Zimbabwe has returned the confiscated passports of two government critics, BBC Online reports Thursday.
Paul Themba Nyathi, an official of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change, and newspaper owner Trevor Ncube had their passports seized at Bulawayo airport last week.
Both men had begun legal action to recover their passports, but the documents were returned before the matter went to court. Earlier this year parliament approved a constitutional change allowing the government to confiscate passports.
Mr Ncube is based in South Africa and owns the Standard and the Zimbabwe Independent newspaper, which have both heavily criticised Mr Mugabe in the past. He also owns South Africas Mail & Guardian newspaper.
Both Mr Themba Nyathi and Mr Ncube were told by officials last week they were on a list of 64 people whose passports the Mugabe-government intended to seize, BBC adds.
