A Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) officer was stabbed to death by her uncle around 8 AM on Christmas Day in Bulilima District, Matabeleland South. Police suspect it was a revenge attack.
The suspect, Khuliso Tshuma (35), who recently benefited from the Presidential amnesty, was arrested in connection with the murder of his niece, Priscilla Tshuma.
According to the <a href="https://www.chronicle.co.zw/zpcs-officer-stabbed-to-death-by-uncle/">Chronicle</a>, nine years ago, Khuliso was convicted of raping Tshuma and sentenced to prison in 2016. He was released in April this year under the Presidential amnesty programme.
The officer commanding police in Bulilima-Mangwe District, Chief Superintendent Cabinet Thomas, confirmed the murder. He said:
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The suspect used an Okapi knife to stab the deceased twice, once in the neck and once on the arm.
Priscilla was sweeping the house while the suspect was drinking beer on the veranda. Without warning, he attacked her.
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Tshuma’s grandmother, Sibusisiwe Ndlovu, attempted to administer first aid, but unfortunately, she was unsuccessful.
Khuliso fled the scene immediately after the attack but was apprehended later that day, approximately seven kilometres from the crime scene.
The police recovered the Okapi knife used in the attack. Chief Superintendent Thomas added:
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We arrested the suspect some seven kilometres away from the scene of the crime. Investigations revealed that the suspect is an ex-convict who had been incarcerated for raping the now deceased.
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ZPCS spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Meya Khanyezi, expressed condolences on behalf of the organisation. She said:
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As Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service, we extend our heartfelt condolences to the Tshuma family and loved ones during this difficult time.
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding this tragic event, and we are committed to ensuring that all necessary actions are taken to bring the culprit to book.
Our thoughts are with the Tshuma family and the entire ZPCS family as we seek to find answers and bring justice to those affected.
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Priscilla was a newlywed and mother to a child under three years old and was an accomplished football player for the ZPCS women’s team, a traditional powerhouse in Zimbabwe’s Women’s Premier Soccer League.
She was laid to rest on Monday, December 30.
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A prison officer in Zimbabwe was killed by her uncle who raped her nine years ago. The uncle, Khuliso, was released from prison earlier this year. He stabbed his niece Priscilla on Christmas Day. Priscilla's grandma tried to help but couldn't save her. Khuliso ran away but was caught by the police. They found the knife he used. The police are investigating. The prison service is sad and wants justice for Priscilla. She was buried on December 30th.

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A High Court judge has ordered the reinstatement of a prison officer after establishing that she was unfairly dismissed from service in 2019.
Rhoda Mawadze was the Rations officer-in-charge between August and December 2018 when some food items meant for prisoners went missing, <a href="https://www.zimlive.com/judge-orders-reinstatement-of-prisons-officer-sacked-over-missing-food-rations/">reported ZimLive.</a>
Mawadze was brought before a disciplinary committee chaired by Prisons Chief Superintendent Tawanda Chimika, which found her guilty of misappropriating inmates’ food stocks before recommending her dismissal.
She was unhappy with her dismissal and appealed through the High Court.
During the High Court hearing, it became clear that the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) accounting processes were in a bad state.
It was also established that responsibilities were haphazardly distributed among different members, making it wrong to blame a single individual for the mess.
Mawadze’s appeal was presided over by Justice Catherine Bachi-Muzawazi. The judge noted:
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… there was a glaring revelation of shortfalls, loopholes and weaknesses in their bookkeeping, handover procedures, security, and unrestricted access to food stores were a clear illustration of maladministration or administration in-efficacy and inefficiency.
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Justice Bachi-Muzawazi ruled that Mawadze was made a sacrificial lamb and ordered that she be reinstated without loss of salary from the time she was fired in 2019. Said the judge:
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She (Mawadze) then became the target and victim of a report she had initiated.
Even the handover-takeover procedures were not observed from the time the applicant assumed the rations post to the time the offences were laid against her.
They should have taken the flaws that were highlighted in evidence as a learning curve and a chance to re-evaluate and improve the inefficiencies in the system instead of taking a defensive strategy of penalising the small fish who brought the whole inefficiencies and saga to light.
…The court found the administrative decision grossly irregular and accordingly, dismissed the point in limine and upheld the applicant’s claim in terms of the draft order sought.
Resultantly, it is ordered that the decision handed down by the first respondent on 12 May 2019 be and is hereby quashed and set aside.
The applicant be and is hereby immediately reinstated to her employment without loss of salary.
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Prisons Chief Superintendent Tawanda Chimika, Commissioner General ZPCS Moses Chihobvu and Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Kazembe Kazembe were cited as respondents.

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