TRIAL OF ZIMBABWEAN JOURNALIST JEFFERY MOYO CHARGE WITH SMUGGLING HIS COLLEAGUES SET TO BEGIN

The trial of Zimbabwean journalist Jeffery Moyo, who is charged with smuggling two of his colleagues into the country in May, is expected to begin in Bulawayo city. Moyo, a freelance reporter for the New York Times, is accused of violating immigration laws. The authorities say he procured false accreditation cards for his colleagues Christina Goldbaum and Joao Silva. The two were allegedly given visas on the strength of bogus papers provided by an official from state’s media commission. They were deported shortly after, the authorities say, on discovery that their accreditation was fake. If convicted, Moyo could face up to 10 years in jail.