Case 5 Who: Bev and the Sexy Angels When: 2013 What happened: Beverly Sibanda, a pole dancer, was arrested for indecent dancing. It was alleged that she took a member of the audience and made him a part of her act and this is illegal under the Censorship Act. She would be allowed to go into the audience and interact. Final outcome: She was detained for a night in prison. The policemen asked her to dance in her cell for them while she was detained. It went through the court and the Censorship Act was used. Charge: Charged with indecency under Censorship Act Coverage: Zimbabwean press coverage http://zimbabwe24sevennews.blogspot.com/2014/06/bev-censored.html Case 6 Who: Owen Maseko When: March 2010 – 9 April 2015 What happened: his Gukurahundi atrocities art exhibition at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe in Bulawayo was banned in 2010 and the case stretched till 2015 when the Supreme Court made a ruling. Charge: undermining the authority of and insulting the President and causing offence to persons of a particular race or religion. Final outcome: The Supreme Court ordered him to remove the exhibition from the art gallery and not to put it up again in a public space anywhere in the country. 77 | P a g e

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