A 25-year-old Harare woman has been sentenced to 240 hours of community service after being convicted of cyber-bullying and denigrating local businesswoman, Zodwa Mkandla, through a social media post.
Princess Phiri was convicted of cyberbullying after she posted a video on TikTok in which she insulted Zodwa Mkandla using offensive language.
In the video, Phiri allegedly called Mkandla a prostitute, and the court ruled that the video was intended to intimidate, threaten, humiliate and cause emotional distress to the complainant.
In the same video, Phiri also insulted and threatened Mkandla’s daughter using offensive language.
Phiri was sentenced to 12 months in prison during her court appearance this Wednesday, with six months suspended on condition that she does not commit the same offense in the next five years.
The other six months were commuted to 240 hours of community service.
