President Emmerson Mnangagwa has promoted a total of 1 169 Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services{ZPCS} officers which is with effect from 28 September 2021.
Among the promoted officers 281 of them are women who were commissioned to various ranks.
In a statement, ZPCS Commissioner General Dr Christopher Chihobvu approved the promotion.
“The Commissioner General is pleased to announce that the Head of State and Government and Commander in Chief of the Zimbabwe Defense Forces {ZDF}, His Excellence the President has, in terms of section 9{1} {a} of the Prison Act {Chapter 7:11}, promoted a total of 1 169 Correctional Officers,” he said.
Moreso, other officers who were commissioned from assistant commissioner to commissioner includes Mkhulunyelwa Ngwenya, Mercy Hove, Christmas Tarwira, Gilbert Marange, Willie Risiro, Bennias Changunduma and Hardy January Kakoroza.
The president also promoted Chief Superintendents to the rank of Assistant Commissioner’s, Superintendents to the rank of Chief Superintendent’s, Chief Correctional Officers to the rank of Superintendents and Principal Correctional officers to the rank of Chief Correctional Officers.
The Zanu Pf first secretary also elevated a total of 677 non Commissioned officers to the rank of Principal Correctional Officer.