mthwakazi.
King Mzilikazi is said to have marveled at the great diverse and collective union saying “Saze sabasihle isizwe sakoMthwakazi, uMbuthwa okazi!, undlela zimhlophe!, njenginsimu yamaluba”, loosely translated as: “O, how beautiful, great and diverse the union is. It is like a garden of flowers”. Several peace treaties, marking the borders of Mthwakazi, were signed and Mthwakazi existed as a sovereign state. However, the colonial powers, occupying the eastern neighboring state at the time (British Mashonaland Protectorate[6]), later disregarded these agreements and invaded Mthwakazi on the 3rd of November 1893. Mthwakazi fought a bitter defensive battle at Gadade, Mbembesi, but was overpowered by the enemy which used an arsenal of arms which were technologically more advanced than that of Mthwakazi warriors, hence lost and so began a long period of occupation and rule by conquest.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!