Bulawayo24 News - Skyes! "it makes perfect sense"

Search / Prisons

Pre-trial detention is choking Zimbabwe's prisons

Zimbabwe's prisons are holding almost 10 000 inmates beyond their official capacity, prompting Prosecutor General Loice Matanda-Moyo to issue a directive urging prosecutors to prioritise bail, fines and community service over custodial sen…

Published: 12 Jan 2026 at 09:01hrs | | by Staff reporter

Load More Stories

Search / Prisons

Pre-trial detention is choking Zimbabwe's prisons

Vendors4ED chair assassination attempt suspects appear in court

Why does Zimbabwe always record 70% O-Level failure rates?

Young Generation for Economic Development (YGED) rolls to life

MP arrested by ZACC

'Prophet' jailed for violating a minor

Jackets betray SA nationals in US$4 000 armed robbery

If a mere wedding can spark corruption investigations, why are Zvigananda not being investigated?

4 Bulawayo men in court over US$55 000 mine heist

Gukurahundi victims die without compensation

Man threatens to mother over witchcraft claims

Zimbabwean man stabbed to death in Limpopo

Six men demolish house belonging to 'spirit medium'

BCC issues flood warning

Fear lingers in despite arrest of suspected serial killer

Mnangagwa ordered to release 'secret' land inquiry report

'Rent-to-Buy' car scams swallow millions in Zimbabwe

Lover clobbered for taking too long to open door

Mnangagwa reveals plot to sabotage Zimbabwe's 1980 Independence

Zimbabwe set for historic single-digit inflation rate

Gukurahundi victims raise concern over meetings outcome

Be wary of false prophets

Mutumwa Mawere: the man who quietly shaped my writing skills

International company closing South African factory because of crime

An 'upper middle-income economy' doesn't end poverty where inequality and corruption reign

Cellphone thief in trouble

Villager steals Presidential Inputs fertilizer

ZETDC cable thief electrocuted

I will not be silenced: Jele

Grand looting and fraud suspected at AMH …as non‑payment of workers’ salaries continues into 2026

'Mnangagwa-Mugabe reconciliation claim 'a lie''

Zimbabwe records US$90m trade surplus in Nov 2025

Manyeruke urged to reconsider retirement

Commando sees positives despite Warriors' Afcon group-stage exit

US tariffs on Iran trade threaten Zimbabwe's ambitions

ZAPU admits internal turmoil

Motorists accuse TTI of selective, harsh enforcement

Mbeba's house demand splits Bosso fans

ZRP cracks down on reckless motorcyclists

4 die in head-on crash

Rail link to Maputo temporarily closed after wash-aways

Security guard arrested for shooting two men at Filabusi mine

Zimsec announces 35% national pass rate for 2025 O-Level exams

372 pension funds face closure

'Cyclone poses no threat to Zimbabwe'

Shrines turn into betting havens

Floods wash away two bridges

CID detective arrested for extortion

Vendors4ED member loots empowerment funds

Zimbabwe faces heightened floods risk

Sewer stench becomes Bulawayo's new normal