Zimbabwe prisoners spend years in jail without sentencing

By Violet Gonda 04 February 2013 The appalling situation in Zimbabwe’s prisons has yet again come under the spotlight, with scores of babies languishing in jail with their mothers, while many inmates have been in prison for years awaiting trial. The head of the prison services, retired major general...

Drama as prison officers block PM’s wife visiting Chikurubi

By Tichaona Sibanda 3 October 2012 There was drama outside the Chikurubi maximum security prison complex on Wednesday when prison authorities barred Elizabeth Tsvangirai from visiting MDC cadres held inside the premises. The Prime Minister’s wife was in motorcade that had co-Home Affairs Minister Theresa...

Man freed after four months jail for Mugabe cartoon

By Tererai Karimakwenda 26 July 2012 A man jailed for four months because he had cartoons of a bony-looking Robert Mugabe on his cell phone has reportedly been freed. According to the South African Times newspaper, Benias Gwenhamo Madhakasi was charged with “insulting or undermining the authority of the...