{"id":5593,"date":"2026-05-17T18:04:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T18:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/?p=5593"},"modified":"2026-05-17T18:04:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T18:04:02","slug":"from-prison-to-attending-daughters-lobola-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/index.php\/2026\/05\/17\/from-prison-to-attending-daughters-lobola-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"From prison to attending daughter\u2019s lobola ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Zimbabwe, Chipinge-Gone are the days, when one was jailed, they would become outcast.<!--more--><br \/>\nIn this modern era of reintegration and integration of inmates back into society things have changed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5594 size-large aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/700956305_975671898498047_2503674667392297292_n-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/700956305_975671898498047_2503674667392297292_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/700956305_975671898498047_2503674667392297292_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/700956305_975671898498047_2503674667392297292_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/700956305_975671898498047_2503674667392297292_n-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/700956305_975671898498047_2503674667392297292_n-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/700956305_975671898498047_2503674667392297292_n-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/700956305_975671898498047_2503674667392297292_n-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/700956305_975671898498047_2503674667392297292_n-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/700956305_975671898498047_2503674667392297292_n-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/700956305_975671898498047_2503674667392297292_n.jpg 1280w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 696px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 696\/522;\" \/><br \/>\nIn a statement, Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service said that there were celebrations at Chipinge Prison after inmate Sarah Simango was granted permission to attend her daughter\u2019s lobola ceremony under escort.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5596 size-large aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/701933221_975672281831342_185037304781006938_n-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/701933221_975672281831342_185037304781006938_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/701933221_975672281831342_185037304781006938_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/701933221_975672281831342_185037304781006938_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/701933221_975672281831342_185037304781006938_n-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/701933221_975672281831342_185037304781006938_n-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/701933221_975672281831342_185037304781006938_n-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/701933221_975672281831342_185037304781006938_n-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/701933221_975672281831342_185037304781006938_n-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/701933221_975672281831342_185037304781006938_n-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/701933221_975672281831342_185037304781006938_n.jpg 1280w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 696px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 696\/522;\" \/><br \/>\nSimango, who is serving a four-year sentence for robbery, attended the ceremony for her daughter, Patience Sibiya, in Gaza Medium Suburb, Chipinge, where Tafadzwa Usore and his family carried out traditional Ndau marriage rites.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5599 size-large aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/702451084_975671955164708_4712712849756137771_n-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/702451084_975671955164708_4712712849756137771_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/702451084_975671955164708_4712712849756137771_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/702451084_975671955164708_4712712849756137771_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/702451084_975671955164708_4712712849756137771_n-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/702451084_975671955164708_4712712849756137771_n-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/702451084_975671955164708_4712712849756137771_n-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/702451084_975671955164708_4712712849756137771_n-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/702451084_975671955164708_4712712849756137771_n-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/702451084_975671955164708_4712712849756137771_n-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/702451084_975671955164708_4712712849756137771_n.jpg 1280w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 696px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 696\/522;\" \/><br \/>\nThe inmate was escorted from prison to fulfil what she described as an important family obligation.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5597 size-large aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/701274438_975672231831347_7322799143650922083_n-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/701274438_975672231831347_7322799143650922083_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/701274438_975672231831347_7322799143650922083_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/701274438_975672231831347_7322799143650922083_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/701274438_975672231831347_7322799143650922083_n-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/701274438_975672231831347_7322799143650922083_n-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/701274438_975672231831347_7322799143650922083_n-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/701274438_975672231831347_7322799143650922083_n-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/701274438_975672231831347_7322799143650922083_n-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/701274438_975672231831347_7322799143650922083_n-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/701274438_975672231831347_7322799143650922083_n.jpg 1280w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 696px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 696\/522;\" \/><br \/>\nSimango said the gesture by the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service restored her dignity as a mother despite her incarceration.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5596 size-large aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/701933221_975672281831342_185037304781006938_n-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/701933221_975672281831342_185037304781006938_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/701933221_975672281831342_185037304781006938_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/701933221_975672281831342_185037304781006938_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/701933221_975672281831342_185037304781006938_n-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/701933221_975672281831342_185037304781006938_n-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/701933221_975672281831342_185037304781006938_n-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/701933221_975672281831342_185037304781006938_n-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/701933221_975672281831342_185037304781006938_n-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/701933221_975672281831342_185037304781006938_n-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/701933221_975672281831342_185037304781006938_n.jpg 1280w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 696px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 696\/522;\" \/><br \/>\n\u201cI thought I would miss this day and it would have became a pain in my heart forever. Being here today means everything to me and my daughter,\u201d she said.<br \/>\nUsore paid the bride price and presented groceries in line with Ndau cultural practices.<br \/>\nChipinge Prison Rehabilitation Officer, Correctional Officer Grade One McDonald Garapo, who attended the event, said the development reflected the organisation\u2019s correctional approach, which promotes human dignity.<br \/>\n\u201cAs an organisation, humanity is one of our core values. We commit ourselves to treating everyone with human dignity, and this event today, we are living up to our values,\u201d he said.<br \/>\nSimango later returned to Chipinge Prison after the ceremony, with the development giving hope to other inmates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zimbabwe, Chipinge-Gone are the days, when one was jailed, they would become outcast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5595,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[1091,1090,1089,336],"class_list":{"0":"post-5593","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news-zimbabwe","8":"tag-mcdonald-garapo","9":"tag-sarah-simango","10":"tag-tafadzwa-usore","11":"tag-zimbabwe-prisons-and-correctional-service"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>From prison to attending daughter\u2019s lobola ceremony - zimdailyjournal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Zimbabwe, Chipinge-Gone are the days, when one was jailed, they would become outcast. 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