WHAT SIKHALA ACQUITTAL MEANS

MDC-Alliance vice national chair Job Sikhala was yesterday
acquitted on subversion charges by Masvingo High Court Judge Justice Garainesu
Mawadze, with lawyers describing the decision as a sign that the rule of law
was alive and well in Zimbabwe.

MDC-Alliance vice national chair Job Sikhala was yesterday acquitted on subversion charges by Masvingo High Court Judge Justice Garainesu Mawadze, with lawyers describing the decision as a sign that the rule of law was alive and well in Zimbabwe. The delivery of the judgment was stopped briefly after tear smoke engulfed the courtroom. Police used teargas to disperse MDC-A supporters gathered