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Mnangagwa's wife visits jailed women and their children
First Lady Dr. Auxillia Mnangagwa visited Chikurubi Female Prison, demonstrating her motherly love and inclusivity by interacting with jailed women and their children. This gesture, which led to tears...Published: 03 Aug 2024 at 12:24hrs | 86 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt fingered in enforced disappearances
Prominent human rights activist Jestina Mukoko has exposed the government's involvement in the enforced disappearances of individuals in Zimbabwe. She revealed that Vice-President Kembo Mohadi, who wa...Published: 02 Nov 2023 at 05:53hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Ex-minister released from Chikurubi Female Prison
FORMER Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare, Petronella Kagonye is out of jail after serving an effective 16 months behind bars.Her lawyer Rungano Mahuni confirmed.Kag...Published: 02 May 2023 at 22:14hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Supreme Court says magistrate was too lenient with Ex-minister Kagonye
HIGH Court judge, Justice Benjamin Chikowero, has lashed out at jailed former minister, Petronella Kagonye after she the sought Supreme Court's intervention in her appeal against imprisonment, stating...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe prisoners cry foul
OVERCROWDING, failure to access health services and poor living conditions continue to stalk inmates at Harare remand prison where they share few toilets and showers.The exact number of inmate...Published: 31 Jul 2022 at 08:13hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Kazembe, Matanga to pay US$12 000 compensation for unlawful arrest, detention and prosecution
THE High Court has ordered Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Kazembe Kazembe and Commissioner-General of Zimbabwe Republic Police Godwin Matanga to pay Linda Musiyamhanje US$12 000 as damage...Published: 28 Sep 2021 at 13:33hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
ZLHR seeks release of refugees arbitrarily detained in prison
ZIMBABWE Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) has asked Chief Immigration Officer Respect Gono to cause the release of some refugees, who were rounded up from Tongogara Refugee Camp in Chipinge by some Zim...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 15:13hrs | 9 | by Stephen Jakes
Mamombe snubs supporters, sneaks out of prison
ON a very Wednesday cold evening, dozens of MDC Alliance members were left frustrated after receiving a phone call that their bailed-out compatriots, Joanna Mamombe and Cecilia Chimbiri had sneaked ou...Published: 06 May 2021 at 08:31hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mamombe, Chimbiri bail ruling postponed
MDC Alliance Harare West MP Joanna Mamombe and activist Cecilia Chimbiri will only know their fate Wednesday after High Court judge, Justice Tawanda Chitapi fell sick resulting in him failing to deliv...Published: 04 May 2021 at 21:45hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Prison break at Chikurubi, Mamombe escapes prison?
In the past week there has been a serious talk about how Johanna Mamombe who is in a remand prison was treated. The issue was bordering on the video clip ...Published: 25 Apr 2021 at 06:06hrs | 2 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mamombe bemoans violent politics
Harare West MP Joanah Mamombe says Zimbabwe's politics is very violent in nature with women and the opposition being the biggest victims.The country's youngest legislator made the remarks in a...Published: 25 Aug 2019 at 18:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zacc probes Mupfumira prison conditions
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) yesterday descended on Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison to investigate allegations that incarcerated former Tourism and Hospitality Industry minister Pr...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 10:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Declare civil imprisonment unconstitutional'
A HARARE woman, who was civil imprisoned for slightly over two weeks has petitioned the High Court, seeking an order to declare the punishment unconstitutional and wants $100 000 in damages from the C...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 07:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
2 tonnes of goods disappear at Harare prison
Investigations are underway following the disappearance of two tonnes of sugar and other food items from Harare Central Prison meant for the inmates last week.This was revealed by the Zimbabwe...Published: 22 Dec 2018 at 15:55hrs | 1 | by Straff Reporter
'Children suffering more than incarcerated mothers'
CHILDREN accompanying their incarcerated mothers in the country's prisons are reportedly suffering more than the offenders because of the harsh prison conditions in the archaic buildings that were con...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 05:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Inmate 'demands' kiss
A female inmate caused a stir when she demanded a kiss from officials that included men at graduation ceremony at Chikurubi Female Prison yesterday.Officials including the guest of honour, Sen...Published: 18 Jul 2018 at 15:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chikurubi inmates graduate
ZIMBABWE Prisons and Correctional Services assistant commissioner, Norbert Chomurenga yesterday urged inmates to use skills acquired at the prison, encouraging them to obey the law.Speaking du...Published: 18 Jul 2018 at 15:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC ex-convict blasts Mugabe regime
The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC T) ex-convict Yvonne Musarurwa castigated Mugabe regime saying they wrongly convicted her for the murder of a police officer Inspector Petros Mutedzi.Sp...Published: 26 Mar 2018 at 06:51hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Ex-con doesn't want Mnangagwa amnesty
Last Thursday morning, Chikurubi Female Prison yard was filled with joy, dance, prayer and cheers as 87 inmates were freed.The women were part of 3 000 inmates released on a Presidential amnes...Published: 25 Mar 2018 at 08:55hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Confession of a murderer
A woman vividly remembers gruesomely killing her son after he developed epileptic seizures.The Seventh Day Adventist Molline Gomo says she still sees the images and how it all occurred as if i...Published: 23 Mar 2018 at 14:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'I was 19 when I killed'
AFTER spending a decade in prison, a Kwekwe woman has been given a new lease of life.Shylet Sibanda (32) had been confined to the walls of prison for what would appear to be the rest of her li...Published: 23 Mar 2018 at 14:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa grants amnesty to jailed MDC-T activist
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has granted amnesty to Yvonne Musarurwa, one of the three MDC-T activists serving a 20-year jail term for killing Harare police Inspector Petros Mutedza in 2011.MD...Published: 03 Mar 2018 at 08:42hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
PHOTOS: First Lady visits Chikurubi on Christmas day
The First Lady Amai Auxillia Mnangagwa has urged women to be law-abiding citizens and desist from being habitual criminals. She made the remarks while visiting Chikurubi Female Prison wh...Published: 25 Dec 2017 at 15:58hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Female inmates neglected
Women inmates at Chikurubi Maximum Prison appear to have been abandoned as only one man turned up to visit his wife during the past Family Week.The situation paints a gloomy picture on how soc...Published: 07 Oct 2017 at 15:03hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa challenges activist's $150 000 lawsuit
VICE-PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa and his three co-accused, all top government officials, have entered an appearance to challenge a $150 000 lawsuit filed by human rights activist, Linda Masarira, ove...Published: 27 Jun 2017 at 06:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Linda Masarira sues Mnangagwa
POLITICAL and human rights activist, Linda Masarira has filed a $150 000 lawsuit against top government officials including Vice- President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Home Affairs minister Ignatius Chombo, p...Published: 05 Jun 2017 at 06:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prison officer bashes wife for blocking small house from entering matrimonial bedroom
A 31-year-old prison officer at Chikurubi Prison and Training School reportedly beat up his wife after she barred his small house from entering their matrimonial bedroom on Christmas eve.The p...Published: 01 Jan 2017 at 09:05hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Lack of funds delay review of mental health ill prisoners
Lack of funds in the government coffers is reportedly affecting the review of mental health cases of prisoners amid concerns that those mandated to deal with the cases could not do so if they are not ...Published: 11 Dec 2016 at 05:11hrs | 6 | by Stephen Jakes
Linda Masarira released from prison
A High Court judge Justice David Mangota today ordered an immediate release of arrested activist Linda Masarira.Her case was repeatedly postponed by lower courts.Masarira's lawyers...Published: 26 Sep 2016 at 12:17hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Linda Masarira's hearing today
HIGH Court Judge Justice David Mangota will on Monday 26 September 2016 preside over the hearing of an urgent chamber application filed by pro-democracy campaigner Linda Masarira challenging her inord...Published: 26 Sep 2016 at 08:58hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Occupy Movement of Zimbabwe statement
Having been released from Harare remand prison and Chikurubi female prison section on an unbelievable and outrageous bail of a whoopping US$3 200.00 bail designed to vex the resistance mov...Published: 18 Jun 2016 at 16:07hrs | 1 | by Occupy Movement of Zimbabwe
Mugabe empties jails
AS news filtered at Chikurubi Maximum Prison that President Robert Mugabe had pardoned hundreds of convicted criminals, incarcerated Johanne Masowe eChishanu apostolic sect leader Ishmael Chokurongerw...Published: 29 May 2016 at 10:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe sets free all female prisoners
President Robert Mugabe has pardoned more that 2000 inmates under a presidential pardon. However, prisoners on death row and those with history of escaping from prisons are no...Published: 26 May 2016 at 07:09hrs | 8 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe govt moves to promote use of renewable energy
Government is stepping up efforts to promote the use of alternative and renewable energy such as solar and biogas to complement hydro and thermal generated electricity which supplies most of Zimbabwe'...Published: 20 Apr 2016 at 19:43hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Jailed Air Zimbabwe boss fights on
Jailed former Air Zimbabwe company secretary Grace Nyaradzayi Pfumbidzayi has appealed to the High Court against the Magistrate's Court's refusal to grant her bail pending appeal.Pfumbidzayi w...Published: 30 Jul 2015 at 15:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
36 toddlers living in prisons with jailed mothers
The country's prisons have recorded a dramatic increase in the number of children living with their convicted mothers barely a year after more than 60 children were released together with their parent...Published: 20 Jan 2015 at 04:26hrs | 1 | by Nyemudzai Kakore
Female prisoners flood Zim jails
ABOUT 156 female prisoners have returned to prison again - at Chikurubi Female Prison more than a year after 195 of them were freed by President Mugabe in terms of section 112 (a) and (d) of the Z...Published: 08 Oct 2014 at 05:23hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Open jail for Zim female inmates
The Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) plans an open prison system for female inmates, including those on death row, ZPSC Commissioner-General Retired Major-General Paradzai Zimondi has...Published: 16 Jul 2014 at 09:18hrs | 1 | by Nyemudzai Kakore
Dudu Manhenga misses out on Mugabe amnesty
JAZZ songbird, Dudu Manhenga missed out on the recent Presidential pardon which saw more than 2 000 prisoners being freed as she was out on bail. Had the songstre...Published: 23 Feb 2014 at 10:36hrs | | by Auxilia Katongomara
Pardoned prisoners start leaving - Pictures
Hundreds of serving inmates who benefited from the Presidential pardon walked out of prison today begging the nation to embrace them saying they had reformed after their incarceration....Published: 17 Feb 2014 at 17:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe releasing 2 000 prisoners today
More than 2 000 serving inmates, mostly females and juveniles, are expected to walk out of the country's prisons free today after benefiting from the Presidential pardon.President Mugabe exten...Published: 17 Feb 2014 at 06:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe inmates cheer for rotten bread
Every couple of weeks, inmates at Harare Central and Chikurubi prisons in Zimbabwe greet the arrival of bakery trucks with roars of approval, whistles and dancing.The trucks arrival signals a...Published: 13 Oct 2013 at 07:07hrs | | by IRIN
Zimbabwe prison officials loot donations
Zimbabwe Prison Services officers are reportedly taking for their own use the goods donated to inmates, the Zimbabwean reported.Testimonies by former prisoners indicate that for a long time of...Published: 08 Oct 2013 at 03:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Phoney prison officer steals keys to Zimbabwe's high security prison
A bogus prison officer stole duplicate keys to cells at Chikurubi Maximum, Harare Central and Remand prisons. The Zimbabwe Prison Service (ZPS) has activated its tracking systems amid fears that the f...Published: 06 Jun 2011 at 13:11hrs | | by Bhebhe Mandla
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