Prisoner jailed 1 year for assisting inmate to escape

A MUTARE prisoner who helped a fellow inmate to escape from jail was on Friday sentenced to one year behind bars.Blessing Ganji appeared before magistrate Tendai Mahwe charged with assisting L...

Thieving cop and rapist traditional healer escape from jail

A COP who allegedly broke into colleagues' houses and stole assortment of goods and a self-proclaimed inyanga who was recently jailed for rape, have escaped from Hwange Prison. Maxwell Musarir...

Gumbura accused of plotting to dethrone Mugabe's govt

Jailed Independent End Time Message leader Robert Martin Gumbura communicated with alleged coup plotter and former army captain Albert Matapo from prison cells planning on how "they" would dethrone th...

Prison officer assists Chihuri escape from Khami Prison

A Khami Prison inmate has claimed that he was ordered to escape from jail by a prison officer and gave him $300 for transport.Innocent Chihuri told Bulawayo magistrate that a prison officer i...

Prisoner attempts suicide after escape plan is busted

IN a daring experience worthy of a movie, a distraught suspected armed robber allegedly caused mayhem at Khami Remand Prison when he went into a trance and attempted to commit suicide after his well-o...

21 prisoners escape from jail

Twenty-one prisoners, including one female, have escaped from correctional facilities countrywide since the beginning of 2014 due to negligence of guards who now face disciplinary action.Figur...

Over 100 people killed as rallies turn violent in Egypt

At least 120 people have been killed after security forces attacked a protest by supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsi in Cairo, according to the Muslim Brotherhood.Doctors at a field ...