*AMH journalist Blessed Mhlanga's trial in false start again* ___________________________________ `June 18, 2025` ___________________________________ > *Follow The Voice Online News WhatsApp channel:* https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaPRQqTHrDZdGRK5yH43 ___________________________________ > *Share The Voice Online News WhatsApp group link:* https://chat.whatsapp.com/DjU5F7Goh3M6M4XSkg81Gx ___________________________________ > *To advertise with The Voice Online News, talk to us here:* https://wa.me/message/PLR6ANGW2RX4I1 ___________________________________ The trial of Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) journalist Blessed Mhlanga, accused of transmitting data messages inciting violence, failed to start again on Tuesday after the presiding magistrate failed to show up due to poor health. Magistrate Learnmore Mapiye is presiding over the hearing with Mhlanga now jointly charged with his employer, Heart & Soul TV (HSTv), a subsidiary of AMH. Trial is now expected to begin on July 17. Mhlanga and his employer are being charged under Section 164 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, but were arrested separately. The journalist was arrested in February this year and spent 72 days in pretrial detention. He was granted US$500 bail by High Court Judge Justice Gibson Mandaza on his third freedom bid. Mhlanga landed in the dock after HSTV published a press conference by Zanu PF war veteran Blessed Geza, who was calling for President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s resignation. Geza is currently in hiding.