
Zimbabwe Moves Closer to Abolishing the Death Penalty
Prison Life. Prisoners at Chikurubi Maximum Prison/ pic Jekesai Njikizana AFP By Licious Mkuni Since gaining independence from British colonial rule in 1980, Zimbabwe has executed at least 79 people through the death penalty, with about 63 still awaiting execution. The last felons to be executed in Zimbabwe include hardcore serial killers Stephen Chidhumo, Edgar…