‘Hit list’ reporter tells of police station ordeal

The Zimbabwean journalist who is reported to be top of President Robert Mugabe’s hit list today told of his fears when he was questioned by police in Harare.

The Zimbabwean journalist who is reported to be top of President Robert Mugabe’s hit list today told of his fears when he was questioned by police in Harare.

Basildon Peta, 30, who writes for the Independent in London as well as the Zimbabwe Financial Gazette, told PA News that despite the intimidation, he intends to stay in his homeland.

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