American 'charged with insulting Mugabe'

Zimbabwean-based US citizen Martha O'Donovan, 25, has been charged with insulting President Robert Mugabe, 93, the satirical video outlet where she works has said. 

Police accused her of posting a message on Twitter which read: "We are being led by a selfish and sick man", with a photo showing that the veteran leader is surviving on a catheter. 

Ms O'Donovan, who was arrested at her home in the capital Harare, has denied the allegations, saying they are "baseless and malicious". 

Magamba TV, a satirical video outlet where Ms O'Donovan works, has tweeted the latest developments: 

Martha has now been charged under sec 33(2)of the criminal code. They allege that she is @matigary. #ArrestUsAll #FreeMartha pic.twitter.com/kRIyHyXd6T

— Magamba Tv (@MagambaTV) November 3, 2017