Moyo's lawyers believed the case might be dismissed, after the same court earlier this month acquitted a Zimbabwe Media Commission official, Thabang Manhika, for allegedly processing fake accreditations for two South Africa-based New York Times journalists who entered Zimbabwe and were later deported. Moyo and Manhika were being tried separately.
Magweta aMoyo vaivimba kuti nyaya iyi yazokandwa kunze kwedare, mushure medare rimwe chete rati mumwe mushandi weZimbabwe Media Commission official, Thabang Manhika, akange asina mhosva yekugadzira zvitupa zvenhema zvekupa vatapi venhau vaviri vekuSouth Africa vanoshandira New York Times vakange vapinda muZimbabwe asi mushure kwava kuzodzingwa munyika. Moyo naManhika vakange vachitongwa vakapatsanurwa, mumuwe nemumwe sedungamunhu.