Harare Central Prison has seen a number of jailbreaks. In April 1980, more than 200 remand prisoners escaped. Harare Central Prison Harare Central Prison (HCP; named Salisbury Central Prison until 1982) is a medium-security prison for both men and women in Harare, Zimbabwe. It is operated by the Zimbabwe Prison Services, previously the Rhodesia Prison Service. It opened in 1910 during company rule in Rhodesia. The current Officer in Charge, or warden, is Never Kambizi. Salisbury Central Prison was established in 1910 during company rule in Rhodesia, soon to become the Colony of Southern Rhodesia in 1923. During the 20th-century, the prison incarcerated
2008–09 Zimbabwean political negotiations Tendai Biti as Minister of Finance and Giles Mutseyekwa as Co-Minister of Home Affairs. Mugabe's ministerial appointees for ZANU-PF were subsequently announced; this list was dominated by members of the ZANU-PF old guard. Tsvangirai and the deputy prime ministers were sworn in on 11 February 2009 as planned. On 13 February 2009, shortly before the planned swearing-in ceremony of the government, the MDC's nominee for deputy agriculture minister, Roy Bennett, was arrested at the Harare airport. In August 2013, following Tsvangrai's defeat in the Zimbabwean general election, 2013, Tsavngrai announced that he and his party, the Movement for Democratic Change