A Zimbabwean court has delayed the bail application for activist pastor Evan Mawarire, reports Reuters news agency.

Mr Mawarire was arrested by armed police at his house last Wednesday.

He is charged with subverting the government and inciting public violence after he posted a video on Twitter.

He denies the charges, saying that a video he posted specifically urged people to stay in their homes, reports the Zimbabwean news site News Day.

The pastor gained fame as a figurehead of the #ThisFlag protests against the former president, Robert Mugabe, in 2016.

He faces 20 years in prison if convicted.