Moses Chihobvu Replaces Zimondi As Prison’s Boss
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed Deputy Commissioner-General Moses Chihobvu as Commissioner-General of the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) with effect from 1 November.
Chihobvu replaces Retired Major-General Paradzai Zimondi, who is now on pre-retirement leave, after 22 years as Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) boss.
His promotion was announced by Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi yesterday.
Chihobvu has been Acting Commissioner-General since Zimondi went on three months of pre-retirement leave and his promotion as substantive head of the service will take effect on November 1 after Zimondi formally retires.
He was seconded to ZPCS from the Zimbabwe National Army in 1999 and appointed personal staff officer to the commissioner of prisons.
Chihobvu rose through the senior ranks of the service and in his rise has served as Chief Staff Officer Security and Protocol, Assistant Commissioner Security and Protocol, Senior Assistant Commissioner Rehabilitation and Officer Commanding Manicaland Region, before becoming Deputy Commissioner-General with the responsibility of correctional services.
Minister Ziyambi said he had notified Chihobvu of his appointment.
“With the instruction from the President, I have since advised Deputy Commissioner-General Chihobvu on his new appointment,” said Minister Ziyambi.
Chihobvu is a holder of a Master of Science in Strategic Management and a BSC (Hon) degree in Management and Entrepreneurial Studies among several other qualifications.
He is a liberation war veteran who joined the struggle for Zimbabwe’s independence in December 1977 and did a platoon commander’s course in Sarajevo in the former Yugoslavia.
He was attested into the Zimbabwe National Army at independence and held various positions and, participated in the Mozambique Campaign and in peacekeeping in Angola with Unavem III.
Chihobvu is also a holder of a Diploma in Combined Strategic Intelligence from the United States.
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