Harare, Zimbabwe, March 2, 2026 (AFP) - Zimbabwe frees nearly 4,000 inmates under presidential amnesty

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2026-03-02

Zimbabwe on Monday began releasing nearly 4,000 inmates who were granted presidential amnesty in a bid to ease overcrowding in prisons. The cabinet announced the amnesty in February on the same day it approved sweeping changes to the constitution as part of a plan to extend 83-year-old President Emmerson Mnangagwa's term till 2030. "The nation should note that the release of the 3,978 beneficiaries begins today," Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi......

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