Search / Zimbabwe prison and correctional services
NODE empowers prisoners with entrepreneurial skills to rebuild Lives after jail
The National Organisation for Development and Empowerment (NODE) has pledged its unwavering support to transform the lives of incarcerated individuals by equipping them with entrepreneurial skills....Published: 02 Jan 2025 at 16:18hrs | 938 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Zimbabwe prisons get renamed
TWO prisons in Zimbabwe, Connemara Open Prison and Marondera Female Open Prison have been renamed to correctional institutions.The Zimbabwe Prison and Correctional Services in a statement on X...Published: 11 Jul 2024 at 18:18hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Rights lawyers demand action against Zanu-PF prison officer
ZIMBABWE Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) lawyer Innocent Gonese of Lawman Law Chambers (LLC) has written to Zimbabwe Prison and Correctional Services (ZPCS) Commissioner-General Moses Chihobvu demandi...Published: 09 Jul 2023 at 14:23hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa promotes 7 Zimbabwe Prison senior officers
President Mnangagwa has promoted seven Zimbabwe Prison and Correctional Services (ZPCS) senior officers to the ranks of commissioner and assistant commissioner.Officers who were promoted to th...Published: 29 Nov 2022 at 05:16hrs | 24 | by Staff reporter
Huge send-off for gukurahundi linked Brig Gen Mabenge
GOVERNMENT officials, services chiefs, Zanu-PF supporters and church congregants yesterday thronged the revered National Heroes Acre to pay their last respects to Brigadier General (Rtd) Benjamin Mabe...Published: 04 Aug 2022 at 06:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chibuku Super Cup launched
THE eighth edition of the Chibuku Super Cup is set to kickoff with the preliminary round matches to be played at Mandava Stadium on August 6.The competition, which was used as a precursor to t...Published: 26 Jul 2022 at 20:41hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa at ZPCS pass-out parade
President Mnangagwa is expected to officiate at the 150th recruit correctional officers' pass-out parade for the Zimbabwe Prison and Correctional Services (ZPCS) at Ntabazinduna Prison Training School...Published: 27 Jun 2022 at 08:08hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's anti-corruption crusade fizzles out deplorably
HIGH-PROFILE corruption cases from as far back as 2017 are yet to be finalised, almost five years after President Emmerson Mnangagwa promised to decisively tackle graft.The development also de...Published: 03 May 2022 at 16:08hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Bedbug outbreak hits WhaWha Prison
Whawha Prison, outside Midlands province capital Gweru, has been infested by bedbugs, Southern Eye has learnt.According to families of inmates at the jail, who spoke on condition of anonymity,...Published: 15 Apr 2022 at 08:57hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Prison escapee back in custody
A MT Darwin man (40), who executed a prison break at Harare Central Prison last year with the help of a prison officer has been re-arrested and arraigned before the court facing a charge of escaping f...Published: 15 Mar 2022 at 05:40hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Rampant corruption in Zimbabwe jails
CORRUPTION is rampant in Zimbabwe's prison facilities as wardens and inmates frequently fraternise to relax and ease jail terms and conditions, a top official has said.Zimbabwe Prison and Corr...Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 06:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF indiscipline fuels Covid-19 cases'
Zanu-PF has been accused of fuelling public indiscipline on Covid-19 control after senior party officials repeatedly violated regulations by convening large gatherings which are now being identified a...Published: 09 Jul 2021 at 12:09hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
CSOs rap Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has come under fire for violating COVID-19 preventive measures after he posed for a photo with a group of Zimbabwe Prison and Correctional Services (ZPCS) graduates at the...Published: 29 Jun 2021 at 19:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 outbreak at prison
At least 40 Covid-19 positive cases were recorded at Bindura prison yesterday.Insiders told Bulawayo24.com that the outbreak forced the prison and Bindura magistrates court to hold an emergenc...Published: 22 Jun 2021 at 18:05hrs | 14 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Bindura
Sikhala, Chin'ono, Mahere being denied food
Douglas Coltart, a Zimbabwean political activist and lawyer, has revealed that the Zimbabwe Prison and Correctional Services (ZPCS) officers are denying MDC Alliance Spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere, MDC A...Published: 17 Jan 2021 at 15:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Prison ordered to provide inmates with water
The High Court has ordered Zimbabwe Prison and Correctional Services (ZPCS) to supply 60 litres of water daily to every prisoner and also supply inmates with the water containers to arrest the spread ...Published: 02 Dec 2020 at 06:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chikurubi in dire water situation
THE Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum has filed an urgent chamber application at the High Court, challenging the Zimbabwe Prison and Correctional Services (ZPCS) to provide water and medication to inmat...Published: 19 Nov 2020 at 05:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nguwaya savages Temba Mliswa
HARARE businessman Dilesh Nguwaya, has savaged Norton legislator TembaMliswa for maligning his reputation by labelling him as corrupt without providing evidence.This comes after Mliswa accused...Published: 27 Oct 2020 at 17:48hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
State fails to produce Mamombe mental exam results
THE State yesterday failed to provide the two mental examination results for MDC Alliance legislator Joanah Mamombe who is accused of feigning mental disorder to avoid trial.The State had earl...Published: 09 Oct 2020 at 10:08hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chin'ono whisked to court, misses doctor's appointment
INCARCERATED investigative journalist Hopewell Chin'ono, who is accused of inciting public violence, was yesterday dragged out of his prison cell on the pretext that hisphysician wanted to see him...Published: 02 Sep 2020 at 06:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Kereke denies role in prison chicken project
JAILED former advisor to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor Munyaradzi Kereke has approached the High Court challenging claims by Prosecutor-General Kumbirai Hodzi that he was a trustee of a compan...Published: 28 Aug 2019 at 07:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Poor living conditions at Bindura prison: MDC activist
MDC activist and Mashonaland Central province youth treasurer Thulani Mcumillan Ndlovu has lamented the poor living conditions at Bindura prison following his arrest in the violent protests that...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 06:45hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
'Zimbabwe prisons overcrowded'
DESPITE the release of 3 000 prisoners through the Presidential Amnesty last year, Zimbabwe's prisons are still overpopulated, with the country's correctional facilities carrying 2 382 inmates above t...Published: 28 Apr 2019 at 07:46hrs | 3 | by Sytaff reporter
Jailbreak attempt hits snag
An escape attempt by a prisoner serving jail time in Kwekwe for theft hit a snag after he was apprehended by alert members of the Zimbabwe Prison and Correctional Services (ZPCS). Brian Rungu ...Published: 06 Apr 2019 at 07:52hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Kereke, prison bosses embroiled in chicken scandal
Three senior Zimbabwe Prison and Correctional Services (ZPCS) officers have been arrested on charges of engaging in a chicken project with jailed rapist and former senior Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe offi...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 11:03hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Munyaradzi Kereke getting VIP treatment in prison
THREE top Zimbabwe Prison and Correctional Services (ZPCS) officials face criminal abuse of office charges for allegedly giving preferential treatment to former Zanu-PF MP Munyaradzi Kereke.Ke...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 10:57hrs | 4 | by newzimbabwe
Guards exonerate Gumbura from prison break
Two members of the Zimbabwe Prison and Correctional Services yesterday said they did not see jailed cleric Robert Martin Gumbura attempting a jailbreak at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison.Gum...Published: 20 Feb 2019 at 10:07hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Prisoners jump off moving truck, flee
AN unknown number of inmates yesterday jumped off a moving prison transfer truck ferrying them between Harare and Whawha prisons.Circumstances surrounding the escape were still sketchy yesterd...Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 08:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Civil servants receive bonuses
GOVERNMENT has started paying civil servants their 2018 bonuses and the first group received the 13th cheque yesterday while the last batch will be paid tomorrow. According to a circular writt...Published: 28 Nov 2018 at 22:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt starts paying civil servants' bonuses
THE Government has started paying civil servants their 2017 bonuses with members of the Zimbabwe National Army and Air Force of Zimbabwe receiving their 13th cheque last week while those in the health...Published: 18 Mar 2018 at 08:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Government starts paying civil servants' bonuses
THE Government has started paying civil servants their 2017 bonuses with members of the Zimbabwe National Army and Air Force of Zimbabwe receiving their 13th cheque last week while those in the health...Published: 18 Mar 2018 at 08:05hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Public service March pay dates released
Government has released the public service pay and pension payment dates for this month.In his letter to the chairman of the Civil Service Commission Dr Mariyawanda Nzuwah, Chairman Health Ser...Published: 17 Mar 2018 at 07:56hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants January pay dates out
THE Government has released civil servants pay dates for this month with all the sectors expected to receive their salaries by January 30.Civil servants yesterday hailed the Government for pro...Published: 16 Jan 2018 at 05:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Guard against hostile nations, says #Zimbabwe army
A Zimbabwe Defence Forces commander has urged the country's uniformed forces are there to protect the country at all cost.These officers and non commissioned officers have just finished some t...Published: 18 Nov 2017 at 15:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Distribution of condoms to prisoners morally wrong'
Chief Ngungumbane of Midlands has expressed concern over government plans to distribute condoms to prisoners, saying the move was morally wrong.Speaking during a legislators' workshop held in ...Published: 06 Nov 2017 at 05:12hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Silted dam leaves villagers in a lurch
VILLAGERS in Ntabazinduna under Umguza Rural District Council are facing serious water challenges following the siltation of their major supplier, Mfanyama dam.So bad is the situation that liv...Published: 25 Oct 2017 at 13:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Soldiers warned against tarnishing ZNA's image
SOLDIERS have a duty to safeguard the image of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces and therefore their conduct should always be beyond reproach.Addressing 107 officers drawn from the Zimbabwe National...Published: 09 Jun 2017 at 08:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Gukurahundi' Army wades into Bosso, Dembare issue
Zimbabwe National Army's sports arm have added their voice and condemned hooliganism at football matches following the ugly incident that spoiled the high-profile Castle Lager Premiership tie between ...Published: 18 May 2017 at 07:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prison officer's undressed picture exposed
A Zimbabwe Prison and Correctional Services officer Florence Kapumba's undressed picture has been exposed to the public as it got leaked through WhatsApp chat platforms.Kapumba recently admitt...Published: 04 Apr 2017 at 13:43hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Gumbura still in prison
The Zimbabwe Prison and Correctional Services (ZPCS) has rubbished reports that notorious criminals, Robert Gumbura and Peter Gombo escaped Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison over the weekend, sayi...Published: 15 Nov 2016 at 05:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Murderer, armed robber, burglar in daring prison escape
A murderer, an armed robber and a burglar escaped from Karoi Prison on Friday but two of them were immediately re-arrested with the help of members of the public, it emerged yesterday.The ...Published: 13 Nov 2016 at 09:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Inmates serving life freed
PRESIDENT Mugabe has pardoned 20 inmates who were serving life imprisonment, a development that complements the Zimbabwe Prison and Correctional Services' efforts to decongest the prisons.The ...Published: 04 Aug 2016 at 06:43hrs | | by Daniel Nemukuyu
104 Epworth, Mabvuku protesters appears in court
One hundred and four people from Epworth and Mabvuku in Harare linked to Monday's public violence against police roadblocks appeared in court yesterday and were remanded in custody to today for bail h...Published: 07 Jul 2016 at 06:33hrs | 1 | by Fungai Lupande
Zimbabwe govt can't pay June salaries
Despite its recent propaganda to the contrary, President Robert Mugabe's government admitted yesterday that it was so broke that it could not manage to pay all civil servants their June salaries....Published: 18 Jun 2016 at 20:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Warder joins armed robbers
A CHIKURUBI Maximum Security Prison Old Camp officer allegedly stole ammunition from his workplace, teamed up with armed robbers and shot a security guard manning Deputy Police Commissioner Olga Bungu...Published: 03 Jun 2016 at 06:29hrs | | by Fungai Lupande
Baptism pools for Zimbabwe prisons
CELEBRATION Churches International has partnered the Zimbabwe Prison and Correctional Services to build baptism pools and fonts at prisons.Celebration Church prison ministry leader Pastor Winn...Published: 29 May 2016 at 09:36hrs | 1 | by Desire Ncube
Cellphone tracker nails 'thieving' prison officer
A PRISON officer in Bulawayo has been arrested for allegedly breaking into at least six premises and stealing goods worth about $5,000.Kudzai Shambira, 22, based at Mhlahlandlela Regional offi...Published: 23 Mar 2016 at 05:29hrs | | by Whinsley Masara
Bulawayo City Council evicts prison officers
THE Bulawayo City Council has turned down an application by the Zimbabwe Prison and Correctional Services (ZPCS) to purchase Thokozani Flats where 32 prison officers reside.The BBC has instead...Published: 02 Mar 2016 at 23:16hrs | | by Auxilia Katongomara
No to death penalty says prison officer
A Gweru-based prison officer-cum-sculptor/musician, Innocent Magwere has come up with a sculpture which denounces the long condemned death penalty. The sculpture, with the theme "No Trinity", castigat...Published: 22 Dec 2015 at 08:00hrs | | by Bornwise Mtonzi
Gwanda in mock accident
The Gwanda Civil Protection Department (CPD) has staged a mock road accident to gauge the state of preparedness of the local emergency response services ahead of the festive season.With fake b...Published: 02 Oct 2015 at 18:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Load More Stories
.jpg)
