Zomba Prison Archives

Prisoners riot over food

Sep 17, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Mayhem erupted at Zomba Central Prison this morning as prisoners protested over food. Spokesperson of the Malawi Prison Service, Chimwemwe Shaba, has confirmed that there were riots at the prison. One of the inmates has… ...

Malawi Prison officers promoted after protests

Apr 24, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The Malawi Prison Service (MPS) has promoted all prison wardens, after the prison officers stayed away from work for two days. According to Prison Spokesperson Superintendent Chimwemwe Shaba, the promotions are with immediate effect. “Government… ...

Concerns over coronavirus at overcrowded at Zomba prison

Apr 09, 2020 Luke Bisani 0 &

Inmates at Zomba Prison have expressed concern that coronavirus could easily spread at the prison due to overcrowding, lack of soap for hand washing and lack of kits to test new prisoners for COVID-19. A… ...

Three inmates break out of Zomba Prison

Nov 06, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Three prisoners have escaped from Zomba Prison through a hole which they dug in a cell. The prisoners dug the hole in A Block inside the prison and escaped on Wednesday at around 1AM. Prison… ...

Man who escaped execution three times wants death penalty abolished

Oct 14, 2019 Luke Bisani 1 &

For Byson Kaula, being alive today is a “miracle”. He fails to understand how he escaped the hangman’s noose after being sentenced to death in 1992. Kaula’s bad luck followed after his watchman whom he… ...

Warder arrested for smuggling 60 SIM cards into prison

Oct 03, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Police in Zomba have arrested a prison officer at Zomba Central Prison for smuggling 60 Airtel SIM cards into Prison cells. The suspect Steven Ching'anda aged 35, connived with one of the prisoners Goodson Mandala… ...

Water rationing hits Zomba Prison inmates

Sep 12, 2019 Luke Bisani 0 &

… CHREAA expresses disappointment As Malawi’s electricity supplier has announced power rationing due to faulty machines at one of power generating station, management of Zomba Central Prison has also put a notice to inmates that… ...