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2 British 'drug mules' jailed in Zimbabwe

Two young British nationals have been handed lengthy prison terms after being caught attempting to smuggle more than 66 kilograms of cannabis into Zimbabwe.In a statement, the National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPAZ) confirmed tha…

Published: 04 Aug 2025 at 18:37hrs | 584 | by Staff reporter

Daylight prison break by 2 dangerous criminals from Zimbabwean prison

A dramatic daylight escape from St Thomas Prison in Marondera has triggered widespread concern among residents after two high-risk inmates managed to break free on Saturday afternoon under mysterious circumstances.Sources told NewZimbabwe …

Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 11:18hrs | 319 | by Staff reporter

Ex-convict gives back to Zimbabwean prison

Mutoko Prison has received a much-needed boost in its water infrastructure, thanks to a donation by the Mutoko Kudanana Community Organisation, founded by ex-convict and social entrepreneur Hosiah Simbi. The donation, which includes a bore…

Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 10:31hrs | 924 | by Staff reporter

Newborn found abandoned near Khami Prison

A newborn baby boy was discovered abandoned and concealed beneath tree branches near the Khami Prison Complex on Wednesday, 24 July, in a deeply distressing case that has sparked public concern.Members of the public made the shocking disco…

Published: 25 Jul 2025 at 17:54hrs | 238 | by Nevanji Madanhire

Inmates trade sugar, porridge for weed

GWANDA - Two serving prison inmates, Hloniphani Mkwananzi (42) and Tiisetse Ngulube, have been sentenced to 15 months in prison for trading food items received from relatives in exchange for cannabis.The items included four packets of suga…

Published: 16 Jul 2025 at 16:01hrs | 561 | by Gideon Madzikatidze

Zimbabwe govt privatising prisons?

Zimbabwe is embarking on a fresh push to reform its prison rehabilitation system, aiming to better prepare inmates for reintegration into society. This initiative, announced recently by Cabinet, includes the creation of a government-funded…

Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 14:59hrs | 314 | by Staff reporter

Prison launches driving school at Chikurubi

The Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) has commissioned a new driving school at Chikurubi Training School, aimed at providing comprehensive driver training to correctional officers, inmates, and eventually, the general publi…

Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 15:22hrs | 187 | by Staff reporter

Mzembi to stand trial from prison after bail revoked

Former Cabinet minister Walter Mzembi will face trial from behind bars after a Harare magistrate revoked his bail on Monday, ruling that the ex-diplomat had wilfully defaulted court proceedings in 2018.Magistrate Donald Ndirowei found Mzem…

Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 17:22hrs | 810 | by Staff reporter

Walter Mzembi spends weekend in prison after arrest

Former foreign affairs minister Walter Mzembi was arrested on Friday and appeared in court on Saturday as prosecutors revealed he had three outstanding arrest warrants.Mzembi will spend the weekend in jail after magistrate Donald Ndirowei …

Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 12:27hrs | 244 | by Staff reporter

South Africans languish in Zimbabwe prisons

The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission has told IOL that scores of South African nationals are languishing in Zimbabwe's Harare Remand Prison, awaiting deportation, after they were arrested for breaching the neighbouring country's immigratio…

Published: 06 Jun 2025 at 12:33hrs | 1030 | by Staff reporter

Man avoids prison sentence for 'borrowing' bike

A 22-year-old Zambian man, Sure Munengo, narrowly avoided a custodial sentence after receiving a wholly suspended one-month prison term for using a bicycle without the owner's consent. Munengo, from Mwemba district in Zambia, appeared befo…

Published: 15 May 2025 at 09:32hrs | 389 | by Staff reporter

Blessed Mhlanga robbed 73 days of his life

Alpha Media journalist Blessed Mhlanga was finally granted freedom on Wednesday night after spending 73 days in pre-trial detention at Harare Central Remand Prison. Mhlanga was arrested in early January on charges of transmitting data that…

Published: 08 May 2025 at 09:54hrs | 183 | by Staff reporter

Blessed Mhlanga letter from prison

Harare, Remand Prison, 7 April 2025Dear friends and fellow Zimbabweans As I write from this discomfort of my overcrowded cell, I am suffering from a serious bout of flue which has drained my strength and now threatens my inner peace. Sleep…

Published: 07 Apr 2025 at 20:16hrs | 706 | by Blessed Mhlanga

Judge condemns inhumane prison conditions

A High Court judge has directed the Ministry of Home Affairs and prison authorities to ensure that inmate holding cells across the country, specifically at Mutare Central Police Station and Mutare Remand Prison, are made habitable. This la…

Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 09:35hrs | 1082 | by Staff reporter

Prison guard arrested for aiding inmate's dramatic escape

A Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) officer has been arrested for allegedly supplying a firearm to an inmate, who later used it to stage a dramatic escape from custody at the Harare Magistrates Court.Donald Madzinga, the pr…

Published: 24 Mar 2025 at 10:12hrs | 1094 | by Staff reporter

Prison officers up for murder following fatal assault

Four members of the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) have been charged with murder following the alleged brutal assault of a visitor at a Government building in Harare, which resulted in his death.The accused â€“ Nqobile D…

Published: 21 Mar 2025 at 09:15hrs | 661 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe to introduce parole system to ease prison overcrowding

The Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) will introduce a parole system in June this year, marking a major shift in the country's correctional approach. The system will allow eligible inmates to serve the remainder of their sen…

Published: 15 Mar 2025 at 17:22hrs | 661 | by Staff reporter

Desperate Measures: Burglar Begs for Jail Cell, Citing Bus Fare Woes

In a bizarre twist that left the Plumtree magistrates courts reeling, a burglary suspect, Tylor Ncube, 35, implored the presiding magistrate to lock him up, not out of remorse, but from sheer financial desperation. Ncube, accused of a Dece…

Published: 14 Mar 2025 at 06:56hrs | 1553 | by Simbarashe Sithole

A leader who fears prison will always imprison his opponents!

Fear can be a tyrannical leader's downfall!There is a peculiar irony in how some leaders choose to deal with their political opponents, journalists, and human rights defendersâ€”imprisonment. Across different regimes and historical periods…

Published: 12 Mar 2025 at 22:21hrs | 429 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Warren Hills housing development abusing prison labour

The use of prison labour at a private housing development in Warren Hills, reportedly linked to businessman Ken Sharpe's real estate company, West Properties, has ignited a heated public debate. Social media users are questioning the invol…

Published: 09 Mar 2025 at 14:21hrs | 389 | by Staff reporter

2 inmates escape from prison

Two inmates have escaped from Mutimurefu Prison in Masvingo, the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) has confirmed.The escapees, Feliciano Simango (also known as Fidelis Jorum Mauyangwe) and Never Matoma, managed to break free…

Published: 07 Mar 2025 at 06:53hrs | 261 | by Staff reporter

Woman masterminds release of armed robbers from prison

Police in Zimbabwe are pushing for the continued incarceration of a woman accused of facilitating the release of armed robbers from prison and harbouring them at her residence.Theresa Chenjerai (49) was arrested on Thursday on bribery char…

Published: 03 Mar 2025 at 12:34hrs | 1080 | by Staff reporter

275 inmates baptised at Khami Prisons

In a remarkable display of faith and transformation, a record 275 inmates at Khami Remand and Medium Prisons were baptised last week, marking a significant milestone in their journey of reformation and rehabilitation. The baptism, led by t…

Published: 09 Feb 2025 at 11:23hrs | 603 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe Prisons officer killed by uncle on amnesty

A Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) officer was fatally stabbed by her uncle on Christmas Day in Bulilima District, Matabeleland South, in a shocking incident that has left the local community reeling. The police suspect the…

Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:37hrs | 165 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe to introduce parole

The Government of Zimbabwe is reviewing policies and regulations to enable the effective implementation of a parole system and the establishment of community correctional centres under the newly enacted Prisons and Correctional Service Act…

Published: 24 Dec 2024 at 12:35hrs | 364 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe Prisons warns trainee hopefuls over recruitment scammers

Aspiring job seekers have fallen victim to a new wave of scams involving fraudsters impersonating recruitment officers from the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS). The con artists have been soliciting payments under the guis…

Published: 08 Dec 2024 at 09:51hrs | 56 | by Staff reporter

Inmate escapes from Zimbabwe prison farm

A 26-year-old inmate, Evidence Litwayi, has escaped from Kingstone Prison Farm in Bindura, sparking a manhunt by authorities.Litwayi, from Manondo Village in Mt Darwin, was serving a 20-month sentence for unlawful entry and was expected to…

Published: 27 Nov 2024 at 06:39hrs | 448 | by Staff reporter

Khami Prison runs dry

Khami Prison in Bulawayo has reportedly been without water for three weeks, raising concerns about a potential disease outbreak. Former CCC senator Gideon Shoko discovered the crisis during a visit to CCC ward 22 councillor Mmeli Bruce Moy…

Published: 06 Aug 2024 at 08:54hrs | 226 | by Staff reporter

High Court dismisses convicted cop's bribery appeal

Tyron Makayi, a CID officer from Masvingo, had his appeal against his bribery conviction and sentence rejected by the High Court. After being convicted and sentenced to 36 months in prison (with 10 months suspended), Makayi attempted to fl…

Published: 03 Aug 2024 at 12:38hrs | 157 | by Staff reporter

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 of joy among some inmates, underscores…

Published: 03 Aug 2024 at 12:24hrs | 86 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe Prisons assures safety of children in jail

The Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) has reassured the public about the safety of children in its facilities following concerns raised about a one-year-old baby living in prison with their mother, a detained Citizens Coalit…

Published: 26 Jul 2024 at 06:42hrs | 360 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean brags about soft life in SA prison

A Zimbabwean identified as Bornface Banks, detained in a South African jail on allegations of kidnapping, sparked controversy by boasting in a viral video about the favorable conditions in prison.According to online publication News 24, Ba…

Published: 16 Jul 2024 at 16:38hrs | 1173 | by Staff reporter

Man steals prisons' goat

A man from Beitbridge has been sentenced to nine months in jail for allegedly stealing a boer goat belonging to the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS). Wellington Mukonde (39) pleaded guilty to stock theft before a Beitbridg…

Published: 06 Jun 2024 at 07:58hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

US$5 armed thief sentenced to 20 years in prison

A MAN who stole US$5 from a motorist before causing a car accident has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.Blessing Moyo was facing two counts of armed robbery when he appeared before Harare Magistrate Letwin Rwodzi yesterday.Initially, h…

Published: 28 Mar 2024 at 16:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's spies sent to prison

Two members from the President's office Bindura are in trouble after allegedly assaulting and robbing people in the mining town of Bindura.Aynos Charumbira (32) and Tinashe Jeffrey Makonza (29) were not asked to plead when they appeared be…

Published: 16 Mar 2024 at 06:40hrs | 18 | by Simbarashe Sithole

Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services recruiting

THE Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services is recruiting physically fit correctional officers, who should be aged between 18 and 30 years.In a statement, ZPCS said applicants should submit certified copies of academic certificates, bir…

Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 20:57hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

Armed robbers get 30 years in jail

Three Harare armed robbers were sentenced to a combined 30 years in jail after robbing a Chiweshe resident of property worth  US$13 000.Hahlani Life (27), Adonia Mashonga (27) and Lesina Joyce Ndarowa were sentenced by Bindura  r…

Published: 01 Mar 2024 at 11:31hrs | 3 | by Simbarashe Sithole

South Africa launches bid to recapture Zimbabwean prison escapee

Prison authorities in South Africa have launched a manhunt for Clatta Gumbo, a Zimbabwean inmate who on Monday staged a dramatic escape from custody after overpowering his guard when he was briefly booked out of the correctional facility t…

Published: 14 Feb 2024 at 04:52hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Sikhala confirms prison cell poisoning

Sikhala, the opposition activist recently released after spending 595 days in pretrial detention, has confirmed that he was poisoned during his time in solitary confinement at Chikurubi Maximum Prison.In October 2023, around 550 days into …

Published: 01 Feb 2024 at 05:02hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Prison guard's illegal bid to free armed robber flops

A HARARE prison officer forged a medical report in a bid to free a suspected armed robber.  The prison officer, Takawira Taderera (42), appeared before magistrate Dennis Mangosi on Wednesday facing a charge of defeating the course of …

Published: 26 Jan 2024 at 04:44hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Prison officer altered inmate's medical report to claim he's deaf and stall trial

An armed robbery suspect tried to stall his trial by getting a prison officer to alter a medical report to state that he had lost his hearing, a court heard on Wednesday.Witness Nyarupa, 44, of Kambuzuma, was arrested on December 2, 2021, …

Published: 25 Jan 2024 at 12:01hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean jailed in South Africa over stolen car

A SOUTH AFRICAN court has jailed a Zimbabwean man Cosmos Ndou (36) for eight years after he was found in possession of a stolen car.Ndou was also charged for contravening South Africa's immigration laws after the court ruled that he was il…

Published: 16 Jan 2024 at 04:42hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter

Prison officer found dead with cut on the back of his head

POLICE found a Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service Officer dead with a cut on the back of his head.In a statement, police said Chabvuta Ngonidzashe's body was found near a house in Phase 1, Eastview, Harare on 12 January 2024.Police …

Published: 16 Jan 2024 at 04:41hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Job Sikhala's New Year Message

CHIKURUBI MAXIMUM SECURITY PRISONNEW YEAR MESSAGE FROM CHIKURUBI MAXIMUM SECURITY PRISONDear Zimbabweans and my Worldwide friends.My dearest Zimbabweans and Worldwide friends, Happy New Year, Happy 2023!!!It is through the grace of our eve…

Published: 04 Jan 2024 at 20:19hrs | 18 | by Job Wiwa Sikhala

Ziyambi, Prison boss dragged to court

JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi and Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) Commissioner-General Moses Chihobvu have been taken to court for failing to sanction a prison officer for dabbling in partisan politics.In an applicatio…

Published: 20 Dec 2023 at 06:12hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter

'Stop praying for me and Zimbabwe,' says Sikhala

Dear Zimbabwean and Worldwide FriendsMy dearest friends, today marks exactly one and half years, that is, the full 18 months under persecution, incarceration in a meter by two and half meters solitary confinement in Chikurubi Maximum Secur…

Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 11:04hrs | 1 | by Job Sikhala

Hwahwa Prison roof blown off

A thunderstorm accompanied by strong winds blew off the roofing of a section of Hwahwa Prison in Gweru last Friday, prison authorities said.Prisoners were moved to buildings that remained intact, compounding overcrowding problems at the fa…

Published: 12 Dec 2023 at 09:29hrs | 44 | by Staff reporter

Ex-minister released from prison, suffers another blow

The Zanu-PF Mashonaland East provincial leadership has prohibited former Public Service minister Petronella Kagonye from carrying out party activities following her release from prison.Kagonye was jailed in June last year for converting la…

Published: 06 Dec 2023 at 05:06hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa tells prison officers to uphold human rights

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has urged newly graduated prison officers to maintain discipline and uphold human rights principles in their interactions with inmates. Speaking at the graduation ceremony of 749 prison officers at Ntabazinduna…

Published: 10 Nov 2023 at 06:42hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter

Resilience Behind Bars: A reflection on seven months in prison

It is seven months since magistrate Feresi Chakanyuka sentenced me to four years in prison for "calling for anti-corruption demonstrations". One year was suspended and am effectively serving three years. Yes in 2020 I called for peaceful a…

Published: 04 Nov 2023 at 12:47hrs | 16 | by Jacob Ngarivhume

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